Furry Friends Therapy

08/09/2026

🐾 BACK TO SCHOOL SEMH SUPPORT – NOW AVAILABLE 🐴🌿

For many children and young people, returning to school after the summer holidays can feel overwhelming. Changes in routine, new classrooms, increased expectations, social pressures and anxiety can all have a significant impact on emotional wellbeing.

At Furry Friends Therapy CIC, we provide nurturing, therapeutic support for children and young people who may be struggling with SEMH, SEND, anxiety, confidence, emotional regulation, school engagement or social interaction.

💚 Our Onsite Farm Days

Our unique farm-based provision gives children and young people the opportunity to step away from the pressures of a traditional classroom and learn in a calm, supportive environment.

Sessions can include:

🐴 Equine-assisted activities
🐰 Animal-assisted therapy and animal care
🌳 Forest School and outdoor learning
🧠 Emotional wellbeing interventions
💬 Confidence and self-esteem building
🤝 Social skills and relationship building
🌿 Sensory and regulation activities
🎨 Creative and therapeutic activities
❤️ Bespoke 1:1 and small-group support

Our approach is child-centred and individualised, allowing us to build trusted relationships and work at a pace that is right for each young person.

We can support children who are:

✨ Struggling to attend or engage with school
✨ Experiencing anxiety or emotional dysregulation
✨ At risk of exclusion
✨ Finding friendships or social situations difficult
✨ Struggling with confidence or self-esteem
✨ Needing a nurturing environment to help them re-engage with education
✨ Requiring additional SEND or SEMH support

🏫 We can also come to you!

Alongside our onsite provision, we offer outreach sessions within schools and other settings, bringing our therapeutic animals and emotional wellbeing support directly to children and young people.

Our outreach provision can be tailored around the needs of individual pupils or small groups and can complement the support already being provided by school.

🐾 Sometimes a different environment, a trusted adult and the unconditional connection created through animals can be the starting point a child needs to begin engaging again.

If you are a school, SENCO, Alternative Provision lead, Local Authority professional, parent or carer looking for additional SEMH or SEND support, we would love to hear from you.

📩 Contact Furry Friends Therapy CIC to discuss how we could support a child or young person.

🐴 Animal & Equine-Assisted Interventions
🌳 Forest School
💚 SEMH & SEND Support
🏫 Onsite & School Outreach
🤝 1:1 & Small Group Provision

Helping children build confidence, regulate emotions, develop positive relationships and rediscover their ability to thrive. 🐾💚

08/09/2026

Great start to the week on the farm ……

28/08/2026

🌟 And that’s a wrap on our HAF Summer Club 2026! 🌟

Our final day was certainly finished on a high! 🥳💚 The children and staff have had so much fun, with plenty of laughter, smiles and special moments to end an incredible summer together.

It has been an absolute privilege to welcome and work with so many wonderful children over the summer holidays. Watching friendships form, confidence grow, new experiences being embraced and children stepping outside of their comfort zones has made us incredibly proud. 🥰

Most importantly, we hope every child leaves us with lots of happy memories that they can look back on for a long time to come. 💕🐴🐰🌳

A HUGE thank you to all of our amazing children, families, staff and volunteers who have helped make our Summer HAF Club so special. We couldn’t have done it without you! 💚

There have definitely been some tired staff going home tonight… but it has been worth every minute! 😂

☀️ HAF Summer Club 2026 — completed! ☀️
What an amazing summer it has been! 💚

26/08/2026

🌟 WE’D LOVE TO HEAR FROM YOU! 🌟

As our Summer HAF Club 2026 comes to an end, we would absolutely love to hear from the parents and carers whose children have joined us this summer. 🥰

We’ve had an incredible few weeks filled with animals, ponies, Forest School, crafts, games, new experiences, friendships, confidence building and LOTS of fun! 🐴🐰🐐🌳🎨💚

Your feedback is incredibly important to us. It not only helps us to continue improving our HAF provision, but also allows us to demonstrate the real difference HAF makes to children and families.

