The journey of school can be such a lonely and complex one that so many young people are struggling. 

Academic tutoring - We offer an intuitive , relationship based approach to tutoring sessions. We will get to know the young person and meet them at their level. We make the sessions fun and bespoke to the young persons needs; identifying previous barriers to learning and creating a plan to overcome these. Our team can cover any academic support from early years through to A levels. This can include SATS prep, 11+ prep, Functional skills, GCSE and A level teaching. Sessions are ran in a bespoke manner to support the needs of your young person. 

Trauma informed tutoring / Emotional mentoring sessions : 
Having a weekly wellbeing session can be just the solution. Research shows that having just 1 person who makes you feel heard or shows they understand can be vital in preventing mental health issues growing. 

Having years worth of experience in schools as a Head of Year, SENDCo, Safeguarding lead and Inclusion coordinator Liz has worked with so many young people to help them through the challenges which present themselves. Including anxiety issues, self harm, transition concerns, bullying , SEMH, trauma, managing diagnosis such as ASC or ADHD, performance pressure , friendship issues, relationships.

The key to successful support is about relationships and the young person feeling safe working with an adult, especially if school has become an unsafe place - either physically or psychologically. This would be the priority for any initial sessions. Once a trust relationship has been established then the needs of the young person can be ascertained and a bespoke plan of support put in place. Climbing Fish's team have a wealth of  experience which means we can offer incidental learning opportunities and no two sessions are ever the same! 

Within these sessions we can offer:

  • Play therapy
  • SALT activities 
  • CBT target setting approach's 
  • Baking
  • Sensory circuit activities 
  • Outdoor sessions - dog walking in the woods.
  • Meditation and breath work, yoga, pilates. 

If working with Liz then you will have access to work with her dogs - Baxter and Winnie. Whilst these are not therapy trained dogs they are authentically loveable and love tummy tickles!