Bespoke Emotional and Behavioural Psychological Services TRANSFORMING BEHAVIOURS FOR HAPPIER LIVES
Unravel is a team of warm, passionate, dedicated emotional and behavioural psychologists and practitioners. In our work we aim to provide professional and effective psychological support tailored to the needs of our clients. We work with people of various ages: children, young people and adults, individually and with groups, families and organisations. We aim to provide psychological insight, effective strategies of action, training, coaching and resources.
Unravel’s approach is unique and includes specialised support in the following directions: •
Identifying key challenges around behaviours to provide bespoke support with the most effective and personalised tools to encourage insight, growth and positive change.
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Developing and applying a range of psychological techniques including elements of neuroscience, so that individuals can learn ways to best understand themselves and take charge of their brains and behaviour.
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Working holistically, addressing all aspects of an individual’s life which might be contributing to their presenting issues. With effective and compassionate guidance, we facilitate activation of individual self-esteem, self-belief and resilience.
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Using whole person approach to allow each individual to enhance and master control of both their emotional and mental well-being, and life satisfaction. Our uniqueness is effective and statistically proven.
Practices and the tools we use: Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) Positive psychology Solution-focused approaches Neuro-Linguistic Programming (NLP) Mindfulness Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) Drawing and Talking Motivational Interviewing – embracing change.
Unravel for children When working with children, we offer one-to-one sessions, training for teachers and workshops for parents as part of our 360 approach. This gives all those involved strategies for understanding and handling the issues communicated by children through their behaviour during times of emotional distress. This enables children to become masters of their brains rather than slaves to their emotions which in turn fosters emotional development, resilience and improved self-regulation. At Unravel, we teach children to take charge of their own behaviours by facilitating their understanding of how the brain works, especially in difficult times. Key Benefits: To provide a toolkit of personalised techniques to become aware, understand and regulate emotions To facilitate learning of different ways how thoughts, emotions and behaviour interact and influence each other To help discover strengths to enable feeling in charge and content in the present moment To increase awareness and confidence to communicate individual needs in a mindful and open way To strengthen the ability to pay attention and empathise with others
Unravel for families We know how challenging parenting can be. It may be the most important job in the world, but one that comes without a manual. Your child may be avoiding school, crying, showing aggressive behaviour, self-harming, suffering from anxiety or showing challenging behaviour in some way. Whatever their difficulties, we understand and will work with you to facilitate a positive and lasting result, equipping you with informed ways of supporting your child in the most effective way for the whole family.
Unravel’s approach is based around gaining insight into what your child is feeling and learning, and how you can work together to improve this. We guide you in practising strategies so that you can become the parent your child needs during challenging times. Family bonds are naturally very strong and special; discovering and using most effective ways of communicating your love to each other will profoundly change the quality of your family life. We are here to support you through these times of positive change by providing a safe, non-judgmental, compassionate and empowering space. Key Benefits: To empower children to believe in their abilities to feel happy, brave and achieve anything they put their mind to To empower parents and carers with strategies that work to feel able to make and sustain positive changes in the lives of their families T o facilitate thriving relationships which help people to positively connect and grow individually and together.
Unravel for schools We have a broad experience in working
meaning of a message, we know that
in a variety of school settings, e.g.
schools also face a host of challenges
primary, secondary, special and pupil
and are in need of a holistic form of
referral units, delivering one-to-one
support.
sessions with children as well as providing essential support and training
The benefits of Unravel’s unique
for staff and other supporting services.
approach lie in its heart. Our team of trained Unravel psychologists and
Children at school may present with
practitioners has expertise in children’s
many struggles. The only way they
psychological support services in
can communicate this is through
schools. We apply diverse scientific
their behaviour, as they are still
techniques which have been designed
developmentally improving verbal
to support all individuals involved. Our
communication into adulthood.
holistic practice seeks to unravel key
Children may have difficulties with
challenges around children’s behaviours
understanding and regulating anxiety
and provide pupils, staff and the
and stress, e.g. having trouble
whole school with the tools needed
concentrating, engaging in risky and
to make positive change with long-
aggressive behaviour, struggling to cope
lasting benefits. By involving all adults
with school life as a whole or be on the
in children’s lives with both insight and
verge of exclusion. While we are here
meaningful interpretation of identified
to support children on their quest of
challenging behaviours, we strengthen
mastering their emotional powers and
relationships and help to create quality
improving their behaviour to match the
bonds and growth mindsets.
