Children and Adolescents
Also see the ‘Therapy for Teenagers’ catagory
Parent-Infant Psychotherapy for Sleep Problems: Through the Night
Our Price: £19.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
This book describes Dilys Daws’ pioneering method of therapy for sleep problems, honed over forty years of work with families: brief psychoanalytic therapy with parents and infants together.
Transforming Trauma in Children and Adolescents: An Embodied Approach to Somatic Regulation, Trauma Processing, and Attachment
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Transforming Trauma in Children and Adolescents introduces the foundations for SMART, including somatic regulation, arousal regulation, attachment building, and trauma processing. It teaches therapists the 8 key skills required for SMART mastery, and provides 8 regulation tools for clients. Enriched with case studies and recommended adaptations, it also includes resources for parents or other caregivers who want to provide ongoing supportive care outside the clinical setting.
Reflective Practice in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy: Listening to Young People
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Based on the author’s work with children, young people and families over two decades, this book shares reflections from the therapy room and illustrates how the therapist can try to make sense of mood, behaviour and presentations that previously made no sense. The content relies heavily on clinical experience as well as drawing on classical and contemporary psychotherapeutic literature.
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Binnie the Baboon Anxiety and Stress Activity Book: A Therapeutic Story with Creative and CBT Activities To Help Children Aged 5-10 Who Worry
Our Price: £16.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
This activity book is a colourful illustrated therapeutic story about Binnie the Baboon, with a focus on worry and anxiety.
Supporting Vulnerable Babies and Young Children: Interventions for Working with Trauma, Mental Health, Illness and Other Complex Challenges
Our Price: £21.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
The diverse challenges that clinicians and children’s workers tasked with safeguarding babies and young children face are complex, and this unique book looks at effective, practice-based and evidence-informed approaches to working across a wide range of issues.
Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma: Techniques and Tools for Working with Suicidality and Dissociation
Our Price: £27.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
Understanding the Paradox of Surviving Childhood Trauma offers clinicians a new framework for understanding the symptoms and coping mechanisms displayed by survivors of childhood abuse.
Presley the Pug Relaxation Activity Book: A Therapeutic Story with Creative Activities to Help Children Aged 5-10 to Regulate Their Emotions and to Find Calm
Our Price: £17.14 (with free worldwide delivery)
Like all dogs, Presley the Pug loves to play, run, and snuggle up under his warm blanket. But sometimes, Presley gets gets so excited that his feelings take over.
Parent-Led CBT for Child Anxiety: Helping Parents Help Their Kids
Our Price: £18.50 (with free worldwide delivery)
This innovative, research-based book shows clinicians how to teach parents cognitive-behavioral therapy (CBT) techniques to use with their 5- to 12-year-old.
New Discoveries in Child Psychotherapy: Findings from Qualitative Research – Tavistock Clinic Series
Our Price: £30.50 (with free worldwide delivery)
New Discoveries in Child Psychotherapy presents eleven new contributions to child psychoanalytic research, most of them based on the experience of the clinical consulting room. Each chapter is the work of an experienced child psychotherapist or child analyst, vivid in their description of the children and families they encountered. Their understanding of the “inner worlds” of patients and the clinical consulting room is clearly evidenced in their analysis of clinical presentations.
Cleo the Crocodile Activity Book for Children Who Are Afraid to Get Close: A Therapeutic Story with Creative Activities About Trust, Anger and Relationships for Children Aged 5-10
Our Price: £17.19 (with free worldwide delivery)
This activity book developed by expert child psychologist Dr Karen Treisman combines a colourfully illustrated therapeutic story about Cleo the Crocodile to help start and enrich conversations, which is followed by a wealth of creative activities and photocopiable worksheets for children to explore issues relating to attachment, relationships, rejection, anger, trust and much more.
Gilly the Giraffe Self-Esteem Activity Book: A Therapeutic Story with Creative Activities for Children Aged 5-10
Our Price: £17.19 (with free worldwide delivery)
Even though Gilly the Giraffe has many wonderful things in her life, she sometimes lacks confidence. Why does she have to stand out so much with her long neck, her long black tongue and her mosaic patches? Why do some of the other animals point and laugh at her? Can it be possible to be different and to be cool?
Nurturing Children: From Trauma to Growth Using Attachment Theory, Psychoanalysis and Neurobiology
Our Price: £18.47 (with free worldwide delivery)
Nurturing Children describes children’s lives transformed through therapy. Drawing on decades of experience, internationally respected clinician and trainer Graham Music tackles major issues affecting troubled children, including trauma, neglect, depression and violence.
