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AN ONLINE COURSE DEVELOPED BY AN EDUCATIONAL PSYCHOLOGIST

School Anxiety Support 

Understand what’s driving your child’s school anxiety and create a clear, personalised plan to support them.

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ARE YOU THE PARENT OF A CHILD WHO IS WORRIED ABOUT SCHOOL?

You might already be feeling exhausted, stuck, and unsure what to do next.

  • Maybe your child is anxious every morning - or unable to get into school at all - and it feels like no one understand how serious things have become. 
  • Mornings are exhausting and filled with conflict.  You may be questioning whether it’s worth the daily battle, or even wondering if taking them out of school is the only option.
  • You’re confused why school feels so hard for them — or how to explain it to others.
  • You may be unsure what support to ask for or how to get school on board.
  • You may feel blamed, isolated, and overwhelmed.

You're not alone - and you're not doing anything wrong. You deserve support that actually helps, and a plan that brings back some calm and clarity to your life. 

 

I can help.

SCHOOL ANXIETY SUPPORT

An online course developed by an educational psychologist.

 

I'll help you shift from feeling overwhelmed and unsure to empowered, supported and clear about the path ahead.

Step by step, I’ll guide you through understanding why your child finds school so hard and creating a practical plan tailored to your child—one that prioritises their wellbeing and sets realistic goals.

You’ll learn simple, effective strategies for everyday support at home and school, and feel more equipped to work with school staff so your child gets the help they need.

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With School Anxiety Support you'll feel calm, clear and supported - even on the tough days. 

Get clear on what's really going on.

Use structured tools I’ve developed in my work as an educational psychologist to uncover what’s driving your child’s worries — even if they usually struggle to explain how they feel.

Work as a Team with the school

Understand what schools are expected to put in place for children who are struggling, and learn how to prepare for difficult conversations so you can feel confident and calm when advocating for your child.

Build a personalised, targeted support plan. 

Create a clear, tailored plan that meets your child’s specific needs — with realistic, compassionate goals and practical support strategies that are clearly defined and achievable.

 

School Anxiety Support is Right For You If: 

 

✔  Your child is aged between 7 and 16 and is anxious about school—whether they’re still attending or not.

✔  Their worries might be linked to autism, ADHD, or another additional need—even if they don’t have a diagnosis yet.

✔  Your child isn’t neurodiverse, but school still feels like a struggle.

✔  You want to understand what’s really behind your child’s school anxiety, not just firefight the symptoms.

✔  You want to feel like you and the school are finally on the same page.

✔  You’re stuck, unsure what to work towards, what to try next—or who to turn to for help.

✔ You want to help your child build skills to cope with situations they find challenging, such as manage sensory overwhelm, navigate confusing social situations, or understand and protect their energy - not just focus on getting them into school.

✔  You’d love clear, practical ideas about what you and school staff can do to support your child.  

✔  Most of all—you’re hoping for some relief, clarity, and hope that things can get better.

You're in the right place!

 

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This course might not be the right fit if…

✘  You’re mainly looking for help with navigating the SEND system—like applying for an EHCP, going to tribunal, or seeking EOTAS.

✘  Your child is experiencing more complex mental health difficulties that go beyond school-related anxiety—in that case, you may need more specialist support.

If you're unsure whether this course is the right fit for your situation, feel free to reach out—I'm always happy to help point you in the right direction.

By the End of School Anxiety Support, You Will Have: 

 

Helped your child share their views

You’ll have supported your child to express, in detail, what feels hard about school — even if they usually struggle to put it into words.

Identified key reasons behind the anxiety

Using practical checklists, you’ll have explored both what’s going on for your child and what may be happening in the school environment that’s contributing to their worries.

Approached conversations with school more confidently

You’ll have prepared for and navigated difficult conversations in a calm, structured way — helping to build a shared understanding and advocate effectively for the right support.