💬 We’d love to know:

⭐ What has your child enjoyed most?
⭐ Have you noticed any changes in their confidence, independence or wellbeing?
⭐ Have they made new friends or tried something they wouldn’t normally do?
⭐ Have they developed any new skills or tried new foods?
⭐ What difference has attending Furry Friends made to your child or your family?
⭐ Is there anything you’d like us to do differently or add in the future?

Whether it’s a couple of sentences or a longer testimonial, every bit of feedback is really appreciated. 💚

We have seen some absolutely amazing achievements this summer, and we are so proud of every single child who has joined us.

👇 Please leave your feedback/testimonial in the comments below, or feel free to send us a private message if you would prefer.

Thank you for trusting us with your children and for being part of another fantastic summer at Furry Friends Therapy CIC. 🐾💚

25/08/2026

Day 27 of our HAF Summer Club ……

24/08/2026

Day 26 of our HAF Summer Club

23/08/2026

🚨🌞 LAST-MINUTE HAF PLACES AVAILABLE TOMORROW! 🌞🚨

Due to some last-minute cancellations, we now have 3 places available for our Stoke Summer HAF Club tomorrow! 🎉🐴🐰🌳

If your child would love a fun-filled day at Furry Friends Therapy, this is your chance to grab one of our final spaces! 💙

Expect lots of:
🐴 Animal fun
🌳 Outdoor adventures
🎨 Creative activities
🎉 Games & laughter
🌈 SEND-inclusive support
🥰 And plenty of Furry Friends fun!

⚡ ONLY 3 PLACES AVAILABLE – first come, first served!

👉 Book your place here:
https://eequ.org/book/furry-friends-therapy-sot-summer-2026-with-furry-friends-therapy-14044

Please feel free to share with any Stoke families who may be looking for a last-minute HAF place. 💙

Animal Therapy and Fun in the Forest

23/08/2026

🌞🐴 HAF SUMMER CLUB 2026 – DAYS 22, 23, 24 & 25! 🐰🌳

Just some of the highlights from another four fantastic days at Furry Friends Therapy! 💙

Days 22–25 have been packed with smiles, laughter, friendships, animals, outdoor adventures and LOTS of fun! 🥰

One of the things we love most about our HAF Club is watching the children grow as the summer goes on — building confidence, trying new things, making new friends and feeling comfortable enough to simply be themselves. 🌈

From spending time with our animals 🐴🐰🐐, exploring the outdoors 🌳, getting creative 🎨 and joining in with games and activities, there has certainly never been a dull moment!

We can’t quite believe we’re already at DAY 25! 😭💙 What an incredible Summer Club 2026 it has been so far.

A huge thank you to our amazing children, families, staff and volunteers who continue to make our HAF days so special. 🫶

📸 Here are just a few highlights from Days 22, 23, 24 & 25…

22/08/2026

🍍🍉 A HUGE THANK YOU TO TESCO MEIR PARK! 🍇🍊🥝

We would like to say a massive THANK YOU to Tesco Meir Park for their very kind donation of lots of lovely fresh fruit for our Summer HAF Club fruit tasting sessions! 💚

Our children had the best time getting involved and tasting lots of different fruits — including some they had never tried before! 😋🍓

Our tasting sessions are all about making food fun, encouraging children to explore new tastes and textures at their own pace, and helping them learn about healthy choices in a relaxed and enjoyable way. 🌈

We were so proud to see so many children being brave and giving something new a try! ⭐

Support from local businesses like Tesco helps us create these extra special experiences for the children attending our HAF programme, and we really do appreciate it.

Thank you, Tesco Meir Park, for supporting Furry Friends Therapy and helping us make our Summer HAF Club even more special! 🐾❤️

20/08/2026

What a wonderful day we had……