School Refusal Counselling in Newcastle
School Refusal Support Newcastle
School refusal is a challenging issue faced by many children and their families.
While it’s normal for children to occasionally not want to go to school due to lessons they don’t like or similar reasons, persistent refusal can be a sign of deeper emotional struggles related to school.
If your child is struggling with school refusal, our team of experienced child counsellors and child psychologists at Newcastle Psychologist & Counselling can help.
Through specialist child counselling in Newcastle, we provide the support needed to address the root causes of school avoidance and help your child return to a positive school experience.
School Refusal Issues
Persistent school refusal can cause distress for both children and parents. It can also cause difficulties for parents in knowing how to respond and what to do to help.
Some of the difficulties that might come with school refusal include:
- Frequent complaints of physical symptoms (e.g., stomach aches, headaches, feeling sick, crying) before school
- Anxiety, panic, or tantrums when getting close to school
- Refusal to get ready or leave home in the morning
- Excessive worry about school-related issues, including other children, teachers, certain subjects or doing schoolwork
- Avoidance of activities associated with school, such as homework, sports or clubs they usually enjoy
- Insisting on coming home from school for lunch or during break times
- Wanting a parent to stay with them whilst at school (separation anxiety).
Children can demonstrate some, or all, of the above behaviours and school refusal can be a sign of deeper difficulties or upset that might be related to school or even home life.
How Child Counselling Can Help with School Refusal
Our child psychologists and counsellors in Newcastle understand that school refusal often stems from underlying challenges, such as anxiety, attachment difficulties, low self-esteem, difficulty making friends, or even bullying at school.
Our team of Child Psychologists and Child Counsellors create a safe, supportive environment where your child can explore these issues and develop healthy coping strategies to identify the source of the distress.
Through individual child counselling, play therapy, or other tailored interventions, we can help your child to:
- Understand and express their fears or concerns about school
- Learn to manage anxiety and stress
- Improve confidence and emotional regulation skills
- Strengthen social skills and navigate friendships
- Build resilience to overcome school-related challenges
- Help parents understand their child’s difficulty and support parents in a helpful and non-judgmental way.
Our team can work closely with parents, offering support and guidance to help your child at school, and at home.
Where appropriate, we can also liaise with schools to help them understand your child’s needs, so that they too can create a supportive school environment for your child.
Child Counselling in Newcastle
At Newcastle Psychologist & Counselling, we tailor our approach to suit your child’s unique needs, using a range of proven techniques which are suitable for each individual.
These include Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), which helps children challenge negative thoughts and develop healthier responses to school-related anxiety, Play Therapy, which encourages younger children to express their feelings and build coping skills through creative, non-verbal play, and creative ways of working that can help your child express themselves in a safe, contained way.
We can also help children develop important techniques that can help them learn to cope with adversity in the future, and even as an adult.
Contact Our Child Counsellors in Newcastle
If your child is refusing school, early intervention and support can make a significant difference.
Our child counsellors and child psychologists in Newcastle are here to help your child overcome school-related difficulties and regain their confidence.
Call us today on 07966 645198 or send us a message using the contact form below to see how we can help.
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