Psychological Formulation


These focussed sessions allow us to bring together what we know about a young person’s life experiences, in order to better understand their current needs. This helps tailor support plans that are meaningful and responsive for each individual.

Psychological Consultation

These sessions provide teams with space to reflect and build their understanding of the young people that they are working with. They aim to tentatively make sense of behaviours that we may see and consider how best to support the young person. Consultation sessions can be attended by teams, individual practitioners or the whole network around a young person.

Reflective Practice Workshops

These sessions allow groups or teams to come together to think psychologically about the work that they do. Sessions may be offered as a one off or offered regularly in order to support psychologically responsive practice.

1:1 Staff Support

Confidential individual sessions for professionals facing challenges in their roles.

Clinical Guidance

Expert advice on areas such as neurodevelopmental conditions, mental capacity, self-harm, and mental health including clinical oversight for procedures and policies.

Staff Wellbeing Sessions

Designed to support emotional resilience and recovery from workplace stress.


Bespoke Therapeutic Frameworks

We co-design trauma-informed models that reflect your organisation’s values and shape psychologically responsive support plans and policies.

Post-Incident Reflection Sessions

Safe spaces for teams to debrief, process critical events, 
and embed learning.

Sensory Audits

Evaluation of your physical environment and resources through 
a sensory-informed lens.

Strategic & Leadership Coaching

Helping leadership teams embed therapeutic thinking across services.

Changing minds (CMCAFS) have really helped the team that I currently manage. We support very complex young people. Through the consultations and bespoke Therapeutic Support Plans we have been able to develop a far more streamlined approach to supporting the young people, which in turn has helped the team to reduce serious incidents and create more confidence in their own approach and practice.

Service Manager for Short Breaks, Local Authority

We provide direct psychological support, including assessments and therapeutic interventions. This can be funded through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF) or spot-purchased through other funding options.


Psychological Assessments:


We are able to offer bespoke psychological assessments to explore an individual’s unique psychological needs, strengths, and difficulties. We utilise a combination of interviews, observations, and standardised psychometrics to inform support and intervention planning.


We can also include:


• Functional assessments of complex behaviour
• Assessment of emotional understanding
• Sensory profiles
• Neuropsychological assessments
• Autism Assessments


Therapeutic Interventions Include:


• Trauma-Informed Positive Behaviour Support (TI-PBS)
• Theraplay® informed interventions
• Adapted CBT
• Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) informed interventions
• Systemic and Narrative Therapy
• Emotional Literacy Skills
• Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)

All psychological interventions can be adapted to the specific needs of individual children and families.


We also facilitate therapeutic parenting groups, including for families that have already completed some therapeutic work.

Sessions can be held in person in our bespoke therapy rooms at our office in central Warrington. Alternatively, we have some capacity to provide community/school visits in some areas across the UK (please enquire for the areas our team can cover).

Sessions can also be provided virtually over video conferencing software.



See our Therapy Rooms

Our team offers engaging, research-informed training designed to increase confidence, deepen understanding, and build practical skills.


Each session is:


• Delivered by qualified clinicians
• Adaptable to your team’s needs
• Interactive and experiential


Popular Training Topics Include:


• Trauma and Attachment in Additional Needs
• Trauma-Informed Positive Behaviour Support (TI-PBS)
• Understanding Complex Behaviour
• Supporting Autism & Communication
• Playful Therapeutic Approaches
• Supporting Sensory Processing
• Blocked Care & Burnout
• Understanding Self-Injurious Behaviour
• Navigating Puberty in Young People with Additional Needs


Delivery Options


• At our purpose-built training centre in Warrington
• On-site at your organisation
• Online via MS Teams or other platforms


We also offer video-based training via our subscription platform:
The SPACE — on-demand learning, anytime, anywhere.