autism and mental health consultancy
Our Alternative Outdoor Provision (AOP) specialises in working with autistic and neurodivergent learners, who benefit from natural spaces to process complex feelings in a low demand and safe place with a therapist. Some may be chronically inflexible, defiant, or pathologically demand avoidant. Other children may have sensory processing issues, hyperactivity, restlessness, or insecure attachments. We know that therapeutic sessions that look and feel like a Forest School experience are appealing to many children, especially if they’re nervous about accessing traditional therapy or counselling in a room.
Our qualified Play Therapist and Forest School Leader offers nature-based therapeutic provision for SEND learners aged 5-13 years through three main pathways: Autism & Mental Health Consultancy, Nature-based Play Therapy, and CPD.
Our Autism & Mental Health Consultancy offer a a wrap-around provision for chronically inflexible, defiant or pathologically demand avoidant children and young people. Some may have experienced adverse or traumatic experiences. We provide low-demand Therapeutic Mentoring, with the aim of reducing anxiety to increase engagement in school, formal therapy or signposting to another service. This includes reporting to support EHCP’s.
Autism & Mental Health Consultancy Consult>>Therapeutic Programme>> Report
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Service | Clients | Offer | Total Cost |
Initial Consult (3 hrs)
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SEND children and young people (ages 5-13)
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SEND child focused meetings |
Half Day Consult (3hrs) = £300
Full Day Consult (6hrs) = £600
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Initial meeting with SEND Team, families, and learners.
Signposting to interventions
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o Defiant learners who need a specialist service with a therapist.
o SEND learners’ referral pathway to therapy.
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o Observation and advice
o Risk Assessments & Summary Report
| Costing broken down
Half Day Consult (3hrs) 2-hour visit + 1 hour assess/summary report.
Full Day Consult (6hrs) for 2 or more learners. 5-hour visit + 1 hour assess/summary report
Capped at full day price!
Specialist Rate for all services £100 per hour
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Nature-based Therapeutic Mentoring Programme
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Specialist service for defiant learners with a therapist
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A low-demand programme with a therapist
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Half Day programme = £1000 |
Block of 5 sessions.
A low-demand programme with a therapist & specialist.
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SEND individuals who maybe defensive or demand avoidant about receiving support from other therapy services.
Ages 5-13
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5-week programme. Sessions last 2hrs each
Reducing anxiety to increase engagement in school, formal therapy or signposting to another service. |
1 Learner block of 5 sessions. 2-hour session + 1 hour assess/ reporting.
Up to 2 learners a day
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Autism & Mental Health Report | Reporting for SEND
| Report | Report (each) £150
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Holistic reporting on conclusion on Therapeutic Mentoring Programme |
Holistic reporting for individuals who maybe defensive or demand avoidant about receiving support from other therapy services. |
Holistic reporting for key areas of the Education, Health and Care Plan (EHCP) |
Reporting: 1 ½ hrs approx.
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Continuous Professional Development (CPD)
As part of our wrap around service for children and young that may be chronically inflexible, defiant or pathologically demand avoidant. We provide 2-hr school inset. | |||
Service | Clients | Offer | Total Cost |
Defensive or Pathologically Demand Avoidant learners 2 hr inset. | CPD Practitioners in all settings Group sizes 12 max Education and mental health professionals working withautistic & neurodivergent clients | Up to date information and effective approaches Insight from a specialist in South-West. Package of resources & strategies Creative solution-focused workshop | £300 2 hrs course Includes 1 hr deliver + 1 hr solution-focused workshop |
