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What a lovely visit from two amazing children- Kai and Alaya Gorman who sold football cards and with £140 raised donated these fantastic toys to Mind Mosaic Child & Family Therapies  Little Box of Love at Christmas appeal for children in Inverclyde Thank you for your kindness Kai and Alaya!

A huge "Thank You" to the kind and generous people of Inverclyde for the great response to our Little Box of Love at Christmas appeal that as a local children's charity we deliver to Inverclyde children and families who are most in need every year. Many lovely supporters have dropped by with amazing Christmas bags and boxes and we are most grateful on behalf of children in most need this Christmas. There is still time to drop off a gift - toys; games; selection boxes; store v

Brilliant work by Dr Kate Renshaw and our Australian colleagues! Well done!

A pleasure to meet with our network colleagues- the Board Trustees, volunteers and staff of Inverclyde Family Contact Centre today at our base in Ladyburn Business Centre as we delivered a training workshop on play as communication for children affected by a range of psychological difficulties and challenging life circumstances, and as we highlighted the ways in which we work with parents and carers to support the whole family around the child. Many thanks to Party Platters G

A massive thank you to Finn and Alan Halliday and staff at McDonald's in Inverclyde for an amazing donation of £5K to support children and families at Mind Mosaic Child & Family Therapies - this kind generosity is very much appreciated and will support the mental health and wellbeing of children in the Inverclyde community

A huge thank you to Edward and Theresa Brown for the very kind donation of a 2 seater couch today which looks great in our Room 4 Counselling and Play Therapy room So much appreciated!

A good opportunity for parents with this great local organisation- Stepwell- in a Christmas Cook school FREE Christmas Cookschool – Apply Now! We’re hosting festive Cookschool Christmas sessions in Inverclyde — and spaces are limited! Join us for a fun, hands-on cooking class, learn tasty Christmas dishes, and enjoy a shared meal in a warm, friendly space.  Who can apply? Unemployed Inverclyde residents with dependents aged 3–15 who’ve found the last few months especially cha

A kind and thoughtful boy!

Very good visit today along with our Senior Family Worker to the B-Hive and Boglestone Community Hub to hear about the great work they are doing with children and families and we look forward to seeing Laura and team soon when they visit our base at Ladyburn in the near future

Many Congratulations to our CBT Therapist Kirsty Graham on graduating today from the University of West of Scotland( Paisley) with an MSc in Mental Health Practice( Therapeutic Skills) Well done Kirsty from your colleagues and all of the team at Ladyburn!

Many thanks to BAPT- The British Association of Play Therapists for the beautiful flowers

Good articles in tonight's Greenock Telegraph!

Our annual Little Box of Love campaign is open until 12th December. Please support us in our efforts as a local child and family mental health charity to give what we can to Inverclyde children and young people who need it most this Christmas. Donations gratefully accepted at our base on the ground floor in Ladyburn Business Centre in Pottery Street Greenock. Thank you

A lovely positive meet up this week with our colleagues and network partners from 5 organisations at our therapeutic support forum that we host at our base in Ladyburn Business Centre Open to all who work therapeutically with the mental health and wellbeing of others- we set this group up to focus on how we manage our own self-care and relaxation as practitioners and to ensure that we do not pour from an empty cup. We help ourselves and each other to avoid vicarious trauma- t

In Play Therapy children and young people affected by traumatic life circumstances, post traumatic stress and complex difficulty affecting their mental health and wellbeing, enter the therapy room where there is no expectation that they have the words or the language to even begin to make sense of what has happened to them. With the support of the university trained qualified Play Therapist the sessions may be non verbal for some time before they eventually gain trust, as the

Our popular Superhero and Change and Loss Groups provide emotional support and enhance good mental health and wellbeing for children age 5- 11yrs and 12-18yrs in a safe, developmentally appropriate therapeutic environment. Via the stories of the Superheroes young people face challenges head on- are supported as they work through issues such as grief and loss, family breakdown, bullying, poor self esteem, difficult peer relationships, chronic illness and disability, as they le

We have seen a rise in teenage and family referrals this month- many involving complex issues - and typically requiring a whole family response working with the "village" around the young person. Often this includes the parents, siblings and sometimes teachers or other professionals involved in the life of the child or teenager. The support for the young person is consistent, reliable, and facilitated by trained, qualified, indemnity insured, registered and experienced staff.

Our annual Little Box of Love at Christmas appeal is now open and we are accepting Christmas gifts, store/ gift vouchers; selection boxes; toys; games; nightwear; baby clothes, warm clothing; sweets; chocolate; gift boxes and Christmas gift bags etc... This appeal is Mind Mosaic Child & Family Therapies  way of giving to the children and families of the Inverclyde community that are in need and whom we care so passionately about. Last year we were able to support over 200 fam