Neon the Ninja Activity Book for Children who Struggle with Sleep and Nightmares: A Therapeutic Story with Creative Activities for Children Aged 5-10
Our Price: £18.39 (with free worldwide delivery)
Neon the Ninja has a very special job. He looks after anyone who finds the night time scary. Lots of us have nightmares, but Neon loves nothing more than using his special ninja powers to keep the nightmares and worries far away, and to keep the magical dreams and positive thoughts close by.
Emily Is Being Bullied, What Can She Do?: A Story and Anti-Bullying Guide for Children and Adults to Read Together
Our Price: £8.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
Meet Emily. She is being bullied by a group of children at school. She describes how this makes her feel, think and act. Eventually, she finds ways to help herself and also realises that she can get help from other people – both adults and other children.
Teen Mental Health in an Online World: Supporting Young People around their Use of Social Media, Apps, Gaming, Texting and the Rest
Our Price: £14.95 (with free worldwide delivery)
This essential book shows practitioners how they can engage with teens’ online lives to support their mental health. Drawing on interviews with young people it discusses how adults can have open and inquiring conversations with teens about both the positive and negative aspects of their use of online spaces.
The Simple Guide to Understanding Shame in Children: What it is, What Helps and How to Prevent Further Stress or Trauma
Our Price: £8.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
Betsy de Thierry navigates the need to understand its impact and the reasons behind it, as well as how to reduce its hold on self-confidence. Reassuring advice will also help revitalize adults’ abilities to face the challenges of supporting children affected by shame. It will teach them how to restore self-esteem.
A Therapeutic Treasure Deck of Grounding, Soothing, Coping and Regulating Cards
Our Price: £20.50 (with free worldwide delivery)
A treasure trove of coping, regulating, grounding, and soothing activities and techniques for working with children (aged 6+), teens and adults. This pack of 70 cards and explanatory guide offers a playful, non-threatening way to explore feelings, and to form effective coping, regulating, soothing, and grounding strategies through a range of games and activities.
The Handbook of Counselling Children & Young People
Our Price: £29.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
Expert authors from a wide range of backgrounds bring together the fundamentals of counselling practice with children and young people in this landmark handbook. It covers all your students need to know about theory and practice approaches, the counselling process, and practice issues and settings.
The Mermaid Who Couldn’t: How Mariana Overcame Loneliness and Shame and Learned to Sing Her Own Song!
Our Price: £9.50 (with free worldwide delivery)
Written for children aged 4+, this picture book uses a simple metaphor to show how children who have experienced neglect or who lack confidence can learn to find a sense of self-worth. It will help children explore their feelings and encourage communication.
All About Ben: Helping Children with Attachment Issues to Understand Their Feelings
Our Price: £7.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
When I am ready, I need you to talk to me and help me understand my feelings…’
This reassuring story helps children aged 5+ with attachment issues to understand their feelings, open up to a caring adult and learn how to choose positive behaviours.
The Essentials of Counselling and Psychotherapy in Primary Schools
Our Price: £19.50 (with free worldwide delivery)
The book is targeted at all practitioners in the helping and enabling professions working with children and young people, especially teachers, and is essential reading for anyone undertaking training where elements of psychotherapy and counselling are requisite to practice.
Carlos the Chameleon: A Story to Help Empower Children to be Themselves (Hardback)
Our Price: £8.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
As a chameleon, it’s in Carlos’ nature to change his colours in order to fit into his surroundings. Carlos is usually green, but can turn pink to join the flamingos, blue to match the frogs, and spotty to resemble the jaguars.
Vincent the Vixen: A Story to Help Children Learn About Gender Identity (Hardback)
Our Price: £8.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
Vincent is a fox who loves to play dress-up with their brothers and sisters, but when they always choose to dress up as female characters, Vincent’s siblings begin to wonder why. Vincent knows they are actually a girl more than anything else, and with the support of friends and family they transition to living as their true self.
Molly the Mole: A Story to Help Children Build Self-Esteem
Our Price: £8.99 (with free worldwide delivery)
Molly is a mole with many friends, including a deer, a butterfly, and an owl. Sometimes Molly feels sad because she doesn’t look the same as her friends, and feels very different to them. By helping each of them out with a task, Molly learns that her friends love her for the amazing qualities that are unique just to her.