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Rested Minds
Rested Minds was created to support children and young people who are struggling with their mental health, experiencing anxiety, or coping with the impact of trauma, adverse childhood experiences or difficult life circumstances.
At LCH, we recognise that a child’s emotional wellbeing is important. When a child is overwhelmed by worry, anxiety or trauma, it can affect every aspect of their life, from their relationships and self-esteem to their attendance, learning and ability to reach their potential.
Through Rested Minds, we provide access to specialist therapeutic support in partnership with experienced professionals, including art, music and play therapists. These trusted practitioners create safe, nurturing environments where children can explore their feelings, build emotional resilience and develop healthy coping strategies.
Crucially, support is accessed through school, often the place where children feel safest and where trusted adults already understand their circumstances. By working closely with schools, we can ensure children receive help quickly, in a familiar environment, before challenges escalate into more significant concerns.
Our partner schools play a vital role in the success of Rested Minds. School staff are often the first to recognise when a child is struggling. Together, we can identify needs early.
Once a nomination is approved, a bespoke programme of therapeutic intervention is developed around the individual child’s needs, typically consisting of six weeks of specialist support, with additional sessions available where required.
The impact of this intervention can be life-changing. We have seen children who previously struggled to attend school begin returning more regularly, young people develop healthier ways of managing their emotions, and pupils engage more positively in learning, friendships and everyday school life.
If you are a partner school and would like to nominate a child for Rested Minds, please visit the Current School Partners Nomination Page.
Our Trusted partners
About
Blossom are a small occupational therapy and speech & language therapy service supporting children who may be struggling to participate in daily life. This might be due to emotional well being concerns, trauma or a diagnosed condition impacting on their motor skills, sensory processing, speech or language.
We can provide assessments and therapy in our clinic based on Stanion, Northamptonshire or in the community at the child’s school or home.
Contact
07935 596561
BlossomOT@outlook.com
Providing play therapy to children, plus training and support to families and schools. Working with children who are dealing with bereavement,
separation, anger, fear, anxiety and much more. Also supporting families to understand children’s behaviour, re-connect and move forward together.
07919 174503
clare@littleoakplaytherapy.co.uk
Offering affordable and accessible wellbeing and creativity services which enhance the lives of the local community. Treehouse offer therapeutic services in their bespoke therapy room in Lutterworth, for example Play and Creative Arts Therapy for children and young people. Alongside therapy, training, workshops and support for children and schools across the county and neighbouring areas. Creative sessions are for all ages to support mental health and wellbeing.
www.treehousewellbeing.co.uk
treehousewellbeingcic@gmail.com
Charnwood Arts Therapy offers art therapies which are especially beneficial when individuals feel distanced from their feelings, when it is upsetting to talk about a painful experience or for individuals with communication difficulties. Many people find arts therapies can help them learn to deal with their difficulties and articulate their feelings through creative activities such as making a model or piece of art, creating music drama and dance.
01530 245922
sdalziel@charnwoodartstherapy.co.uk
cgallagher@charnwoodartstherapy.co.uk
Small Steps Play Therapy is based in Loughborough and provides support to children aged 4 to 15 years old. Play Therapy can support any child who is experiencing overwhelming thoughts and/or feelings, through a range of creative mediums and toys. Support and training for parents and schools is also offered.
Supporting Anxious Kids Facebook groups was set up after the pandemic, when a huge number of children were experiencing greater anxiety than previously. This is a group for mums of anxious kids. We have online and in person meets ups, as well as lots of support, fun and information within the group.
07906562634
debbie@debbiewilson.uk
Bridgepoint Educare is a trauma-informed mentoring, behaviour management and youth development organisation supporting children and young people through a relational, Connect Over Correct approach. Guided by our ethos, “Bridge Potential with Purpose,” we help young people build confidence, resilience, and social and life skills through one-to-one and small group mentoring, delivered across mainstream schools, alternative provision, residential homes, as well as out-of-hours and remote sessions. We also provide behaviour management talks for schools, staff, and organisations, offering practical strategies to improve behaviour support and outcomes for young people.
07377089336
elliot@bridgepointeducare.com
Kernels Art Therapy in Nottingham offers therapeutic support to children and young people who are struggling with their emotional and mental health. Maja, an art therapist specialised in trauma work, supports those who have experienced abuse, traumatic events, or are going through challenging transitions and big life changes. Through art therapy, she helps young people process and make sense of their experiences in a safe and supportive environment. Art therapy can be a powerful way for children to connect with a trusted adult, communicate their feelings, and begin to understand what they are going through.
www.kernelsarttherapy.com
maja@kernelsarttherapy.com
Holistic Creations offer Drawing & Talking (D&T), a gentle therapeutic technique for children, teens and adults to explore emotions and feelings through drawings or sand-play. Individual D&T is weekly for 12 weeks and group work weekly for 6-8 weeks.
We also offer ADHD & Art Life Coaching. Personalised, specific support to help individuals understand ‘their’ ADHD and learn strategies to help navigate everyday, and challenging situations. Coaching is also available for parents & carers of neurodivergent loved ones.
Case Study 1
Tom has benefited greatly from the mental health therapy sessions at The Way of the Horse. He had suffered with trauma following a family break up and was finding it difficult to regulate his emotions at home and school and his confidence was suffering. Through the Way of the Horse programme his confidence improved massively. He also has a much better understanding of his emotions and how to regulate them. Both school and family have reported an improvement with emotion regulation and that he was using the strategies he learnt. This support wouldn’t have been possible without the funding from Leicester Children’s Holidays.
Case Study 2
The group of our people aged 11-14 had been selected due to anxiety issues and were school refusers. They were very nervous around horses at the stables to begin with, but by the end of the sessions, all five had participated well and fully engaged. Equine therapy uses working with horses to develop a person’s social and emotional wellbeing. They had increased self-confidence and a deeper understanding of their emotions and how to manage them. School has reported increased attendance for three of the children involved.
Case Study 3
Jai was struggling to cope with a recent bereavement of a close family member and was becoming very isolated. Through Charnwood Arts Therapy Service Ltd, Jai was able to slowly build confidence in the therapist and discuss his emotions. He was able to show through art the feelings he couldn’t verbalise and this enabled him to understand how and why he was feeling as he was. The school have reported an improvement in his social times, mixing with peers more often and engaging in his learning.
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