Stella Sookun

Availability Open: Thursdays face to face in North East London  Waltham Forest E4 Ages 7 - 28 years . Please do check your location with the day I am available for support.

Support can include; One off or a series of parent/teacher thinking spaces, emotional and mental health check ins and counselling or psychotherapy sessions. 

For more information https://www.untoldstorieschildcentredtherapeuticservices.com/services

My work as a Child and Adolescent  Therapist (7 - 28 yrs) is a practical, attachment focused, trauma informed and creatively developed specialism to children &young adults in difficulty .

 I really understand that some children  or young people have big feelings or emotional experiences that impact their capaciry to trust, feel confident or be as  socially engaged as they once were. Alongside this, changing behaviour can be challenging or ' out of sync' with family members, peers, or adults in the relational environment of education.I  seek to build relationships that meet the indiviual needs of a child/ young person from where they are today -  and specifically  so.

How sessions may work:

If appropriate,  I can offer range of the latest child and young adult therapeutic interventions, including;  creativity (drawing and image making)  aspects of play , talk, psycho education (about our brains and bodies in survival modes) and centrally, attachment focused interventions. 

 All children and young people are invited to express whatever is important to them, without judgement. Sessions travel at clients pace and we may explore experiences and the meanings of them sensitively.  If appropriate, I can also offer additional school or professional link up so that the needs and safety of a child/young person in difficulty is joined up and thought about in different ways with family and external parties.

Sessions recognize strengths as well as  difficulties, seeing the whole of you. This includes supporting clients in difficulty to; 

• Understand  big or conflicting emotions 
• Rediscover social skills and self esteem
•  Explore family changes/loss/ disconnection 
•  Feel less anxious/avoidant of challenges
•  Learn about the brain and stress in a child appropriate and useful ways (understand what's happening inside)
• Explore relationships /family dynamic's
• Explore identity & self esteem in times of change
• Explore ways to manage academic pressures and imposter syndrome throughout education settings
• Start to notice unhelpful patterns or coping strategies 
• Feel hopeful and motivated again 
• Start to process traumatic, scary or ambigous experiences
• Reflect on self/peer/ tutor challenges of being at university and secondary school

I offer an initial free 40 minute telephone/ zoom call call to understand more about your enquiry and to assess whether I am the right practioner for your needs. 

If you are over 18 over and paying for your sessions yourself, we can set up our working relationship independent of any parental consent.