Feelings and anxiety
Worry, low mood, anger, overwhelm, low confidence or difficulty naming and managing emotions.
From age five
Counselling for children and young people.
A calm, accepting relationship can help a child or young person understand difficult feelings, express what is happening and feel less alone with it.
Support at their pace
There is no pressure to find the “right” words.
Children and teenagers do not always communicate through conversation alone. Shaz adapts the way she works to the person’s age, development and preferences, creating a safe space for exploration without interrogation.
The relationship is respectful and non-judgemental. The aim is not to label or “fix” a child, but to help them understand themselves and develop ways to cope with what they are experiencing.
PARENTS & CARERS
You can make the first enquiry.
Tell Shaz briefly what has prompted you to seek support. She will explain the next step, including how privacy, consent and safeguarding work when counselling a child or young person.
Contact ShazReasons families get in touch
Support for the things that can feel too big.
School and relationships
School pressure, friendships, bullying, family change, separation, belonging or finding relationships difficult.
Identity and difference
Exploring identity, understanding neurodiversity, masking, feeling different or struggling to feel accepted.
Understanding difficult experiences
A trauma-informed approach.
Shaz brings a trauma-informed approach to her work with children and young people, recognising that difficult experiences may shape how they feel, respond and relate to others. She takes time to understand the person behind the behaviour, with warmth, curiosity and without judgement.
The focus is on building trust, respecting boundaries and working at a pace that feels manageable. Children and young people can choose what they feel ready to share, without pressure to talk about difficult experiences before they are ready.
Trust, choice and a steady pace.
Shaz works together with each child or young person to help them feel heard and involved in their counselling. Parents and carers can ask about the approach and how they can support their child, with privacy and safeguarding explained from the outset.
Her approach is informed by additional learning about childhood trauma, including professional development in understanding traumatised children’s behaviours, alongside ongoing reading and research.
Read about Shaz’s trainingA clear and safe process
What to expect.
Before counselling begins, Shaz will explain practical arrangements and agree how the work will be reviewed. Children and young people need a private, consistent space, while parents or carers need to understand how they can support the process.
Confidentiality is respected within professional and safeguarding limits. If there is a serious concern about safety, Shaz will act in line with her professional responsibilities and explain what needs to happen.
A young person deserves a space where they can be themselves—not a version of themselves built around everyone else’s expectations.
Talk to Shaz about your child.
Start with a phone call, WhatsApp message or email. You do not have to decide everything at once.