Stephen is an experienced Mental Health Occupational Therapist, who specialises in child and adolescent mental health. Stephen has extensive experience in mental health practice in the UK and Ireland. As a Coru-registered therapist, Stephen offers individual assessments and therapy services to children and adolescents.
Stephen works in a holistic and client-centred manner, using trauma-informed, neuro-affirming, and LGBTQIA+ affirming approaches in his practice. Stephen provides a non-judgemental therapy space where young people can feel empowered to be their authenticselves. Short-term and long-term therapy options are available.
Areas supported in therapy:
- Emotional regulation
- Anxiety and mental health difficulties
- Self-esteem and confidence
- Puberty and adolescent development
- Sensory differences
- Retained primitive reflexes
- Executive function
- Interpersonal effectiveness
- Body image concerns
- Eating disorders
- Insecure attachment and separation anxiety
- Trauma
- Understanding neurodivergent identity (diagnosed / self-identifying)
- Co-regulation support for caregivers
- School accommodations / reasonable adjustments