aBOUT
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.
our services
How we help
CHILDREN & TEENAGERS
During the early years of development, a child’s brain is most malleable and susceptible to traumatic experiences. Relationships are the greatest buffer against stress and adversity. Our goal is to provide both proactive and reactive trauma-informed, relational strategies to buffer any vulnerabilities, build resilience and support healing.
PARENTS & CAREGIVERS
Trauma-informed parenting is about connecting with your child and understanding that relationship forms the buffer for any stressful experience they may have. We offer consultation and training services to support parents and caregivers to become trauma-informed and to be the agents of change in the lives of their children.
pROFESSIONALS & Organisations
Being trauma-informed is to understand that all behaviour is communication. We offer trauma-informed consultation and training services to professionals and organisations working with children and families to facilitate an understanding of connection, co-regulation and empathy.
CHILDREN & TEENAGERS
During the early years of development, a child’s brain is most malleable and susceptible to traumatic experiences. Relationships are the greatest buffer against stress and adversity. Our goal is to provide both proactive and reactive trauma-informed, relational strategies to buffer any vulnerabilities, build resilience and support healing.
PARENTS & CAREGIVERS
Trauma-informed parenting is about connecting with your child and understanding that relationship forms the buffer for any stressful experience they may have. We offer consultation and training services to support parents and caregivers to become trauma-informed and to be the agents of change in the lives of their children.
pROFESSIONALS & Organisations
Human beings are relational creatures intended to be part of a larger whole. Trauma can interfere with a child’s ability to connect and can lead to dysregulated behaviours. We offer trauma-informed consulting and training services to professionals and organisations working with children and families.
CHILDREN & TEENAGERS
During the early years of development, a child’s brain is most malleable and susceptible to traumatic experiences. Relationships are the greatest buffer against stress and adversity. Our goal is to provide both proactive and reactive trauma-informed, relational strategies to buffer any vulnerabilities, build resilience and support healing.
PARENTS & CAREGIVERS
Trauma-informed parenting is about connecting with your child and understanding that relationship forms the buffer for any stressful experience they may have. We offer consultation and training services to support parents and caregivers to become trauma-informed and to be the agents of change in the lives of their children.
pROFESSIONALS & Organisations
Human beings are relational creatures intended to be part of a larger whole. Trauma can interfere with a child’s ability to connect and can lead to dysregulated behaviours. We offer trauma-informed consulting and training services to professionals and organisations working with children and families.