Improving Social and
Emotional Wellbeing
Early Intervention
We help you find the missing piece
When behaviour shows up, it’s a sign something underneath is out of alignment.
Not defiance. Not random. A gap.
And that gap isn’t about age. It’s about development.
If something was interrupted earlier — in regulation, trust, sensory processing, or emotional development — the need doesn’t disappear with time. It stays… until it’s met.
That’s why a child of 8 — or a young person of 18 — can both be struggling with the same unmet foundational need.
Because when you meet the developmental gap — not the chronological age — things start to shift.
🤝 Openness to trust
🎧 Understanding sensory differences
🌊 Navigating emotions
💬 Connection to self & others
🌟 Esteem & identity
The right support – at the right level – at the right time.
Welcome to the BOUNCE Approach®.
Created by the Child Therapy Service – a social enterprise supporting families, schools, and professionals.
Who We Help
Do you recognise this child?
Shuts down
The one who goes silent
Refuses tasks, goes silent, disappears into themselves. Not being difficult — their nervous system is overwhelmed and they have no words for it yet.
Dorsal vagal shutdown
Not defiance
Explodes
The one who goes from zero to ten
Zero to ten in seconds, and they can’t tell you why. By the time it’s happened, it’s already too late for strategies.
Outside the window
Needs co-regulation first
Carries a lot
The one who is always braced
Anxious, avoidant, or always braced for something. Maybe they’ve been through things. Maybe nobody knows the half of it.
Anticipatory threat
Needs felt safety first
The BOUNCE Approach® was built for all three – by someone who has been in your shoes and does the work every day.
How We Help
Choose where to start
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What is The BOUNCE Approach®?
Understand the framework, the mission and the evidence behind it — and see the impact it is already making.
Assessment Tool
Snapshots
A clear picture of need, a plan any staff member can deliver, and the data to prove it worked.
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Families
Feeling overwhelmed at home?
Feel calmer, more confident and know how to respond — with the right support for your whole family.
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Professionals & Schools
Supporting children across every setting
Supporting children across every setting — for individual practitioners and whole school teams.
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Professionals
Earlier identification. Clearer intervention. Better outcomes — with a complete, connected practice model.
Schools & Organisation Teams
Build a shared approach across your whole setting — with team memberships, whole-school programmes and live support.
Trusted Service
Supporting children across home, school and services — every day
★ Trusted by Local Authorities
Approved supplier to multiple UK local authorities, MATs, and organisations across England, Scotland, Wales, and Northern Ireland.
Including Lancashire, Leeds, South Ayrshire, Hampshire, and Bridgend
Already meeting standards for safeguarding, quality, and procurement – so you can move forward with confidence.