Set realistic, compassionate goals

You’ll have identified clear, achievable goals that genuinely matter to your child — not targets just linked to getting them into school. 

Clarified the support needed to reach those goals

You’ll know what practical support needs to be in place at school and home, rather than relying on vague promises or general reassurance.

Learned how to respond to high anxiety moments

You’ll feel more confident supporting your child through difficult times — whether that’s tense mornings, after-school meltdowns, or moments of overwhelm.

With over 10 years of experience as an educational psychologist, I worked with lots of children, schools and families to get to the bottom of why school feels so hard and to figure out the kind of support that actually helps.

  • Most of the children I work with are autistic or have ADHD, often with other challenges like difficulties with writing or emotional regulation.

  • I’ve also supported schools through training, led a multi-professional team creating Local Authority guidance on Emotionally Based School Avoidance, and developed ELSA (Emotional Literacy Support Assistant) training to help children manage emotions, build friendships, boost self-esteem, and cope with big things like bereavement and loss.

  • This course brings together everything I’ve learned—so you don’t have to figure it all out on your own.

School Anxiety Support is open for enrolment only a few times a year. 

One Time Instalment

£127

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3 Monthly Instalments

£45

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WHAT'S INSIDE

Here's what you'll get inside School Anxiety Support. 

Here’s what’s included:

  • 4 core modules that help you understand what's behind your child's worries and how to create a truly personalised support plan. 
  • 8 deep dive modules that help you understand your child's issues in more details and give you all the information you need to create a targeted, bespoke plan. They include example goals and lots of practical ideas for support. You won't need to watch all of these modules - just the ones that are most relevant for your child.  
  • Short, easy-to-watch videos—most are under 15 minutes, perfect for busy parents
  • Downloadable tools and handouts to help you put ideas into action straight away
  • 12-month access to all course materials so you can revisit them whenever you need.
  • Expert guidance from a qualified educational psychologist who understands the challenges and what works

This isn’t just information—it’s support, strategies, and connection.

THIS IS HOW IT WORKS

Watch Four Core Modules

Module 1 - Understanding School Based Anxiety

  • Understanding anxiety. 
  • Understanding school anxiety. 
  • Neurodiversity & school anxiety. 

Module 2 - Working With the School

  • You and the school: working as a team. 
  • Building better conversations.
  • What English schools should do to support children with SEND & anxiety. 

Module 3 - Assessing the Situation

  • You'll discover how to unpick in detail why your child is struggling with school - the first step in identifying appropriate support.
  • You'll get access to The School Anxiety Clarity Cards, a structured tool to help your child share their views about why school is hard, even if they usually find it hard to talk about their worries.
  • You’ll also get checklists to help you identify factors in your child and in the school environment that may be contributing to their worries.

Module 4 - Creating a Plan

  • Learn how to create a bespoke plan for your child, including: 
    • How to identify the most important areas to target. 
    • how to create helpful, compassionate targets.
    • how to know what support to advocate for. 
    • how often it should be reviewed. 
  • You'll also pick your deep dive pathways to explore in more depth. 

Then Choose Your Pathways

Using what you discovered in Module 3 about why school is difficult for your child, you’ll choose the pathways that best match their needs. These will help you take a deeper look at the issues causing your child the most distress. Each pathway includes example goals to include on a plan and lots of practical, easily to implement strategies to support them. 

You won't need to follow all the pathways - just the ones that are most relevant for your child. Most families find that more than one pathway applies. 

Worries, Low Mood & Emotional Regulation. 

  • Practical ways parents and schools can help young people develop emotional regulation skills, including recognising, understanding, labelling, expressing, and managing their emotions.
  • How to support your child through co-regulation, even when they are highly distressed.
  • How to help your child face fears in small, manageable steps, including using this approach to support a return to school after absence.
  • How to support a child who is experiencing low mood.
  • Practical ways to work towards calmer mornings and fewer after-school meltdowns.

