Tania

Miss Tania Freeman

Child Psychotherapist

“Creative therapist working with children and adolescents. Vast experience of working with social anxiety and emotional and behavioural difficulties.”

About Me

As a creative psychotherapist, I help children, adolescents, and adults navigate complex behavioural and emotional difficulties. I believe that exploring feelings through creative methods can unlock new ways of understanding challenges. My vast experience allows me to provide a supportive space where individuals can express themselves freely. This approach is particularly helpful for those who struggle with verbal expression, fostering resilience and new ways forward.

Approach

Creativity shapes how I structure sessions — gentle openings with art, movement or play invite young people to feel seen and safe. In my Southend-on-Sea room I work at a steady, flexible pace, mixing short creative experiments with quieter reflection and sharing, and I keep parents informed between sessions when helpful. The work focuses on small, achievable steps: building social confidence, naming feelings, and creating practical strategies for behaviour and trauma recovery. Young people who struggle with words or social anxiety often find this approach grounding and practical.
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Services

Services Offered:

  • Counseling

    A form of talk therapy providing a safe, confidential space to explore feelings, thoughts, and behaviours with a trained professional.

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  • Play Therapy

    A therapy for children that uses play as a natural form of communication, allowing them to express feelings and process difficult experiences.

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  • Learning Support

    Specialised assistance for children or adults with learning difficulties, building strategies to succeed in education and daily tasks.

Works With:

  • Adolescents
  • Children

Area of Expertise

Scope of Practice:

  • Abuse

    Emotional, physical, or sexual mistreatment by another person that causes lasting psychological harm and disrupts a person's sense of safety.

  • Life Transitions

    Major life changes, such as relocation, retirement, parenthood, or career shifts, that disrupt routine and require psychological adjustment.

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  • Adolescent Therapy

    Therapy designed for teenagers, using age-appropriate methods to address issues like anxiety, identity, peer pressure, and family conflict.

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  • Anger

    An intense emotional response to perceived threat, injustice, or frustration that, when persistent or uncontrolled, can damage relationships and well-being.

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  • Behaviour or Conduct Issues

    Persistent patterns of defiant, aggressive, or rule-breaking behaviour in children or adolescents that significantly disrupt home, school, or social life.

  • Child Psych & Diagnostic Assessment

    Formal assessment of a child's psychological, cognitive, or emotional functioning to identify conditions and guide appropriate support.

  • Child Behaviour

    Behavioural difficulties in children, such as tantrums, aggression, withdrawal, or defiance, that signal emotional distress or developmental needs.

  • Trauma

    The lasting psychological impact of deeply distressing events, such as violence, abuse, accidents, or disasters, that overwhelm a person's ability to cope.

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  • Family Issues

    Difficulties within the family system, including conflict, communication breakdown, blended family tensions, or intergenerational patterns, that affect individual and collective well-being.

  • Parenting Support

    Guidance for the psychological challenges of raising children, including discipline, communication, co-parenting, and managing the emotional demands of parenthood.

Professional Title:

  • Child Psychotherapist

    A psychotherapist specialising in the emotional and psychological needs of children, often using play and creative techniques.

Credentials

Registrations

British Association for Counseling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

Qualifications

IATE

Service Areas

Counseling Centre

In-person

Southend-on-Sea

Southend On Sea, England

United Kingdom

Southend-on-Sea, Southend On Sea, United Kingdom