Age Range
Families of children and young people with SEND
Description
About the Practice
When SEND has left the whole family exhausted, parents need support too, not another instruction to stay calm. Parenting Special Children Reading Emotional Support supports Reading 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
Parent support, trauma-informed guidance, sleep support, workshops and family emotional wellbeing routes
SEND stress, trauma, sleep pressure, anxiety, family overwhelm and parent-child relationship strain
Strong SEND focus for neurodivergent children, learning disability and additional needs families
Why Work With Us?
Reading SEND Family Support: Parents can see the therapist role, membership route and safeguarding position before trusting someone with their child’s inner world.
Parent Guidance and Trauma-Aware Routes: 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: Support helps parents understand the child’s needs and their own stress, so home can become less reactive.
Category
Location
Online / In-person
Reading and Berkshire routes
Typical Wait Time
Ask provider
Fees / Price Range
Ask provider
Assessment Tools / Approach
Parent support, trauma-informed guidance, sleep support, workshops and family emotional wellbeing routes
Self-referral Accepted
Most private therapy routes accept parent enquiries; check consent, referral and safeguarding process for the child’s age
Written Report Included
Ask provider about review notes, professional letters or school-facing summaries
Post-diagnosis Support
Strong SEND focus for neurodivergent children, learning disability and additional needs families
Daily Living Skills
Emotional expression, regulation, parent-child communication, confidence and school participation support by therapy scope
School Support
School and professional context by workshop or support route
Home / School Visits
Reading and Berkshire routes