Child Therapy Telford

10/10/2026

💚 World Mental Health Day | 10th October 2026

When we think about mental health, it's easy to focus on adults. But what about our children and teenagers?

Anxiety, worries, low confidence, anger, overthinking, and big emotions don't just affect adults. Children and young people experience them too, although they may not always have the words to explain how they're feeling.

Sometimes their emotions show up through behaviour. They might become withdrawn, frustrated, tearful, angry, or reluctant to go to school.

And sometimes, from the outside, everything appears absolutely fine.

💚 One thing I often remind young people is that having difficult thoughts or feelings doesn't mean there's something wrong with them.

It's about helping them understand what's happening, recognise their emotions and develop ways to respond differently.

Through my work at NLP4Kids Child Therapy Telford, I support children and teenagers with anxiety, confidence, emotional wellbeing and the challenges that growing up can bring.

This World Mental Health Day, perhaps we can all make a little more time to listen, check in and ask a young person how they're really feeling.

Not every conversation needs a solution. Sometimes, being heard is a good place to start. 💚

If you're a parent concerned about your child's emotional wellbeing and would like to understand how I work, you're very welcome to get in touch.

📍 Telford, Shropshire | Face-to-face and online sessions

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04/10/2026

I don’t expect gifts from the families I work with. Being trusted to work with a young person and seeing the changes they make is genuinely enough.

But I have to admit, receiving this beautiful flower arrangement from a family I’ve worked with for quite a long time really did make me smile. 😄

And amongst the flowers were Scottish thistles. 💜🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

I don’t think the young person or their parent even knew about my family connection to Scotland, which somehow made them feel even more special.

It got me thinking about something really simple.

There are some things that just feel different when they come from someone else.

Buying yourself flowers is lovely. But someone giving you flowers feels different.

You can make yourself a cup of tea. But when someone notices you need one and makes it for you, somehow it tastes better. ☕

And a roast dinner that somebody else has cooked for you? Definitely different! 😂

The thing itself hasn’t necessarily changed. The meaning we attach to it has.

And that connects so closely with the NLP work I do.

Our brains don’t simply respond to what happens. We respond to the meaning we give to what happens, the associations we make, the memories it connects us to, and the feelings it creates within us. 👃👀👅👂✋

A flower can be a flower.

Or it can represent appreciation, kindness, being thought about, and a connection to home and family.

Same flowers. Very different internal experience.

That’s why so much of my work with children and young people involves helping them become more aware of how their thoughts, memories, associations and interpretations can influence how they feel.

Sometimes changing the way we experience something can change far more than we realise.

And these particular flowers?

They made me feel very appreciated.

Thank you. 💜

29/09/2026

“Feel the fear and do it anyway.”Susan Jeffers

When your child or teenager is anxious, it can be tempting to wait until they feel completely confident before encouraging them to take that next step.

But confidence doesn’t always come first.

Sometimes confidence develops because they took the step while feeling nervous and discovered they could cope.

Anxiety can create some very convincing thoughts:
“What if something goes wrong?”😫
“What if everyone looks at me?”🫣
“What if I can’t do it?”😦
“It’s easier if I just don’t go.” 🥹

And when avoidance brings immediate relief, the brain can quickly learn: “Avoiding it kept me safe.” This can make the same situation feel even harder next time.

Through NLP, I help children and young people explore the thoughts, internal pictures, feelings and patterns that may be contributing to their anxiety. We can then work on changing those patterns, developing strategies and helping them access more useful and confident emotions.

The aim isn’t to tell a young person “there’s nothing to worry about” or expect them to suddenly stop feeling anxious.

🥅 Sometimes the goal is much smaller:
Feel the fear. Take one manageable step. Notice what happens. Build from there.

Because courage isn’t the absence of fear. Sometimes courage is being able to say:

“I’m nervous... and I can still take the next step.”

If anxiety, fears, or low confidence are beginning to get in the way of your child or teenager enjoying school, friendships, or everyday life, I offer a free 15-minute discovery call for parents to have an initial chat about what is happening and whether I may be able to help.

If this sounds familiar and you’d like to understand a little more about anxiety, confidence, and how we can help young people take those manageable next steps, I’ve explored it further in my latest blog:
👉 Read the full article here:
https://childtherapytelford.nlp4kids.org/child-therapist-telford-anxiety-confidence/

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28/09/2026

23/09/2026

It’s hard to know when a child is going through a difficult patch and when they might benefit from a little extra support.

Anxiety, overthinking, low confidence, anger, worries, friendship difficulties, school anxiety, or fears can start to affect everyday life. NLP gives children and young people practical ways to understand their thoughts and emotions, recognise unhelpful patterns and learn different ways to respond.

The aim isn’t to change who they are. It’s to help them feel more confident in handling the things they currently find difficult. 💛

I work with children from age 8, teenagers, and young people, with sessions available in Telford or online. I also offer a free 50-minute consultation for your child or teenager, allowing them to meet me, have a chat, and decide how they feel before moving forward.

📍 Telford | Shropshire | Staffordshire & surrounding areas
📆 Book a FREE consultation: https://louisa-nlp4kids.youcanbook.me/
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A small change in how we think can make a big difference in how we feel.

22/09/2026

I really liked this message from Jamie Laing 💛

For any parent whose child finds school, reading, writing or learning harder than their peers, it can be easy to focus on what they are struggling with.

But sometimes the very brain that finds one thing difficult can be incredibly strong in other areas.

Creative thinking, problem-solving, remembering conversations, spotting patterns, communicating, connecting with people and finding a different way around something when the obvious route doesn't work.

Children don't all think, learn or process the world in the same way, and different doesn't mean less capable.

Sometimes we need to look beyond what a child finds difficult and notice what they are actually really good at too. ❤️

11/09/2026

Sometimes the biggest change starts when a young person feels safe enough to engage, talk, and be heard without feeling judged.

This young person came to sessions struggling with confidence, communication, and difficulties at school. Her parents began noticing changes within just a couple of weeks.

They need to be willing to engage in the process, even if that engagement starts small. Building trust and rapport comes first.

For this young person, that connection gave her the space to begin doing things differently, both at school and at home. ❤️

If your teenager is struggling with anxiety, confidence, anger, low mood or difficulties at school, and you feel they could benefit from some one-to-one support, please get in touch.

📩 Message me for a free, no-obligation discovery call.
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📞 07966 819194
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