Children's Sensory Therapy Ltd

08/04/2026

Counting down to my turn to present at the Scientific & Practical Conference on Emotional Intelligence 🌍

Really looking forward to sharing an overview of sensory integration and its impact on emotional regulation—exploring how supporting the body and sensory systems is fundamental to helping children feel safe, connected, and ready to learn.

It’s a real privilege to be part of such a diverse and international programme, bringing together professionals from across education, psychology, and wellbeing. I’m especially looking forward to the conversations and shared learning across the day ✨

07/04/2026

Alternative Provision isn’t about “fitting children back into the system”, it’s about creating the right environment for them to feel safe enough to re-engage.

So many of the young people we support aren’t unwilling to learn… they’re overwhelmed, dysregulated, and often exhausted from trying to cope in environments that haven’t met their needs.

When we slow things down, focus on regulation first, and truly understand the child through a sensory and relational lens, everything starts to shift.

At Children’s Sensory Therapy, our alternative provision is gentle, bespoke, and built around the individual, combining therapeutic support with education to help young people reconnect with learning in a way that feels manageable again.

Because when a child feels safe, supported, and understood… learning follows 🤍

28/03/2026

What a brilliant couple of days with Footprints Conductive Education Centre this week.

Thursday evening was the Footprints Celebration Dinner 2026 – such a special opportunity to pause and recognise what has been a truly momentous year. Seeing the impact of their new Charity Home and everything it will mean for children, families and the wider community was incredibly moving. It felt like a real celebration of what can be achieved when a community comes together with a shared purpose. So lovely to spend time, as always, with the Footprints Conductive Education Centre team and Sarah Signs Makaton.

Then on Friday, we had the pleasure of visiting the centre itself. It was so valuable to spend time with Stephen Frew, who was so generous with his time and insight. Sitting together in such a warm, welcoming space really brought everything to life.

And a special mention Pulp Friction CIO
Pulp Friction Smoothie & Juice Bar – the coffee, drinks and cakes were just as incredible as the setting ☕🍰 What a fantastic new centre it is is for but also the wider community. Definitely pop in for a very lovely coffee and cake if you have chance!

A genuinely inspiring couple of days, and a real reminder of the difference that thoughtful, values-led work can make.

28/03/2026

Over the last 8 weeks, Karen from the team has been completing the Director Development Programme with the East Midlands Chamber.

This programme is designed to support directors and senior managers to grow their business (or the part they lead), building the skills, clarity and confidence needed to move things forward and achieve meaningful outcomes. It’s been a valuable space to step back, reflect, and think more intentionally about leadership, direction and growth.

A huge thank you to Charles Barnascone for leading the programme so thoughtfully. Your insight and support made a real difference throughout. It’s also been brilliant to come away with your books as a way to keep reflecting and embedding the learning.

And finally, Karen feels very lucky to have been part of such an incredible, supportive group.

She is really looking forward to putting this all into practice.

27/03/2026

It was so lovely to meet the Umbrella Assessment and Therapy team yesterday at our clinic, Midlands Child and Family Therapy Centre. We are really looking forward to collaborating with them further 💕

25/03/2026

A really proud moment for our team today 💜

Nicola from Children’s Sensory Therapy was invited to present at the Hidden in Plain Sight: ADHD in Girls & Women conference at the University of Nottingham—joining a fantastic line-up of researchers, clinicians and lived-experience speakers from across the field.

This is such an important space—shining a light on how ADHD can often be missed in girls, and the real impact this has across the lifespan. Nicola shared insights from an occupational therapy perspective, focusing on how sensory processing, regulation and everyday function intersect for girls with ADHD.

It’s brilliant to see this conversation growing, and to be part of a movement that is helping professionals better understand and support neurodivergent girls in a more meaningful, compassionate way.

Proud to be contributing to change that really matters ✨

24/03/2026

Therapy for children = this 💛

Look what lies behind our beautiful clinic walls…

Yes, we have calm, nurturing spaces for talking therapies, art therapy and play-based support- places where children can feel safe, understood and able to express themselves in their own way.

But alongside this, we have three incredible sensory integration rooms… and this is where something really special happens.

Through Ayres Sensory Integration and Sensory Attachment Intervention, we support children to feel safe in their bodies, build regulation, and make sense of the world around them.

Using movement, deep pressure, balance and connection through play, we are not just working on skills; we are supporting the nervous system, relationships, and a child’s sense of safety and trust.

Because for many children, therapy doesn’t start with talking…
It starts with feeling.

And play is how we get there.

Play is powerful. Play is therapeutic. Play is connection.

This is therapy that meets children exactly where they are, and gently supports them forward ✨

21/03/2026

20/03/2026

A few of our team spent today at Day 1 of the Embodied Roots EcoSensory Therapy
training at Stonebroom Community Hub Farm 🌿

It’s been a really powerful, immersive start — not a classroom-based course, but an opportunity to experience the EcoSensory model in action. We’ve been exploring how nature can support regulation, attention and wellbeing through guided practices linked to grounding, connection, rhythm and reflection, all within a safe and clinically-informed framework.

What’s stood out most is how this approach blends the experiential with the evidence — taking time outdoors to truly feel and understand the impact, whilst also grounding it in research, clinical reasoning, safeguarding and ethical practice.

We’ve also been looking at how to safely hold therapeutic space outdoors, assess natural environments, and begin to think about how this could be thoughtfully integrated into our work with children and families.

A brilliant first day with lots to reflect on — and we’re really looking forward to deepening this further tomorrow 🌱

Always learning, always evolving, so we can continue to offer meaningful, responsive support 💛

20/03/2026

Thanks for having us today First Look SEN 💗