Key Benefits:
Emergency intervention for
Empowering young people for
crisis and need for extreme fast
positive change Working towards reducing
response Staff training sessions and
exclusions Improving teaching, learning and
workshops Behavioural psychology lectures
academic attainment Transforming the wellbeing and
for staff Individual psychological
morale of pupils and teachers
therapeutic sessions for staff and
Serving as a catalyst for whole
their wellbeing (minimum of four
school transformation
sessions) Individual staff supervision and
Different ways of supporting your school:
guidance on individual cases Group sessions for staff to share
Diagnostic and intervention
experiences and issues of key
consultation Individual psychological
pupils or year group concerns Behavioural supervision drop-in
therapeutic sessions for children
sessions for staff individually
and young people with a minimum of one hour a week for
We provide specialist psychological
six weeks
services to support children, working
Group work sessions for up to eight pupils (six weeks) Whole school training for staff
closely with a range of support services from Child and Mental Health Services (CAMHS) to foster services and
and parents on understanding
parenting support charities. Through
how to support social, emotional
these partnerships, Unravel is proud
and mental health issues
to be a trusted referral point, bridging
Assemblies to whole year groups
the gap in emotional and psychological
Pupil assessment and summative
services for a number of organisations
report which may include
when children in their care need it
informing staff of issues and
most.
recommended approaches
Get in touch What you can expect Qualified practitioners: Unravel is
Location: We offer a safe and impartial
registered with the British Psychological
space to discuss and transform your
Service (BPS). The Unravel approach is
issues. Sessions commissioned by
based on 30 years’ empirical research.
schools mostly take place in the school
Each Unravel practitioner is trained and
setting or online (Skype or Zoom) if
receives regular ongoing supervision.
needed. Private sessions take place in Unravel’s office or online. We will also
A safe space: We offer a warm welcome
do our best to adapt to individual needs
and a safe space where you and your
and circumstances if we can.
child will never be judged. You will find someone to listen and walk with you on
Price: Unravel offers different packages
your child’s journey towards wellbeing.
to support a child, parents, families, schools, or any other organisations
Frequency: Weekly or fortnightly to
working with children and young people.
start with is recommended. When we
Get in touch, without obligation, to find
begin to see progress for your child and
out how we can help.
family, we start to reduce the frequency of sessions to encourage independence. How long we continue to see your child varies on an individual basis.
The Blinks books Our set of books, The Blinks, has been
and change the intensity and duration
created to help children, young people
of a range of emotional and behavioural
and their families understand emotional
issues. Supporting each novel is a
and behavioural issues. Each book
Reference Manual for parents, carers
provides techniques to help manage
and teachers.
Testimonials Lucy, Y10: “Has helped me grow as a person and notice things in my head. Able to breathe and not care about what others say – been amazing.” Johanne, Y11: “Helps me choose to use my energy in a sensible way and now I don’t get into trouble.” Rhys, Y7: “I feel like my attitude to myself and my schoolwork has improved a lot.” Laura, parent: “…My daughter has much improved now and I’m getting my little girl back to how she was before. She does have sadness and worry still, but I feel it is much more manageable and I can help her more with it…”
Anne, head teacher:
Abstract from Unravel annual impact
“Unravel give of their time freely in
report:
school and we regard their role as an
“Pupils’ emotional and psychological
extra member of our pastoral staff.
well-being was found to improve
They work with parents also so that we
significantly during the course of the
can have a co-ordinated approach to
intervention. Furthermore, a series
improving behaviour. As Unravel are not
of correlations suggest that pupils
here in a teaching capacity they often
were feeling comfortable during the
succeed where we do not. In addition,
sessions, feeling that the content of
Unravel provides regular blogs on how
the intervention and sessions within it
to manage challenging behaviour and
were helpful, feeling that the sessions
pupils well-being. I cannot recommend
have helped them make positive
them more highly. Unravel has made a
changes in their well-being, reporting
real difference to our school.”
an improvement in their well-being after attending a session and believing that they have gained tools throughout the sessions to cope with day-today life has had a positive and direct effect on improving their emotional and behavioural well-being.”
Experts in Children & Young People’s Emotional Well-being
About Unravel Unravel is an organisation dedicated to the promotion of positive mental health and well-being in children and young people. To contact Unravel or to find out more please visit the links below.
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