Raising Roots
Child, Parent & Family Support at
Reign of Mind Psychology
Raising Roots is a dedicated area of Reign of Mind Psychology focused on supporting children’s emotional and behavioural development, while also equipping parents with practical, evidence-informed guidance.
This work is grounded in early support and intervention, and in the understanding that children’s behaviour is closely connected to their emotional world, developmental stage, relationships, and broader environment. Support is tailored to each child and family, with interventions selected based on individual needs, goals, and presentation.
Individual Therapy for Children
Children may attend therapy for concerns such as emotional regulation difficulties, anxiety, behavioural challenges, or adjustment to change. Sessions are adapted to the child’s age and developmental needs.
Therapy is often creative, practical, and engaging. Depending on the child, sessions may incorporate play-based activities, drawing, storytelling, or structured exercises to help children understand their emotions and behaviours in ways that feel safe, engaging, and accessible.
Children may be supported to:
Understand emotions and big behaviours in a developmentally appropriate way
Learn about emotional triggers and body responses (such as fight-or-flight)
Develop practical regulation strategies for managing big feelings
Build skills for problem-solving and making helpful choices
Where helpful, emotions or worries may be externalised using child-led concepts. For example, a child may create and name their own big feelings character or worries creature through drawing or play. This allows children to explore what sets off big emotions, how they feel in the body, and how to practise calming and coping strategies over time. These approaches are always adapted to the individual child, rather than using a fixed model.
Parent Involvement & Feedback
In child therapy, the child is the primary client. Parents play an important role in supporting and reinforcing therapeutic progress.
Sessions typically include individual time with the child, with parents participating at the beginning and/or end of sessions where helpful. Parent involvement may include:
Providing updates or contextual information
Hearing what the child has been working on
Learning how strategies can be supported and reinforced at home
Attending dedicated parent sessions where appropriate
At the same time, children’s comfort and autonomy are respected. Conversations are guided by developmental considerations and the child’s consent, with care taken to balance parental involvement and the child’s growing independence.
With consent, collaboration with schools and other professionals (such as teachers or occupational therapists) may also occur to support consistency across environments.
Children’s sessions may be accessed under a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP), where clinically appropriate.
Parent-Focused Sessions
Parents may also attend individual parent sessions, with or without the child present. In these sessions, the parent is the primary client.
Parent sessions are tailored to the family’s context and may include:
Psychoeducation about child development and emotional regulation
Understanding behaviour through a developmental and relational lens
Evidence-informed parenting strategies (e.g. approaches such as Circle of Security or Triple P)
Exploring attachment patterns and intergenerational influences
Practical guidance to support behaviour change at home
Parent sessions may be accessed under a Mental Health Care Plan (MHCP), where clinically appropriate.
Supporting Behaviour Change
Behaviour change is supported through consistent, developmentally appropriate strategies. This may include the use of positive reinforcement, which may take a range of forms, including:
Verbal encouragement and specific praise
Shared time or activities with parents
Privileges or meaningful rewards
Visual supports or flexible charts
Strategies are tailored to the individual child and family. While rewards may sometimes be tangible, they are often relational, experiential, or aligned with the family’s values. The aim is to support change in ways that are realistic, sustainable, and developmentally appropriate.
Raising Roots aims to provide a warm, supportive, and evidence-informed space where children build emotional skills and parents feel supported, informed, and increasingly confident in guiding their child’s development.
The information provided on this website is general in nature and does not constitute psychological advice. Psychological services are tailored to the individual and outcomes may vary. Therapy is provided following an individual assessment and in accordance with professional and ethical standards.