So much fun running our Easter Wellbeing workshops today!

Since January this year almost 500 professionals/parents have attended our workshops on topics such as Anxiety Based School Avoidance, Emotional Regulation and Behaviour with some wonderful reviews on our Facebook page. Could we be supporting your organisation? Get in touch!

Our new booking portal is now active --》 striveni.co.uk/appointments

I had some lovely first sessions today with some of the pupils at Tannaghmore Primary School. Also great meeting fabulous staff that just want the best for their students! 🤗 Looking forward to continuing my programme here!

Just completed a workshop focusing again on Anxiety Based School Avoidance for An Carn. Thank you for having me 🤗🤗 #anxiety #absa #ebsa pic.x.com/XCYT93onf7

Do you know families who may benefit? Please also get in touch if we can support your organisation in delivering intervention programmes locally #autism #AutismIntervention #AutismSupport #FamilySupport

Having already successfully delivered this workshop to over 500 parents and professionals in the past year...I am delighted to be running it again via Zoom! Group discounts also available via the link: eventbrite.co.uk/e/335787097247 #absa #anxiety #SchoolAvoidance

Some recent feedback from our Anxiety Based School Avoidance workshops. Please get in touch if you would like us to roll this training out across your organisation! #anxiety #ChildhoodAnxiety #ABSA

As I sit here overwhelmed with the emails to respond to I remind myself that the work I do is all for good reason. I received a lovely parcel today from a lovely child I have been working with. "Thanks for helping me grow". Excuse me while I go and rub this tear away!!

Keep an eye out for our new episode of the Parentline NI podcast! We discuss the topic of Anxiety Based School Avoidance with Elaine from STRIVE NI Kerry Mclean

My podcast with Parentline NI is now live!! You can listen via the link below or on your usual Podcast listening services (e.g. Spotify etc). Let me know your thoughts! buzzsprout.com/861409/1086093… Children in NI Kerry Mclean

….have a listen. Great help and advice for parents from STRIVE NI ❤️ #ABSA #AnxietyBasedSchoolAvoidance #InYourCorner #HelpForParents #HelpForCarers

Delighted to have been invited back by Parentline to facilitate this session 🤗

Finalising the details for my sessions with Parentline NI this evening and tomorrow morning!

Education Minister Michelle McIlveen had a useful meeting with STRIVE NI founder Elaine McCriskin today to discuss how children with anxiety based school avoidance can best be supported to return to school.

We need to be better at updating here!! Have had a busy morning with sessions and an afternoon of podcast recording (will share more details soon). More sessions this afternoon in our lovely little cabin space...we had a reshuffle of layout recently. What do you think?

Delighted to have been invited to speak this afternoon on BBC Radio Ulster Evening Extra. On from 1hr 26 min bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/m0…

Our most popular workshop is running yet again this evening..7pm via Zoom. striveni.co.uk/upcoming-events #SchoolAnxiety #ChildhoodAnxiety #ParentWorkshop #Education

What a beautiful venue for my workshop this morning with The Fostering Network . It was a pleasure to deliver the session to a number of carers who are absolutely wonderful at what they do. Their passion filled the room 🥰

Our first blog is live! striveni.co.uk/blog/f/back-to… #School #Education #EducationNI #NISchools #ABSA #Anxiety