by Kate Olphert | 6 Jul 2020 | School phobia
As anyone who knows me will tell you I am passionate about helping children who suffer from school phobia find ways past this debilitating condition. I was lucky enough last week to be interviewed by the Daily Telegraph Online; a perfect opportunity to spread the...
by Kate Olphert | 2 Jun 2020 | School phobia, School refuser, Social Anxiety
When one of my children was going through a period of acute anxiety, this was the thought that I would wake up with after a night of sleeplessness and worrying. My brain would churn through my child saying he ‘didn’t want to live’, that ‘ I didn’t understand ‘...
Working with school phobic children and their families, I advise, mentor and coach. I introduce people to new ways of thinking about what is going on for them, talking openly and honestly about possibilities.