April 12th, 2021

A Conversation About HappiMe

Hey, hey!

How are you feeling this week?

What have been your biggest wins? 

What hasn't gone so well? What lessons have you taken away from these experiences? Are you ready to let them go now?

If you can, spend some time journalling your answers to the questions above.  

Today, I wanted to share more about what we do here at HappiMe.

HappiMe is a mental health service offering coaching, therapy, workshops and training to children, families and the professionals who work with them.
 
Why do we do what we do?
 
For a start, 1 in 6 children in the UK have a mental health disorder, and our goal is to change this. Delving deeper, each member of the HappiMe team has experienced some kind of mental health issue as a child, so feel immensely passionate about supporting others through similar journeys. In the long-term, we wish to share the HappiMe tools (shared in our coaching sessions and staff training workshops) to young people everywhere, with an aim to PREVENT and not just TREAT mental health disorders.
 
What mental health disorders can we help with?
 
Our HappiMe coaches and therapists can support clients with anxiety, depression (and other mood disorders), eating disorders, OCD and pretty much anything in between. If our interventions are appropriate, we can also refer you to a better suited service.
 
We also support young people with lower-level issues, including low-confidence and self-esteem.
 
The HappiMe trainers can also teach professionals how to manage the aforementioned disorders better, with useful advice, tools and strategies, along with longer-term supervisory services.

What interventions do we offer?

Coaching:
 

• HappiMe offers both short-term (4-sessions) and longer term (12-sessions) coaching packages to children from ages 6-25. This is great for young people who lack direction, wish to make plans for the future, have low-level confidence or self-esteem issues, or would just like to have a more positive outlook on life.
• They will learn about how the brain works, different personalities, goal setting, how to adopt a growth mindset, and other practical skills. All sessions are currently offered via Zoom.
• Our coaching packages differ from other services as they’re entirely bespoke, and the tools taught are unique, and have been tried and tested by HappiMe.

 
Therapy:
 

• HappiMe is proud to offer a number of therapeutic interventions, including talk-therapy, EFT, reiki and soon, hypnotherapy. We offer each of these services to children from ages 6-25. They are great for young people struggling with a mental health disorder (see yesterday’s post for more on this), or victims of trauma.
• The sessions generally last 60-minutes and are often longer-term (12-24 sessions).
• This is different to most other services as we offer an array of services to suit different needs. For example, EFT is great for young people who’d like a more practical therapy, where they don’t need to talk lots. Whereas talk-therapy is better for those who wish to verbally reflect.
  
  

Workshops & Assemblies:
 

• We offer bespoke workshops to groups children from ages 6-25. The group size is flexible depending on what your goals are for the workshop. For example, if you are a school leader wishing to promote positive mental health practices across a cohort, we can offer this in an assembly format. Alternatively, you may have a group of 5 young people with low-confidence, in which case, we could put together a couple of sessions to help them increase their confidence levels.

 
Bespoke Training:
 

• HappiMe also offers training to staff who work with children and families. Again, this is a bespoke service, with a focus on your goals as an organisation and the needs of the young people you work with. We can offer 1-hour lunchtime training slots (via Zoom), outdoor half-day or full-day inset training (with an aim to be back inside by September) and 1:1 staff support.

 
Oh, and I haven’t yet mentioned the books we offer!
 
We have 2 children’s books, ‘Oscar Meets His Worry Chimp’ and ‘How to Stop Worrying’.
 
Check ‘Oscar Meets His Worry Chimp’ out here.

Check ‘How to Stop Worrying’ out here.

If you’d like a supportive ear, some advice and a chance to talk to someone, feel free to get in touch for a free, no-obligation chat today. 

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Take care,

Abby and the HappiMe Team x