Terapia’s School Services delivers a wide range of specialist therapeutic services in primary and secondary schools, as well as other community organisations, to improve the mental health and wellbeing of children and young people, their families, parents/carers and the professionals working with them. We are also experienced working in pupil referral units, leaving care services and special educational needs schools, providing safe and effective support.

We use in-depth counselling skills and non-verbal techniques such as art, play, drama and music therapies in one-to-one sessions to enable children and young people to express themselves, work through difficulties, release anxiety and improve their self-esteem. We are also able to facilitate groupwork, school assemblies and staff training workshops.

We work with parents and teachers, sharing specialist knowledge, providing intensive support and promoting collaborative partnerships, to empower them to understand children’s behaviour, reduce conflict and increase connection. We also provide advice on specialist referrals to CAMHS and other agencies.

Our School Service takes a holistic approach in striving to change the mental health ethos of the entire school community.

Benefits to children

• Reduction in emotional and psychological distress
• Enhanced well-being and self-confidence
• Improved behaviour, friendships and peer relationships
• Increased focus and engagement with learning
• Calmer parent and teacher responses

• Fewer behaviour difficulties in class
• Expert advice when children show distressing behaviour
• Staff wellbeing is supported by a reduction in classroom stress