“Alex has been incredibly helpful to us and in particular our son. She has engaged really well with him and has made such a positive difference with school. We would highly recommend this programme to other adopters.”
Adoptive parents who accessed ‘Connecting the Dots’
Our Offering
Curiosity Project collective offer highly skilled therapeutic support for children, families and professionals working with this community. We wholeheartedly believe in the need for connection and we value each relationship from beginning to end.
“The professional supervision provided by Curiosity Project for our leadership team and wider staff has been transformative. They provide brave, inclusive spaces for each individual to receive the nurture, challenge and time they need to reflect and grow.”
Head Teacher of school working with Curiosity Project
Post Adoption Support
Play Therapy
Play Therapy seeks to balance symbolic play and verbal expression through a developmentally appropriate approach. Play Therapy can offer a child the opportunity to express, explore and make sense of their own life experiences.
Therapeutic Parenting
Foundations for Attachment and Nurturing Attachments are parenting programmes based in DDP principles, their aim being to facilitate more empathic, connected and regulated relationships within the family system.
Filial Therapy
Filial based therapy draws upon the skills and principles of Play Therapy. The therapist works with the parents in order for the parent to become the primary agent of change in the child’s life.
Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)
DDP is a therapeutic approach that draws upon knowledge of attachment and developmental trauma with the aim of helping children and their families develop more connected and secure relationships.
Click to visit ddpnetwork.org
Sensory Attachment Intervention (SAI)
Sensory Attachment Intervention (SAI) is a therapy approach which focuses upon the relationship between sensory processing and emotional regulation. This therapy approach involves recognising the interplay of the child and their significant adults.
Occupational Therapy: Sensory Integration Informed
Occupational therapy aims to enable a person to participate as much as possible in the activities of their everyday life. A sensory integration informed approach draws upon the understanding of a person’s individual sensory system and then uses this to support improvement in daily functioning.
Click to visit sensoryintegrationeducation.com
Therapeutic Services
Play Therapy
1:1 sessions.
Therapeutic Group Work
Small group work using a person-centred creative approach.
Occupational Therapy Services
Occupational therapists see beyond diagnoses and limitations to hopes and aspirations. They look at the relationship between daily activities and the challenges faced, with an aim to help people do the things they want and have to do.
Supervision
For senior leaders, safeguarding professionals, education staff.
Consultation
Our focus is on the relevance of attachment, becoming trauma informed and understanding behaviour through a relational lens.
Connecting the Dots
Therapeutic Parenting programme drawing from Sensory Attachment Intervention.
Paediatric Autism Communication Therapy (PACT)
PACT is a parent/carer-led video feedback intervention for autistic children with social communication and language needs, it is intended for children aged 2–11 with the aim of improving social communication difficulties.
Click to visit pacttraining.co.uk
Individualised Therapeutic Parenting - Online
Bespoke 1:1 packages based in a DDP approach.
Therapeutic Yoga for Children with Additional and Complex Needs
Special Yoga
A practice involving movement, regulating breathwork and mindful relaxation specifically developed for neurodiverse children and those with additional and complex needs.
Click to visit specialyoga.co.uk
Occupational Therapy
Bespoke Packages
Tailored to the needs of the child.
Sensory Integration Therapy
Sensory integration therapy (SIT) aims to help children improve their processing and integration of sensory inputs, which can lead to more regulated response.
Connecting the Dots
A 5 week parent programme incorporating therapeutic parenting and sensory integration approaches.
Supervision
Clinical Supervision
We provide clinical supervision for therapists working with children, young people and families.
Supervision for Education Professionals
A space to explore responses, expand professional possibilities and reflect upon the relationship between work and life.
Supervision for Leaders and Managers in Health Care Services
Providing a unique opportunity to discuss and explore the complexities of the role with a highly experienced Psychotherapist.
Workshops and CPD
Curiosity Project deliver bespoke training workshops to professionals working with children and families throughout the North West.
We specialise in developing understanding and skills to work with children impacted by Developmental Trauma and are passionate about enhancing professional practice to meet the needs of Neurodiverse children and young people.
Active Connection
Understanding behaviour from the inside out – Visit the CPD Hub
Twilight and INSET Sessions
For example:
Working with attachment and trauma in the school system.
Sensory processing in the classroom.
Supporting adopted children in school.
Active Connection, understanding behaviour from the inside out. Visit the CPD Hub
Let’s connect
If you have a question or enquiry about our offering, please get in touch with us using this form, and we’ll aim to respond within 2 working days.
“Things are so different for us since working with Laura, I feel like a different person! I now enjoy parenting my child and spending time with him, this was so hard for me before your support. Thank you Curiosity Project, you are amazing.”
Adopter of child with complex needs