Compassionate, integrative counselling for children, teenagers, young adults and parents, rooted in attachment, trauma and relational work and informed by somatic approaches. Based in Oxfordshire and online.
Kaya works in an integrative way, meaning sessions are adapted to the age, needs and comfort level of each child or young person. Support may include talking counselling, play, creativity, art, movement, mindfulness and emotional regulation tools.
Counselling can provide a steady and supportive space for children, young people, parents and adults to better understand themselves, explore difficult experiences and develop new ways of coping, connecting and moving forward.
Find the right support for you or your child.
Every young person is different, so there is no set length of counselling. Some children and teenagers may benefit from short-term counselling of around 6 sessions, while others may need longer-term support, sometimes extending to one or two years.
On average, Kaya works with young people for approximately 6–12 months, with progress and ongoing needs reviewed together along the way.
A supportive space for children and young people to better understand themselves, process difficult experiences, connect with their emotions and body, and develop greater confidence and emotional regulation.
Counselling offers a space where children and young people do not have to perform, please others or have everything figured out. It gives them an opportunity to better understand themselves, process difficult experiences, connect with their emotions and body, and develop greater confidence, emotional regulation and a stronger sense of self at their own pace.
Kaya offers support with a wide range of emotional, relational and developmental difficulties. Some of the most common themes she works with include:
Kaya welcomes and supports neurodivergent, LGBTQ+ and mixed-heritage children and young people, offering an affirming and culturally sensitive space.
A reflective space for parents who want to better understand their child’s behaviour, emotions and needs, while feeling more confident in their parenting.
A reflective space for parents who want to better understand their child’s behaviour, emotions and needs, while feeling more confident in their parenting.
Consultations can support parents with:
The aim is not to find the “perfect” way to parent, but to help parents feel more grounded and confident in understanding and responding to their child.
A guided space for parents and children to better understand one another, rebuild trust and strengthen their emotional connection.
A guided space for parents and children to better understand one another, rebuild trust and strengthen their emotional connection.
Depending on the child’s age and individual needs, sessions may include gentle conversation, creative activities, play-based work, somatic awareness or guided reflection.
Joint parent–child sessions can support with:
A compassionate space to explore how experiences from childhood may still be influencing the way you feel, relate to others and respond to situations in your life today.
Inner child work offers a compassionate space to explore how experiences from childhood may still be influencing the way you feel, relate to others and respond to situations in your life today.
Our early relationships and experiences can shape the beliefs we develop about ourselves, our patterns of attachment, emotional responses and ways of coping. Sometimes strategies that once helped us feel safe - such as people-pleasing, perfectionism, suppressing emotions, self-abandonment - can continue into adulthood, even when they are no longer serving us and may be affecting our wellbeing and relationships.
Through an integrative approach, Kaya supports clients to gently explore these patterns, reconnect with emotions and needs that may have been pushed aside, develop a more compassionate relationship with themselves, and begin to nurture and care for the younger parts of themselves.
Inner child work may be particularly helpful for exploring:
Drawing on somatic approaches and concepts from Sensorimotor Psychotherapy and Energy Psychotherapy, Kaya supports clients to explore and process unresolved experiences not only through thoughts and emotions, but also through the body and nervous system.
Through this work, clients can begin to shift patterns that keep them stuck, strengthen their sense of autonomy and self-trust, reconnect with their own needs and develop healthier, more balanced ways of relating to themselves and others.
A gentle, complementary approach for adults seeking relaxation, emotional balance, greater self-awareness and a deeper sense of connection with themselves.
A gentle, complementary approach for adults seeking relaxation, emotional balance, greater self-awareness and a deeper sense of connection with themselves.
Reiki is a Japanese energy-based practice that can offer a quiet, restorative space to slow down, reconnect with the body and support a sense of calm and wellbeing. It may be particularly helpful during periods of stress, emotional overwhelm, exhaustion or when you simply feel disconnected from yourself.
Kaya offers Reiki as a standalone complementary therapy or, where appropriate, integrates Reiki with counselling and reflective conversation. Combining the two can create space to explore thoughts and emotions while also bringing awareness to the body, nervous system and felt experience.
Reiki and Reiki-informed sessions may support:
For those who are unable to attend in person or prefer to receive Reiki from the comfort of their own home, Kaya offers distant Reiki sessions followed by personalised recorded feedback, sharing any observations, impressions or reflections from the session.
Reiki is offered as a complementary wellbeing practice and is not intended to diagnose or treat physical or mental health conditions. It does not replace appropriate medical, psychological or crisis support.
You do not need to know exactly what type of support you or your child may need before getting in touch. Feel free to contact Kaya through the enquiry form, share a little about what you are looking for, and she will be happy to guide you towards the most appropriate service.
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