Professionals and Organisations
We partner with professionals, commissioners and organisations to provide in person and online support for families, professional development and support and supervision.
🌻 Open for commissions: Parenting with Theraplay® Summer 2026 (ASGSF funded places available)
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Our sessions support parents and carers to build confidence in their parenting, develop their network of support, improve wellbeing and establish positive family relationships.
Beacon Family Services can help if you work with families who are:
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worried about their children’s anxiety, emotional wellbeing or mental health
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struggling with their child's behaviours or Childhood Challenging Violent and Aggressive Behaviours (CCVAB)
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experiencing school anxiety and / or school refusal
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experiencing a life change, such as illness, divorce or bereavement
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fostering or adopting and looking for support to develop new relationships
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looking for support with either neurodivergence, such as Autism or ADHD, or disabilities
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finding family life difficult and who would like to deepen their relationships to be a more connected parent
Our sessions support parents and carers to build confidence in their parenting, develop their network of support, improve wellbeing and establish positive family relationships.
Beacon Family Services can help if you work with families who are:
Bespoke Support for Adoptive Families
MIM, Theraplay®, DDP, Just Right State
In person • Online
Our highly trained and clinically-supervised professionals provide support to adoptive and kinship families to help build and strengthen relationships. Our support packages are tailored to the specific needs of each family. If you wish to commission support using the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund click on the 'Request support' button below to tell us about the family’s needs.
Depending on a family's needs, services can include:
- Assessment
- Just Right State - programme for adoptive parents
- Parenting with Theraplay® - small group programme in Sutton Coldfield for adoptive parents and carers
- Theraplay®, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and Sensory Attachment Intervention (SAI)
- Weekly sessions
Connect for Kids: Group Theraplay®
In person • Funded
Some children need extra support with social and emotional development. Playing with parents and peers in these sessions can build children's confidence and resilience.
Connect for Parents: Group sessions for parents and carers
In person • Funded
Connect for Parents brings together small groups of parents and carers in a supportive space, guided by an experienced therapist, with time to pause and reflect alongside others who understand how family life can really feel. It is designed to ease isolation with support and new parenting ideas to build positivity and resilience
Funded Support for Families
Funded • In person • Online
We provide early help to families who have no other access to funded therapy. This support is available in person in the West Midlands, and online in other areas. Click on the 'Request support' button near the top of this page to refer a family on their behalf. Alternatively, copy and send the link directly to a family so they can request our support directly.
We also offer additional support, including group Theraplay® and a range of workshops. You can find our full range of offers for families in the Families section.
Introducing Play as a Preventative Response to Emerging Mental Health Needs
In person • Online
An introduction to play-based relational working and relationship-centred parenting. These sessions help professionals supporting families to use evidence-based strategies to calm, soothe and reduce everyday parenting challenges.
Childhood Challenging Violent and Aggressive Behaviours (CCVAB) Support
In person • Online
Our highly trained and experienced social workers and therapists offer current and upcoming opportunities for professionals to support families in their care who are living with childhood challenging and aggressive behaviours.
Workshops for professionals:: If you would like our team to host a CCVAB workshop for professionals in your organisation, please click the enquiry button below and get in touch.
Peer support for families: You can direct adoptive families to our Walking with Families online community which offers them peer support and specialist CCVAB sessions.
In person • Commissioned by schools
Our therapists create emotionally safe, nurturing environments in schools, equipping children to build positive relationships and regulate their behaviour.
Supervision:
Support for individuals or organisations working with children and families
In person • Online
We provide expert supervision and support for all therapists using, or looking to use, relational principles in their work with children and families. This includes support for Theraplay® trained therapists to develop the use of Theraplay® informed principles within their work. Support is also available for professionals wishing to undertake the Theraplay® practicum.
Joining us as an Associate Therapist, Board Member or Workshop Facilitator
Hybrid
We are frequently looking for great people to join us at Beacon Family Services. If you think you might be the right fit, we invite you find out more about our mission, values and impact then visit our main Work with Us page.
Marc Baggott
Early Help Worker – Sutton Coldfield Team