Elnaz Bayandor

Every child wants to do well. Sometimes they just need someone to understand what is getting in the way.

As a parent, it can be heartbreaking to watch your child struggle with anxiety, big emotions, behavioural challenges, or low confidence. You may have tried different strategies and found that nothing creates lasting change. When children cannot express what they are feeling, the feeling shows up in their behaviour instead. Therapy helps us understand the message underneath the behaviour, and gives children real tools for handling what they are feeling.

I work with children, adolescents and families on anxiety, emotional regulation, behavioural concerns, trauma, ADHD and life transitions. Every child has their own strengths. My role is to make our sessions engaging and safe enough that they feel understood and accepted, and confident enough to grow.

My approach is warm and patient. I work closely with both children and parents, because meaningful change happens when families feel supported together. Through play, conversation and evidence-based therapeutic techniques, children come to understand their emotions better, build coping skills and confidence, and find healthier ways of responding when life gets hard.

As children grow, their emotional needs change too. School, friendships, anxiety, a change at home: therapy gives a child somewhere to feel heard while they build the skills they need, now and later on.