Willow Therapy Farm

27/06/2025

🌟 Now Available | A Gift for Sensitive Little Hearts 🌟

Introducing Muffin’s Night Light, a gentle sleep companion created especially for neurodiverse and sensitive children.

This soft-spoken audio story, part of the Muffin’s Gentle World series, is lovingly offered to soothe nighttime worries and help your child feel safe and held before sleep.

🐾 Featuring Muffin, one of the real therapy dogs at Willow Therapy Farm in New Zealand.

🕯️ Created by child therapist Debbie Rowberry, this heartfelt audio is a gift of calm for bedtime.

🎧 Listen now on YouTube: https://youtu.be/G-cNfYKI9Vc?feature=shared

🌿 To learn more about our therapy work with animals and children: www.willowtherapyfarm.co.nz

27/06/2025

✨ A Gift for the Sensitive Souls ✨
For the mamas, papas, grandparents, and caregivers of Indigo, Crystal, or Rainbow Children—
Here’s a gentle, etheric audio story to help your little ones remember who they truly are.

🌟 "The Journey of Little Starbright"
A softly spoken tale about Light, Love, and coming into form from the Great I AM.

You can play this during quiet time, before sleep, or while snuggled together under the stars.

✨ Follow Little Starbright’s journey here — may it touch your heart as it has mine:
https://youtu.be/tI1E8OG5F3Y?feature=shared

Much love from Willow Therapy Farm 🌿

03/07/2024

Identifying Overwhelm in Children and Tips to Destress During Holidays

As the end of the term approaches, it's essential for parents to recognise signs of overwhelm in their children. The culmination of academic pressures and extracurricular activities can be a lot for them to handle. Here are some key indicators that your child might be feeling overwhelmed:

1. Changes in Behavior
Look out for sudden mood swings, irritability, or withdrawal from family activities.
2. Physical Complaints
Frequent headaches, stomach aches, or general fatigue can be signs of stress.
3. Sleep Disturbances
Difficulty falling asleep, staying asleep, or frequent nightmares can indicate anxiety.
4. Academic Struggles
A sudden drop in grades or an unusual disinterest in schoolwork can be telling signs.
5.Eating Habits
Noticeable changes in appetite, whether it’s overeating or undereating.

Recognising these signs early can help you take steps to support your child. Here are some pointers to help them destress during the holiday period:

Maintain a Routine
Try to keep some structure in their day to provide a sense of normalcy and security.

Encourage Open Communication
Let your children express their feelings without judgment.

Promote Relaxation Activities
Encourage activities like reading, drawing, or any hobby they enjoy.

Physical Activity
Daily exercise, like a family walk or playing a sport, can significantly reduce stress.

Quality Family Time
Spend quality time together to help your child relax and feel supported.

Mindfulness Practices
Introduce simple mindfulness exercises or breathing techniques to help them manage anxiety.

Taking these steps can make a significant difference in your child's well-being. Holidays should be a time of joy and relaxation, and with the right support, your child can enjoy this break to the fullest.

24/06/2024

🌟 Unlock Your Inner Strength with Emotion Resilience Mentoring! 🌟

Hi everyone, I’m excited to share my new website with you!

Are you ready to overcome challenges and enhance your emotional well-being? Visit Emotion Resilience Mentor to discover how you can transform stress, anxiety, and emotional setbacks into growth and resilience.

Special Offer: For just $100, experience a 20-minute Emotion Resilience Transformative Session, blending emotion-focused energy work and guided imagery to neutralize emotional blocks and enhance your well-being.

Take the first step towards personal growth and inner peace. Click the link below to learn more and book your session today!

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It's just an Emotion Resilience session away

27/06/2023

26/06/2023

If your child is struggling with anxiety, the Emotion Regulation Therapy programme increases childrens emotion resilience. Intake is open now for term 3. Contact Debbie for more information.

Willow Therapy Farm. Providing Emotion Regulation Therapy for children with anxiety.Emotion Regulation Therapy is a transformative approach for children struggling with an

24/10/2021

Check out Willow Therapy Farm's Website for information regarding the following On- Line Therapy Programmes.

Teenage Lockdown Anxiety - On-Line Emotion Regulation Therapy
Nurse Compassion Fatigue - On-Line Programme

Child Therapy

19/10/2021

Is your Teen suffering from Lockdown Anxiety?

Debbie Rowberry is a Child Therapist specialising in Emotion Regulation Therapy for children with high and complex needs. Debbie also develops and facilitates Early Intervention Programmes for schools.

