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Growing Children
It’s all about relationship
Children who experience trauma are impacted in all areas of their lives. We understand that healing takes place in relationship and our goal is to support parents, families and professionals to engage with children in a trauma-informed way and to build relationships that can nurture growth and healing.
Growing Children offers assessments and therapy for children, as well as training and consulting services for parents, caregivers, professionals and organisations.
Our focus is the prevention of trauma and the treatment of children who have experienced trauma and adversity. We provide strategies to buffer children from the inevitable struggles of life and to empower parents to grow resilience in their children. We work closely with professionals to support children and families who have experienced significant trauma, as they journey towards healing.
All families have strengths and vulnerabilities. It is important to build on the strengths, and to buffer the vulnerabilities by wrapping relationships around them.
Deidré Nel is a qualified Social Worker with more than 30 years of experience within the social sector. She did her post-grad training in Play Therapy and is a certified trainer in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics.
Deidré has a passion for children and families that motivates her to see them empowered to succeed. For the past 12 years, she has worked closely with children, families and professionals within the foster care sector. Deidre has been privileged to learn from all the children, families and professionals that she has worked with.
Dr. Deidré Nel
Founder of Growing Children
All families have strengths and vulnerabilities. It is important to build on the strengths, and to buffer the vulnerabilities by wrapping relationships around them.
Deidré Nel is a qualified Social Worker with more than 30 years of experience within the social sector. She did her post-grad training in Play Therapy and is a certified trainer in the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics.
Deidré has a passion for children and families that motivates her to see them empowered to succeed. For the past 12 years, she has worked closely with children, families and professionals within the foster care sector. Deidre has been privileged to learn from all the children, families and professionals that she has worked with.
