Therapeutic Mentoring
for Children & Young People
One-to-one, relationship-based support for children and young people with SEND, SEMH, and complex trauma histories — delivered in schools, homes, and community settings across the UK.
Building trust.
Enabling progress.
Our Therapeutic Mentoring service provides specialist, one-to-one relational support for children and young people aged 5–25 who are experiencing significant social, emotional, and mental health (SEMH) difficulties, or who have Special Educational Needs and Disabilities (SEND) — including those with complex trauma histories, neurodevelopmental differences, and disrupted attachments.
Unlike traditional mentoring, our approach is explicitly therapeutic. Every mentor is trained in trauma-informed practice, understands behaviour as communication, and works within a framework of relational safety — building a consistent, trusted relationship with the young person before any structured goals are introduced. Because for many of the young people we work with, the relationship itself is the intervention.
Therapeutic mentoring sessions are delivered flexibly — in schools, at home, in community settings, or outdoors — wherever the young person feels most comfortable and most themselves. Sessions are co-designed with the young person, their family, and the professionals around them, and all work is clinically supervised to ensure quality and safeguarding throughout.
What’s Included
- Weekly one-to-one mentoring sessions
- Trauma-informed, relationship-led practice
- Neurodiversity-affirming approaches
- School, home, or community delivery
- Regular clinical supervision for all mentors
- Outcome-focused progress reporting
- Multi-agency communication & liaison
- Family and carer updates as agreed
- Safeguarding-compliant throughout
- Flexible commissioning arrangements
Who we support,
how we work, & what changes
Who It’s For
Our therapeutic mentoring service is designed for children and young people whose needs are not being met by universal provision — those who are at risk of exclusion, disengaged from education, or struggling to access other forms of support.
- Young people with SEND & SEMH needs
- Children with trauma or disrupted attachment
- Young people at risk of school exclusion
- CYP involved with social care or looked after
- Those with autism, ADHD, or complex profiles
- Young people disengaged from education
Our Approach
Everything begins with relationship. Before goals are set, before structured activities begin, our mentors spend time simply being present — consistently, reliably, and without agenda — so that the young person can begin to feel safe.
- Trauma-informed & attachment-aware
- Behaviour understood as communication
- Child-led, strength-based activities
- Neurodiversity-affirming throughout
- Regular clinical supervision & reflection
- Whole-system involvement with families & schools
Outcomes We Aim For
Our outcomes are meaningful and measurable. We track progress against agreed goals throughout the programme and report transparently to referrers, families, and commissioning bodies.
- Improved school attendance & re-engagement
- Reduced exclusions & behavioural incidents
- Stronger emotional regulation skills
- Greater self-esteem & sense of identity
- Improved family & peer relationships
- Increased access to wider services & community
In the words of
the people we support
“The therapeutic mentor Evolve provided for our son has been genuinely transformative. For the first time in years, he’s re-engaging with school and talking about the future. She understood him from the very beginning — she didn’t try to fix him, she just made him feel safe. That changed everything.”
Ready to make
a referral?
Whether you’re a parent, a school, or a commissioning professional — we’ll help you find the right pathway. We respond to all enquiries within 48 hours and handle every referral with confidentiality and care.
Email us: Admin@evolvementalhealthservices.co.uk
