Time to Shine
Inspiring and Empowering Mentoring for Young People
One-to-One Mentoring
TESTIMONIALS
“I’ve wanted to meet you for some time and say thank you, thank you for helping my daughter, I see the difference in her and I need to learn these skills too! Do you do anything for parents?”
~ Mother of 9 year old girl
~ Well-being Programme
“I feel that I can control my thoughts about my exams more and I’ll remember everything you’ve told us. Thank you.”
~ 17 year old female student
~ Exam Preparation Programme
“You wouldn’t believe it but all the children in that group were the quietest ones in their class..!”
~ Debbie Hayes, Trinity Primary School
~ Well-being Programme
“It’s showed me that we’re all in the same boat and we’re all stressed and we can turn that stress into being more productive.”
~ 18 year old male student
~ Exam Preparation Programme
“I chose 10 pupils who were suffering from a range of issues such as mental health, stress, poor self-esteem, lack of organisation etc. Deborah spent 8 weeks with the group and her impact was profound. The students have said they really enjoyed the sessions and I noticed over the weeks that the skills and coping strategies she gave them were working fantastically well. I noticed that there was a more positive atmosphere and the students were helping and coaching each other, practicing revision and relaxation techniques. We have been extremely impressed with the impact of Deborah’s work.”
~ Colin McCormick, Head of History, Alsop High
~ Exam Preparation Programme
“Almost everyone took something away from this. We need you to come back next year.”
~ Guadalupe Rangel-Vazquez, Head of Sixth Form, Alsop High School
~ Inspirational Motivational Talk
“This is the only place I feel like I can be myself in school.”
~ 12 year old boy
~ Well-being Programme
“Throughout my time in education I have never come across a programme as powerful as this. Research demonstrates that children are effective learners when they feel safe, secure and valued. Through their participation in this programme, our children continue to develop in all aspects of the curriculum. Deborah now visits the school every single week and will continue to do so, working with the school’s most vulnerable children.”
~ Adam Vasco, Deputy Head Teacher, St Vincent de Paul Primary School
~ Well-being Programme
“I feel more positive about my exams and don’t feel as negative about them… I feel I can pass them.”
~ 17 year old female student
~ Exam Preparation Programme
“Coming here has helped me to actually have confidence.”
~ 13 year old girl
~ Well-being Programme
“Is my son okay? He seems… confident and not stressed!”
~ Parent, phoning the school after her 17 year old son participated in the Effective Exam Preparation Programme
“I’ve definitely got a more relaxed and positive outlook on my exams. I used to be really negative about them but I feel a lot better now.”
~ 17 year old male student
~ Exam Preparation Programme
“What’s really helped me is knowing not to pass the pain on when someone hurts me.”
~ 11 year old girl
~ Well-being Programme
“It was decent!”
~ 17 year old male student
~ Exam Preparation Programme
“I used the visualisation to win the talent show… I kept seeing the trophy winking at me!”
~ 10 year old boy
~ Well-being Programme
“The students very quickly established a group identity and individually developed their own self-esteem. The students’ feedback speaks for itself but I know that each student now has increased levels of positivity, confidence and self-worth.”
~ Mark Wyss, Principal, Ormiston Bolingbrook Academy
~ Well-being Programme
“I can cope with my stress now and everything I’ve learned will help me with my exams.”
~ 18 year old male student
~ Exam Preparation Programme
“Deborah you are worth your weight in gold and we want you to come back every week forever.”
~ Phillip Stewart, (then) Headteacher, St. Vincent de Paul Primary School
~Well-being Programme
“I always use the meditation and it helps get my anger down straight away.”
~ 11 year old boy
~ Well-being Programme
“I’ve been using the meditation with my Mum and we’re getting on better and that’s what I really wanted, to get on better with my Mum.”
~ 15 year old girl
~ Well-being Programme
Why One-to-One?
Does your child need a little guidance with an area of life such as self-esteem, confidence, mental wellbeing, self-talk, stress, anxiety, parental divorce, anger, communication, feelings, transitions, siblings, friends, school or something else?
One-to-One sessions focus on the individual young person and use mentoring and coaching, Neuro Linguistic Programming, Hypnotherapy, Personal Performance, emotional intelligence, mindfulness, talking through issues, mental wellbeing exercises, Accelerated Learning, journalling, telling motivating stories, and any other techniques that I am trained in and is useful to the situation.
One-to-one mentoring is suitable for young people aged 7 and up and can be carried out face to face (if local to Merseyside) or, more usually, via Skype.
The sessions result in:
The Sessions
Confidentiality and Safeguarding
Confidentiality is essential to the therapist-client relationship. Although caregivers may want to know every detail that the young person discusses, this may affect the young person’s confidence in the therapist and the young person’s well-being. At all times, I encourage the young person to share something with the adult if it will benefit their relationship and understanding of each other. If a safeguarding issue arises then the caregiver will be spoken with and I will follow the child protection procedures of Sefton LSCB which can be found here.