Barbara Lyndon Counselling

What can educational psychotherapists offer.

Educational psychotherapists work with children and young people who find school a frustrating unhappy experience.

Educational psychotherapists are both experienced teachers and trained therapists and so can address the emotional difficulties which hold back learning.

Through providing educational activities, drawing, games and play in a safe setting they encourage children and young people to feel free to learn




Their parents and teachers are disapointed by their progress and see that they are underacheiving, as if their learning is blocked. Children and young people may also find it difficult to fit into the social groups in school and feel lonely and different from other children. Sometimes their behaviour may be very angry and they risk exclusion.

Why do children fail to make good progress in school?

Some children experience disruption in their family life, such as separations, bereavement or illness. These disuptions may occupy their thoughts and hold back their natural abilty to concentrate and learn at school. Emotions, such as anger and distress, or feelings of insecurity and of low self esteem can make learning and settling into the school routine very difficul