School Phobia: A Parents' Guide
We can all relate to the feeling of not wanting to go to school. However, for children with school phobia, their anxiety about school goes far beyond the usual reluctance we’re all familiar with. If y …
The BETTS are off - we won! 🏆
Mable Therapy are delighted to announce that we’ve won the 2022 BETT Award for SEND resources, products and services. 🎉 Mable Therapy was doing online therapy before it was cool. Founded seven years …
Developing Oracy Skills at Key Stage 2 with Speech Therapy Strategies
This week Minister for school standards Robin Walker acknowledged phonics is crucial to reading development but ‘learning to decode words is just one element of becoming a fluent reader. Without a sol …
Self-Harm: A Parents' Guide
DISCLAIMER: THIS ARTICLE DOES NOT REPRESENT FORMAL MEDICAL ADVICE. IF YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT YOUR CHILD’S SELF-HARM, CONTACT YOUR GP, NHS 111 OR, IN AN EMERGENCY, ATTEND YOUR LOCAL A&E. Finding out …
Supporting your child with the death of a pet
Pets play an incredibly important part in our lives and especially in the lives of children and young people. For many, their pet is their best friend and an integral part of the family. The connectio …
Does My Child Have Anger Issues?
We all get angry at times, right? So how do we know how to spot signs that a child has anger issues or whether it could be something else? Here at Mable, our team of child therapists have a wealth of …
How to help a child overcome social anxiety
In the UK, 5 children in a class of 30 are now likely to have a mental health problem, the Children’s Society reports. The research portrays the stark reality facing many schools across the nation. Ov …
The impact of sleep-deprivation on children’s moods and behaviours
Sleep, what do we actually know about it? Have you ever considered how you feel when you haven’t slept very well? Does it affect your attention span? Are you more irritable? I would imagine the answer …
Using stories and fairy tales in children and young people’s therapy
Stories, fairy tales, myths, legends, and fables have been used for centuries to teach, inspire, guide, and enrich our lives. They can speak to us on a far more profound, more immediate level than eve …
Grounding activities to help support yourself and your students in times of stress
Writing as a creative arts therapist for Mable’s online counselling service, I’ve noticed that the children and young people I work with are requesting practical grounding activities for self-regulati …
