Helping Children to Cope with Uncertainty

It’s a difficult time to be young. None of us could have anticipated a global pandemic quickly followed by the conflict in Eastern Europe, yet we’re expected to support our children through it. So how …

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7 min read
Mar 17, 2022

Is my child’s counselling working?

If your child has recently started counselling, it can be an anxious time. Perhaps it felt like they were at a mental health ‘crisis point’ when you booked the first session and the pressure was on to …

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5 min read
Oct 15, 2021

Does my child need counselling?

In my role as head of counselling at Mable Therapy, I speak to parents every day who are worried about their child’s mental health, and they’ll ask me ‘does my child need counselling?’ I always think …

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4 min read
Oct 7, 2021

The impact of loneliness during childhood and how to offer support

At the heart of our humanity is the desire to be known and understood. We crave social contact and yet so often struggle to find relationships of meaning and value. In addition to this struggle, the i …

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4 min read
Jun 14, 2021

Supporting students to overcome anxiety: an interview with Kemi Omijeh

We interview the writer of the new Academy course : Kemi Omijeh This week sees the launch of our latest Mable Academy course 'Supporting Students to Overcome Anxiety’, presented by Child and Adolescen …

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3 min read
Feb 18, 2021