About the Practice
When your child is anxious, grieving or avoiding school, creative counselling can meet them where words run out. Emma Yates Therapy Leeds supports Leeds families with play-based and counselling-style emotional wellbeing support for children who need more than another conversation at the kitchen table. The focus is safer expression, stronger connection and practical understanding for the adults around the child.

Clinical Expertise
Child counselling, play-based therapy, creative media, sand tray, miniatures, games and talking therapy

Bereavement, trauma, anxiety, family breakdown, school avoidance, neurodiversity support and gender/identity questions

Experience supporting neurodivergent individuals and school-related challenges referenced

Why Work With Us?
BACP Child Counselling: Parents can see the therapist role, membership route and safeguarding position before trusting someone with their child’s inner world.

Creative and Sand Tray Methods: Play, creative work and counselling-style support help children communicate through action, story, art, movement and relationship when direct questions only make them close down.

Parent and School Connection: The work can help children build emotional resilience while parents understand the fear-based behaviours beneath the surface.