Calmer Lives

Purpose Statement - Supporting neurodiverse families and individuals to live calmer, connected, happier lives together

Calmer Lives provides therapeutic support to families or carers of children, young people and adults with Neurological differences such as ASC, PDA, ADHD/ADD or directly to individuals. Created in 2013, the service consists of sessions with one of our two Therapeutic Mentors either on the phone, online or in person.

Sessions are bespoke and can focus on a wide range of areas. A few examples have included understanding and reducing distressing or unsafe behaviours, understanding and learning about a diagnosis or even support after an incident or during a particularly difficult time.

Support can range from a single 1 hour check in, to ongoing regular support.

We start our consultation by meeting with parents, carers through our Introductions service. Alternatively, many of our families meet us having been triaged through local authorities Early Help scheme. From here we can learn a bit more about participants needs and expectations and help individuals move on into our other consultancy options. There is no one set path. We will help guide which option may provide the most optimal fit at any given time and you may find yourself flowing between them.

Our pathways include:

• Introductions
• Early Help
• Behaviour Support
• Developing Trust
• Discovering Me
• You First

We welcome children and young people to be part of our consultation support. We are mindful however to set this up in a way that they can feel safe and motivated to be part of the sessions. This must be tailored and go at their pace.

Our information pack provides full detailed information. Click here to download it (PDF).

You can also visit our dedicated website for more detailed information about our range of services.  Click here to visit it (opens in new window).