 

Belonging & Relationships

  • How to develop a child's sense of belonging. 
  • How to help young people make and keep friends. 
  • How to support children's social understanding. 

A Preference for Certainty

  • You'll learn what can be done to support young people who have a preference for routine and predictability. 

The Sensory Environment

  • Help your child to identify their sensory preferences. 
  • Think about how the environment can be adapted to meet your child's sensory needs. 

Health & Physical Symptoms of Stress

  • How to reduce the physical symptoms of stress. 
  • This module includes lessons on how to prevent and recover from autistic burnout.  

Support for Learning

  • You'll learn how schools can support children who are finding their work hard and what you can reasonably expect them to do. 

Thinking Positively About Themselves & School

  • You'll learn how to help your child feel better about themselves and about school. 

 

Issues Outside of School

  • You'll learn how to support young people who have experienced life events that may be impacting how they feel about school.  

Finally, you’ll bring everything together to create a personalised support plan for your child. 

The plan will focus on what is causing the most distress, set realistic and compassionate goals, and identify the support needed to help them reach those goals.

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AND YOU'LL GET THESE EXTRA BONUSES FOR FREE!

Bonus 1 - Live Group Sessions

Eight live, thirty-minute group sessions on Zoom (around two per month). These sessions give you the chance to connect with other parents who truly understand what you’re going through, and to ask questions as you work on developing your child’s plan. They’ll be offered at a range of times and on different days, so you can choose sessions that fit conveniently into your schedule. Come along to as many or as few as you want. 

To make sure everyone feels safe to share openly, these sessions won’t be recorded — creating a confidential, supportive space where you can get real-time guidance and reassurance.

Bonus 2 - Parent Wellbeing Planner

You matter too!

When your child is anxious, it’s completely natural for your own stress levels to rise. You’re caring deeply, often under enormous pressure — and sometimes feeling very alone in it.

This bonus resource is designed to help you pause, check in with yourself, and gently find your way back to calm. Looking after your own wellbeing isn’t selfish — it’s essential. When you feel steadier, you’re much better able to co-regulate and support your child through their difficult moments.

Because supporting an anxious child is hard — and you deserve support as well.

Bonus 3 - 6 Simple Steps to Support Your Child Through Fight, Flight or Freeze - A Masterclass

You’ll get access to this in-depth masterclass I ran in Autumn 2025, where I bring together the some of the key emotional regulation tools from the course and show you exactly how to use them when your child needs you most.

You’ll learn how to respond when your child goes into fight, flight or freeze — whether that’s during tense mornings before school or in the middle of an after-school meltdown — so you feel calmer, more confident, and clear about what to do next.

ALL yours for just £127. 

One Time Instalment

£127

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3 Monthly Instalments

£45

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Plus You'll be Backed by a Risk-Free 7 Day Guarantee.

 

If you begin the course and feel it’s not the right fit for you, simply let me know within 7 days of the course starting and I’ll give you a full refund — no questions asked.

Got Questions? I've Got Answers.

 

What age range is this for?

This course is designed for children aged between 7 and 16 but if your child is older or younger than this, much will still be relevant. 

 

We’ve already tried so much and nothing seems to work. Will this course really help?

If you’re feeling like you’ve tried everything, you’re not alone. Many parents will come to this course feeling exhausted and disheartened.

This isn’t a one-size-fits-all solution or a list of generic tips. It helps you step back and properly understand what’s driving your child’s difficulties — and then build a plan that’s tailored to their specific needs.

Most importantly, it gives you a clear framework to follow, so you’re no longer guessing, firefighting, or jumping from one idea to the next. Instead, you’ll have a structured, thoughtful approach that brings direction and purpose to what you’re doing.

 

I’m already feeling overwhelmed — I’m not sure I’ll have time for this.

Most of the videos are under 15 minutes, so you can dip in and out at a pace that works for you. It’s been designed with busy, exhausted parents in mind.

