We recommend contacting the team to discuss this. 

Yes, we like to offer everyone the opportunity to speak to clinicians individually as well as together. If there is information that has to be shared for safety reasons, we will discuss this with you. 

No, we offer a variety of ways to communicate their thoughts, feelings or views and if they prefer to communicate via parents/carers or pre-written information they can also do this. We send out a communication passport with the appointment offer so that we can understand more about their communication preferences. 

Please contact us to discuss adaptations that may be required to help your young person access our service. 

Session length is decided on an individual basis and will be regularly reviewed with you to make sure it is still the most helpful support.

Absolutely – we encourage our young people to make themselves comfortable, however that may look. There are a few sensory items in the reception area that they can bring into sessions. Yor child can also bring with them their own sensory or other items that will make them more comfortable. 

Yes, if that helps the session feel more comfortable. We are a nut free zone, so we ask that any snacks brought do not contain nuts. If you are planning to bring snacks, please declare this in case the clinician has any allergies.

Please contact us to discuss who you would like to bring as we are aware that we are likely to be discussing sensitive information. They would need to have an understanding of the situation and it would need to be appropriate for this information to be shared with them. Your child should also be comfortable with any additional person you would like to attend the appointment.