Safe Steps
OUR SERVICES
Therapeutic Workshops
WHAT ARE THERAPEUTIC WORKSHOPS?
"It is a joy to be hidden, but a disaster not to be found"
- D.W. Winnicott
A space to understand children more deeply
We offer therapeutic workshops for parents, carers and professionals who support children and young people. These workshops provide a supportive space to learn more about children's emotional worlds and the ways behaviour often communicates underlying feelings and needs.
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Drawing on therapeutic and developmental approaches, the workshops offer practical ideas and reflective discussion to help adults respond to children with greater understanding, confidence and connection.
Workshops can be delivered online or in person and can be tailored to the needs of parent groups, schools or organisations.
"We create workshops shaped around the interests and needs of your group - because no two families, schools or teams are the same."
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SAFE STEPS THERAPISTS
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Practioners trained to IAPTP standards integrate play-based methods within a robust therapeutic frameworkthat is grounded in clinical training, ethical practice and supervision
methods within a robust therapeutic framework that is grounded in clinical training, ethical practice and supervision
WHAT TO EXPECT
Practical, reflective and very human
Our workshops focus on a range of topics related to children's emotional wellbeing, relationships and development. Rather than delivering information from the outside, we create a space for reflection, discussion and shared learning.
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We explore how children communicate through behaviour, emotion and relationship — and how the adults around them can respond in ways that promote safety, connection and growth.
Every workshop is warm, accessible and grounded in real experience. No jargon. No judgement. Just genuine insight into the children in your care.
Workshop Topics
Some topics we cover...
Topics can be tailored to your group. Some of our most popular workshop themes are included here, but if there is something specific you would like to explore, we would love to hear from you. Every workshop is shaped around the needs of your group and the children you are supporting.
Understanding Childrens Behaviour
Supporting Children with Big Feelings
School Refusal
Supporting Teenagers
Supporting Foster Care and Kinship Relationships
Responding to Challenging Behaviour
THE BENEFITS
What you will take away
A Deeper Understanding of Childrens Behaviour
Move beyond surface behaviour to understand what a child is communicating - and why. Behaviour is always communication. Our workshops help you hear it.
Practical Strategies You Can Use Immediately
Every workshop is grounded in real, everyday situations. You will leave with practical tools and ideas you can bring straight back to the children in your care.
Greater Confidence and Connection
Feel more equipped, more confident and more connected in your relationships with children - even challenging moments.
Tailored to Your Group
Every workshop is shaped around the specific needs, questions and context of your group — whether you are a parent, a teacher, a carer or a professional team.
A Space to Reflect and Be Heard
As well as learning, our workshops offer a rare opportunity to pause, reflect and share with others who understand the complexity of this work.