The Boarding School Therapist - Amelia White

07/11/2025

Incredibly proud of Sadie Maddocks who has just received a standing ovation for her play that centres on women’s experiences at Boarding School.

It is currently being performed in Ho Chi Minh and she address the impacts that sending a child from Vietnam to an English Boarding School can have on a child.

To quote, “ Interestingly two sets of parents who were considering sending their kids to boarding school came and are convinced otherwise. Baby steps, but still…”

22/10/2025

Saturday 1st November there is the Boarding School Conference in London. It is a full day of talks and workshops and I will be faciliitating a group in the afternoon for those who went to co-ed boarding schools. Do come and say hello if you are attending.

Date: Saturday, 1 November 2025 Times: 09.00 – 17.00 Location: The Light Auditorium, Friends House, 173-177 Euston Road, London NW1 2BJ Cost: £105.00 The fee includes hot fork lunch and tea …⁠continued

16/10/2025

The LSBU Boarding School Research Hub (BSR Hub) is launched.

The BSR Hub is a new community of practice advancing inter-disciplinary research into the role of boarding school as a surrogate for home and evaluating long-term outcomes for individuals, institutions and society.

They invite all academic researchers, clinicians, practitioners, criminologists, addiction specialists, educators and psychologists to sign up.

Their next event, “Women’s Voices: Mapping Intersectionality” will take place online, 30 October 2025.

I will be doing a talk on the impact of co-ed boarding school on girls and subsequently women.

Sign up to the Hub or email palmerp5@lsbu.ac.uk to get your ticket.

This is the home page for BSR Hub members

16/10/2025

In this conversation, I speak with Sadie Maddocks and Lucy Windridge- Floris about their experiences as girls at boarding school and how this connection, along with a friend in Vietnam, has inspired Sadie to create her new play, The Boarders.

The play is being performed first in Ho Chi Minh City, with plans to bring it to the UK next summer.

We explore themes of shame, misogyny, and the unspoken impacts of girls' experiences at boarding schools which are topics that are rarely acknowledged or discussed. We also discuss how art can be used as a healing tool for trauma and how theatre can address some of the wider political issues that underpin these experiences.

In this conversation, I speak with Sadie Maddocks and Lucy Windridge Floris about their shared experiences as girls at boarding school and how this connectio...

10/10/2025

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28/09/2025

If you’re in Ho Chi Minh City and want to support two incredible women, don’t miss their powerful new play.

Drawing from their own unique experiences of attending two very different UK boarding schools, they compare, contrast, and share what it was like for a British girl growing up in a traditional boarding school and for a Vietnamese girl navigating life in an English one.

I’ve had the privilege of reading the script and seeing parts of the performance, and while it’s heartbreaking at times, it’s also deeply moving. This is a beautiful example of how theatre can bring hidden women’s stories to light and give voice to experiences often silenced by shame.

We are hoping to bring it over to the UK next summer.

Here’s the event page - https://www.langspotvn.com/the-boarders

26/09/2025

Q+A Healing Beyond Boarding School Course with Veda and Amelia

Introducing Veda who supports me on my Healing Beyond Boarding School Course. Together we run through some of the common questions I get asked by people interested in taking part in my online group courses.

26/09/2025

Are you an adult who grew up in a boarding school and are only now realising how deeply it shaped you?

My Healing Beyond Boarding School course is a 6-month journey to explore, understand, and change alongside others who truly get it.

If you’re ready for a deep dive into your childhood, want to change your patterns of behaviour and receive support from a community that understands, send me a message or look on my website to see if this is the right next step for you.

You no longer have to do this on your own….

23/09/2025

Live Q&A on my Healing Beyond Boarding School Course which starts on 1st October.

Join me and my colleague Veda for a free live Zoom session where you can ask us anything about the Healing Beyond Boarding School course - what it involves, what to expect, or any curiosities you may have.

📅 Wednesday 24th September
⏰ 7–8 pm (UK time)
💻 Zoom link below

We’d love to connect with you, answer your questions, and share more about how being part of this group may be supportive for you.

Link to the course is below for more information.

18/09/2025

12/09/2025

Come and join me for one of my free webinars next week.

Monday 15th September 7pm - mixed gender.

Sunday 21st September - women only space.

Come along and listen or take the opportunity to ask me anything you like with regards working through the impacts of boarding school.

If you click on the link in my bio above it will take you to the link to sign up.

If you can’t attend live you will be sent the copy via email after the event.

Hopefully see you there.

Amelia x

11/09/2025

Family Constellations reflections in brief.