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 โ in regulation, trust, sensory processing, or emotional development โ the need doesn’t disappear with time. It staysโฆ until it’s met.
That’s why a child of 8 โ or a young person of 18 โ can both be struggling with the same unmet foundational need.
Because when you meet the developmental gap โ not the chronological age โ things start to shift.
๐ค Openness to trust
๐ง Understanding sensory differences
๐ Navigating emotions
๐ฌ Connection to self & others
๐ Esteem & identity
The right support – at the right level – at the right time.
Welcome to the BOUNCE Approachยฎ.
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 โ 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 canโt tell you why. By the time itโs happened, itโs 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 theyโve been through things. Maybe nobody knows the half of it.
Anticipatory threat
Needs felt safety first
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The BOUNCE Approachยฎ was built for all three – by someone who has been in your shoes and does the work every day.
Our Approach
Explore the Bounce Approachยฎ
Every child’s behaviour is communication. The BOUNCE Approachยฎ helps you understand what is underneath โ and what that child needs from you right now.
How We Help
Choose where to start
Trusted Service
Supporting children across home, school and services โ every day
โ 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.
