Angela Lawn

Child and Adolescent Counsellor and Systemic Practitioner

Supporting your child’s wellbeing is challenging. I can help. As an accredited counsellor, I work with children, young adults (4-25), and their families to find solutions. I have 30 years of experience in schools, as a teacher, a SEND specialist and a counsellor. I am also Barnardo's child-related adoption trained (Ofsted registered). I provide tailored support to help children and young adults navigate the complexities of education, friendships and identity, building resilient life skills and finding harmony for the entire family.

How counselling helps

From my own personal experience, and from client feedback, I know how important it is to seek professional help early. Addressing children’s and young adult’s difficulties as they arise means that solutions can be found before problems get worse.

Play and creative approaches, as well as talking therapies, enable children to communicate in their natural language. Through counselling, they can explore and understand their emotions, develop problem-solving and social skills and better manage their feelings.

Counselling helps children and young adults feel happier and more confident to ask for help. They feel heard, less anxious or depressed and less likely to turn to self-destructive thoughts and behaviours.

There are many reasons why families and young adults might be looking for support. These include a broad range of issues from school and family difficulties, trauma and conflict, body issues and gender questioning, to self-harm and suicidal thoughts.  

Why choose me?

• With 30 years working in schools, I understand the pressures young people face

• Experience in establishing school counselling services, guiding the senior leadership team and delivering services

• I can communicate with schools and mental health services when asked by families 

Qualifications

• Masters in Child and Adolescent Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counselling, University of Cambridge
• Postgraduate Certificate in Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, Anglia Ruskin University
• Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling, University of Cambridge
  
• Certificate in online therapy for children and young people
• Certificate in CBT for children and adolescents, SDS
• PGCE (qualified teacher)
• Diploma in Special Needs in Education focusing on Autism
  
• Training to work with trans, gender diverse and questioning people, Gendered Intelligence
• Training to work in pre-trial therapy
• LGBTQIA+ affirming

See my website for more information and to book for a free initial phone call to learn how I can work with you and your child!

• I offer a free 15-minute introductory phone call. 

• Once you have decided to work with me, the first session is an assessment session which will involve parents/ carers if appropriate. 

• All sessions are 50 minutes and charged at £60 per session. 

I hold a Master's in Integrative Counselling from the Faculty of Education at Cambridge and a Postgraduate Diploma in Family and Systemic Practice.

I specialise in providing clinical supervision to child and adolescent counsellors, counselling students and other professionals who work with children. 

Using the 7-eyed model of supervision, I offer friendly and insightful guidance to help you:

•  Deepen your understanding of cases
• Improve your skills
• Provide the best care for your young clients. 

Together, we'll explore your experiences and discover ways to make your work even more effective and rewarding. 

Qualifications and experience

• 8 years' experience counselling children, young people and young adults (4-25) 
• CPCAB level 6 qualification in Counselling Supervision
• Extensive experience of working in schools. I have consulted for schools to help them set up their own counselling services, as well as providing services in schools.
• Additional training in pre-trial therapy and training with Gendered Intelligence to support trans, gender diverse and questioning people. 
• Keen interest in practice management systems, such as Writeupp, Power Diary and Pragmatic Tracker. I can support you to explore ways of streamlining your practice.
• Experienced with supporting counsellors through their successful BACP accreditation applications. I can support you to do this too.
• Teaching experience as a CPCAB L4 tutor. I can support you as a student if you are currently working towards qualification.  

I currently work in full time private practice and can support you if you are looking to grow your own private practice. Work with me to make a difference in the lives of the children you help.