Holistic Educational and Therapeutic Services
I offer a range of support and resources to enhance the learning experience for you and your children at home and school.
Contact: 07949763378 lucyhampson@gmail.com
Hello and welcome to my website
I have worked and trained in holistic educational and therapeutic services for 23 years.
Over the years I have developed many skills that I now offer families and schools to support their children through their educational years. See the About Page for details of my training and work experience. In my time as a teacher I noticed that families and children need a range of support and my Case Studies below show you what that support can look like. Read the case studies, scroll down and see how you might want to put an individual package together that suits your family's or school's needs. I offer individually tailored support for adults within the family too. I have Public Liability Insurance with Balens Insurance Brokers Ltd, covering all services, and have an enhanced DBS certificate. During these challenging times, I will work in line with government safety guidelines as they are presented. Call me for a free phone consultation. I look forward to speaking with you.
Case Studies
Family One
This family has 2 children. The eldest is a 9 year old girl, Ella,* who is academically gifted. Ella has been challenged by the lack of structure and loss of friendships throughout the Covid lockdown. Over the last 6 months she has become increasingly unhappy and was having emotional outbursts.
The family and I had a phone consultation and decided that she would benefit most from settling her nervous system through bodywork to calm her excessive restlessness. The type of therapeutic movement I use is Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT). Ella often tired when writing and never used colour in her art work (she is a gifted mathematician and was most comfortable with logic, precision and detail). I offered Saturday morning therapeutic art sessions and these were a successful intervention. The combination of regular RMT and freely exploring colour meant she further developed emotional stability and loving relationships within her family and became a much happier child and more confident learner.
Family Two
This family adopted a little boy, Sam.* who is now aged 5 . Sam is loving and capable, always on the go, but struggles to settle down. His body is always moving and he had a need to be in control. Sam had not developed a clear understanding of boundaries or the consequences of his behaviour. At times he would hug strangers or leave home unaccompanied, not realising this put him in danger. Sam found forming relationships at school difficult and would mimic other children's behaviour in order to make friends. I had a consultation with Sam's mum on the phone and an initial body work assessment was arranged followed by monthly RMT sessions. Sam's mum was also caring for 3 other children and she felt she would benefit from weekly one to one sessions with me on Zoom. In these hourly sessions she shared how things were progressing and we planned a schedule together for herself and her family; this included developmental craft activities, stories and art work. This intervention complimented the structured school day and some therapeutic work mum was already engaging with.
Local Primary School
I worked with 7 year old Ben,* who was a pupil at a local primary school. Ben was under-achieving in all aspects of his schoolwork. After RMT sessions Ben began to thrive and engaged with his education. The school were so pleased with the positive change in Ben's behaviour throughout the school day, that I was asked to train the teaching staff in the role of reflexes in learning (RMT). I now work with support staff to deliver a specialised Individual Education Plan (IEP) with the focus on movement. This work compliments the necessarily structured academic environment. We further compliment the IEP with a home movement plan for the family to complete in the evenings. Remarkably, after only 4 months of the body work, Ben had blossomed into a much happier boy, able to be a productive member of his class. As a result of this intervention Ben no longer requires an Educational Psychologist.
Adult Client
A male client was referred to me by his Cognitive Behavioural Therapist for a therapeutic massage. After a phone consultation with a supportive family member, we set up an hour's session (RMT) to ascertain whether the client's high anxiety level had a physical origin. It was uncovered a root cause of his anxiety was a physical reaction to trauma (Fear Paralysis Reflex). I gave him some exercises to do at home which helped soothe his nervous system. The client received a weekly RMT massage alongside his talking therapy. This collaborative work between two therapists enabled him to feel calmer and well supported.
*All names have been changed
Therapeutic services for children and adults
RMT- Educational Therapist
Education/Art - Yoga on Paper
Education/Art - Yoga on Paper
Our body and brain work together. Movement and sensory experiences are so important for young children. In today's world, it's easy for the sensory systems to become overloaded or affected by trauma or delayed development. Disturbances in development can have effects on learning, behaviour, coordination, organisational skills, maths, rea
Our body and brain work together. Movement and sensory experiences are so important for young children. In today's world, it's easy for the sensory systems to become overloaded or affected by trauma or delayed development. Disturbances in development can have effects on learning, behaviour, coordination, organisational skills, maths, reading and writing, friendships, and emotional resilience.
Teaching children for over 20 years has helped me to clearly see the link between body and brain. I have found Rhythmic Movement Training (RMT) to be a valuable tool in reflex integration, releasing body tension and building the brain networks for lasting change.
Education/Art - Yoga on Paper
Education/Art - Yoga on Paper
Education/Art - Yoga on Paper
Therapeutic Art can change your perceptions, help you to think more creatively and help you to more deeply relax! Yes, that is why Yoga on Paper (YOP) got its name. The responses to this wonderful dynamic art form are similar to when we practise yoga:
YOP drawings stretch the neural pathways as yoga stretches the muscles.
The idea origina
Therapeutic Art can change your perceptions, help you to think more creatively and help you to more deeply relax! Yes, that is why Yoga on Paper (YOP) got its name. The responses to this wonderful dynamic art form are similar to when we practise yoga:
YOP drawings stretch the neural pathways as yoga stretches the muscles.
The idea originated after teaching form drawing classes within Waldorf schools and progressed as I saw the profound benefits for both adults and children. Classes with younger children have movement incorporated to assist their developing systems. YOP develops things like memory, spatial awareness, balance and coordination, writing skills and mental alertness.
Holistic Education
Holistic Education
Holistic Education
. The following services and bespoke packages are beneficial for families that are homeschooling and/or feel their child would benefit from some extra tuition or support.
- Lesson planning and support for parents teaching at home, on zoom or in person
- One to one support with primary learning, on zoom or in person
- Therapeutic art sessions
Wit
. The following services and bespoke packages are beneficial for families that are homeschooling and/or feel their child would benefit from some extra tuition or support.
- Lesson planning and support for parents teaching at home, on zoom or in person
- One to one support with primary learning, on zoom or in person
- Therapeutic art sessions
With an initial conversation about your child/children and situation we can find the right support for you.
Massage Therapy
Holistic Education
Holistic Education
Looking after our body is integral to our physical, mental and emotional well-being. Massage offers a way of taking care of your body. Treatment of the muscles releases tensions, soothes the body of aches and pains and relaxes the mind. It's a great way to de-stress, preventing illness and fatigue.
Regular massage can help us to release
Looking after our body is integral to our physical, mental and emotional well-being. Massage offers a way of taking care of your body. Treatment of the muscles releases tensions, soothes the body of aches and pains and relaxes the mind. It's a great way to de-stress, preventing illness and fatigue.
Regular massage can help us to release old experiences and memories which may have been stored as tension and pain in the body. This releasing can leave us freer to change what doesn't serve us and enjoy our life more fully in the present moment.
RMT and massage is a wonderful combination for children and adults as it helps to repattern the brain and body.