This current Lockdown has been very difficult for Teenagers. There is a sense of anxiety, lack of safety and uncertainty within the community. Families are struggling financially and the added pressure of the extended Lockdown is causing heightened emotions. Teenagers not only have their own anxiety and overwhelm, they are also affected by the environmental factors listed above. Fear of falling behind in school is also a large burden that Teenagers are being faced with.

Due to the disruption of this extended Lockdown, forced distancing from friends and extended family, and the resulting anxiety that Teenagers are experiencing, Debbie will be offering the following Online programme in term 4.

The programme has been developed to address Teenage anxiety and overwhelm.

The objective of the Addressing Lockdown Anxiety in Teenagers Programme is to lessen the intensity of anxiety that Teenagers are currently experiencing due to Lockdown stress and separation. The programme teaches practical tools to increase Emotion Resilience. The programme addresses the following:
• Assist Students to engage in Online learning and exams.
• Increase feeling of Self Worth and Self Esteem
• Generate a Learning Ready State of being
• Reduce students anxiety and overwhelm
• Provide therapeutic support to address participants specific needs.

The benefits of On-Line Emotion Regulation Therapy.
Debbie has observed specific benefits to providing On-Line Emotion Regulation Therapy as opposed to face to face.
• Children are very comfortable using tik tok, facetime and other social media platforms. It is a natural means of communication for children.
• Clients are more relaxed in the home environment, once an appropriate ‘alone’ space has been set up for the sessions.
• The Emotion Regulation Therapy Programme uses a process that includes Body focused Therapeutic Guided Imagery to reduce the intensity of trauma, neglect, anxiety, depression and anger within the body. Children are completely comfortable participating in this process using the on-line format as the on-line medium is less intrusive for children with trust concerns..

The following testimonial explains the comparison between face to face and on-line sessions.
“Recently with the Covid-19 pandemic and not being able to physically visit Debbie we moved from face to face sessions to online, this transition was done with ease. Her ability to recognise hidden feelings via video surprised me. My son has really been engaged with the different sessions styles and is enjoying them. They have been just as effective as our face to face visits and is an option we will likely continue to use even when face to face contact resumes."

For more information email Debbie d.rowberrynz@gmail.com
www.childbehaviourist.com www.willowtherapyfarm.co.nz

26/08/2020

I have been very busy over the first lockdown, creating therapeutic animations based on my Childrens Emotion Regulation Therapy programme. The series of animations teach children the strategies that I have developed over the last 15 years. In my role as a child therapist ,these strategies have helped well over 1000 children gain emotion resilience.

As well as providing Child Therapy services, I facilitate Emotion Education programmes and Early Intervention programmes for schools.
I created this animation for students who were struggling with the uncertainty of covid-19.

Debbie Rowberry, Child Therapist at Willow Therapy Farm, specialises in assisting children with high and complex needs. She has created a series of therapeut...

26/08/2020

Debbie specialises in increasing Children's emotion resilience through a therapy she developed over 15 years ago, called Emotion Regulation Therapy. Unique i...

04/05/2020

Mothers Day Gift. On-Line 50 minute Guided Imagery session to meet the Wise Woman within and gain inner wisdom.
Debbie uses an intuitive process, that takes you on a journey of your inner universe.
The journeys are as vast as your imagination. They can be soothing and calming or exciting and exhilarating. You chose your own inner journey and Debbie expands your imagination into a multi sensory experience.

Debbie developed the gift of Intuitive therapeutic guided imagery over a lifetime of personal inner journey work and metaphysical practice. She has been facilitating Therapeutic Intuitive Guided Imagery for over 15 years in her adult and child, therapy programmes.

Volunteering at Totara Park Hospice, Debbie has also used Intuitive Guided Imagery to take patients on amazing multi sensory journeys. From riding dragons in magical lands, to swimming with dolphins, exploring the oceans treasures. Debbie's unique ability to create these magical experiences has enthralled and uplifted people of all ages.

Intuitive Therapeutic guided imagery is far reaching in its benefits. For trauma, it is fast acting in cancelling the emotion reaction to PTSD flashbacks. For people suffering from low self esteem or anxiety, a state of inner saftey and self worth is generated.

But it is not just of therapeutic value. Debbie is called on from time to time to help in a wide range of areas.
The race car driver, who afrer 1 guided imagery session, made his best time and best track time in his next race.
The western rider who gained a deeper relationship with her horse, aiding her in competitions.
The realestate agent who broke through her own glass ceiling of procrastination.
Liken it to meeting your highest version of yourself to bring about the attributes to assist you in life. This is what Intuitive therapeutic guided imagery is.