About the Practice
When anxiety is stopping your child getting through the school gate, creative counselling can make support feel less clinical. Create and Connect Counselling Southampton supports Southampton 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
School counselling, play-based therapy, art/play counselling and one-to-one after-school sessions

School anxiety, transition, confidence, friendship stress, attendance, emotional wellbeing and stuck feelings

Play-based therapy can support SEND children who engage better through creative materials than direct conversation

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

Southampton and Fareham Access: 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: Children can work through art and play while parents and schools see practical change in confidence, transition and attendance.