For Children · Primary age
When your child needs someone in their corner
One-to-one. No pressure. Just them.
Braythorpe works with primary-age children who are struggling, with school, with how they feel, or with finding out who they are when things get hard. It isn’t therapy. It isn’t tutoring. It’s structured, one-to-one time where children are helped to understand themselves, build confidence, and find their own answers, at their own pace, without pressure or labels. Informed by therapeutic parenting principles and a PACE-based approach, it’s relational, not clinical.
No commitment. Just a conversation.
Dave Church
Education Consultant · Children's Coach · Adoptive Parent
Ages 4-11
6 sessions
Children’s coaching
one-to-one · online
£395 for six sessions
PARENT QUOTES
Children come to coaching for all sorts of reasons. Here’s what parents often say.
“He’s always been bright, but he just can’t cope when things don’t go his way. It’s affecting everything.”
Emotional regulation and resilience
“She’s starting secondary in September and she’s terrified. We want her to feel ready.”
Transitions and confidence-building
“He’s been through a really difficult time and carries it with him everywhere. He needs somewhere safe to process it.”
Trauma · self-worth · identity
“She thinks everything is her fault. Her confidence is so low. She just needs someone to believe in her.”
Self-esteem · adopted and looked-after children
The approach
Structured support. Not therapy. Not tutoring.
The approach at Braythorpe draws on therapeutic parenting principles and a PACE-based framework, Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy, applied and developed through direct classroom experience. It’s designed to help children move from where they are to where they want to be, in a non-judgemental, relational way that puts the child’s sense of safety first.
Sessions are solution-focused, strengths-based, and adaptable, working equally well for neurodiverse and neurotypical children. Structured but relaxed, every child moves at their own pace.
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Safe, non-stigmatised and solution-focused
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Empowering, children find their own answers
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Works for neurodiverse and neurotypical children
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Time-limited and complementary to other support
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Progress shared with you after each session
Coaching is most powerful when it sits alongside good school support, not instead of it. If your child needs something more specialised, Dave will say so, and will help you find the right next step.
Pricing
£395 | Six-session programme
Whatever stage you’re at, there’s a place to start
Whether you need clarity, your child needs a coach, or your school needs better-equipped staff.
Adopted and looked-after children
Children with early trauma histories often need a different kind of support.
The coaching approach here is informed by therapeutic parenting and PACE principles, designed to work well with children who find it hard to feel safe or settled. Dave is also an adoptive parent, which shapes how this work is approached.
THE PROGRAMME
The programme
Six sessions. A real shift.
Each programme is shaped around your child, not a fixed script.
01
Parent conversation first
Before we start, I speak with you. What’s happening, what you’ve tried, what you’re hoping for. No surprises for anyone. ·30 minutes · free of charge
02-05
Coaching sessions
Built around your child’s goals and challenges. The first session is always low-pressure. Progress is documented and shared with you after each one. 45-60 mins each · online
06
Close and review
A final session to consolidate what’s changed. A written summary for you, and, if helpful and agreed, for school. Written summary included