There are four core modules that will be helpful for most families, and then optional deep-dive modules you can choose from depending on what’s most relevant to your child — you don’t need to do everything.

And remember, when creating a plan, it’s usually more effective to focus on a few clear, targeted goals rather than trying to tackle too much at once.

 

How do I know this course will be relevant to my child?

This course was created with real, complex children in mind. Whether your child is autistic, has ADHD, is awaiting assessment, or has no diagnosis at all — if school feels hard for them, this course will help you understand why and what can be done.

It covers the most common underlying factors linked to school anxiety, based on research and my experience as an educational psychologist.

Most importantly, this isn’t a one-size-fits-all programme. The whole purpose is to help you build a personalised plan that reflects your child’s specific needs, strengths and challenges.

 

Shouldn’t the school be sorting this out?

Schools absolutely have a responsibility to support your child. But in reality, meaningful change often happens when parents and schools work together with a clear, shared plan.

This course helps you understand what appropriate support should look like, so you can advocate calmly and confidently. It also gives you practical tools to use at home, so your child feels supported in both environments — not just one.

 

Is this just another parenting course telling me what I’m doing wrong?

No, absolutely not! This is a no-blame space.

You’re already doing your very best in what is often an incredibly tough situation. This course isn’t about judging your parenting. It’s about giving you understanding, structure and practical tools from an experienced educational psychologist who knows how complex and exhausting school anxiety can be.

You deserve support — not criticism.

 

My child isn’t able to go to school at the moment. Will this course still be relevant?

Yes. Even if your child isn’t attending school right now, it can still be incredibly helpful to understand why school felt so hard. Many of the underlying challenges — such as sensory overload, anxiety, low mood or difficulties with emotional regulation — don’t disappear just because school is paused.

This course will help you gently build your child’s skills, confidence and self-understanding — whether that’s recognising their strengths, understanding their sensory profile, or learning how to manage big feelings. These are life skills that matter wherever your child is learning.

Supporting your child with school anxiety is probably one of the hardest things you've ever done

 

(But you know that.)

You care deeply — and that takes its toll

If you’re here, it’s because you’re trying. Even when you’re exhausted. Even when you’re doubting yourself.

The time, energy and emotion you pour into supporting your child really matter. Your love, persistence and determination to understand what’s going on are powerful — even on the days when it doesn’t feel like it. And you deserve support too. 

 

You don’t have to figure this out on your own

This course will give you a framework, practical tools and step by step guidance — so you can move forward thoughtfully and confidently.

You already have the commitment. I’ll help you with the clarity.

 

Imagine feeling clearer & more confident - even on the toughest days.

Not because everything is suddenly fixed — school anxiety isn't straightforward and things rarely change overnight. But because you understand what’s going on and what you’re working towards. Instead of reacting to each crisis, you’d be responding with a plan. Small, realistic steps. A sense of direction.

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One Time Instalment

£127

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3 Monthly Instalments

£45

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I believe parents shouldn't have to navigate school anxiety alone.

Back in 2023, I was working as a senior educational psychologist in a local authority.

Again and again, I met children whose anxiety about school had reached crisis point. Families were exhausted. Schools were unsure what to do next. And by the time support arrived, things had often already unravelled.

What struck me most was this: with the right support earlier on, many of those situations could have unfolded very differently. And when children were no longer able to attend school, families often felt completely stuck — with no clear way forward.

There simply wasn’t enough capacity in the system for early, preventative work. Nor was there enough support for parents whose children were out of school — often the only adults their child felt able to work with.

So when I moved into private practice, I created School Anxiety Support to change that — to give families clear, practical and affordable guidance before things spiral, and to help parents and schools move forward with confidence and direction.

If your child is struggling with worries about school, School Anxiety Support is for you. 

School Anxiety Support only open for enrolment only a few times a year and I'd love for you to be part of it. 

One Time Instalment

£127

One time instalment

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3 Monthly Instalments

£45

One time

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