The Amber Tree

05/02/2026

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUvP8p9fkVo

This video describes what a self-help toolkit is, what it's used for, and how to make one. It was made as part of DIVERT, a co-production research study run ...

30/12/2025

Emotional resilience is tolerating the gap between the feeling and the understanding why the feeling occurred. It is painful and takes patience to develop but is a very helpful skill.

23/10/2025

Unfortunately we have so many on the waiting list that we have had to close to referrals. We will be looking to open the list again in February 2026

01/10/2025

29/08/2025

The Amber Tree waiting list is open! Although we have had 13 referrals already 🤯 so I am not sure how long it will be able to stay open for. We are working hard to try to increase capacity to meet the need.

06/05/2025

Three little letters but one big emotion which can be experienced in numerous different ways. Some days it maybe small sad chunks every now and again but on another day it could be a big heavy sad bearing down.

16/01/2025

Anxiety can set up a vicious cycle, particularly for young people with ASD who are at risk of early onset sever anxiety in school. Early adaptations to create an accessible education will have a significant positive outcome for mental health and educational outcomes.

Credit for the picture: Jodie Clarke, Children's Well-being Practitioner & Autism Specialist

16/10/2024

The Amber Tree is 1 year old! A few months ago we asked the families we help for some feedback.

All of those who responded stated that we were helpful, provided individualised care plans, listened and treated them with kindness and respect. Here are a few comments: "Excellent communication", "family approach... considers the needs of my other children", "very kind and understanding", "the care has been a game changer for my daughter", "knowledgable and child-centred... I don't know how we would have managed without your input".

We also asked if we did anything that was unhelpful. There was one ask: more availability. We are working on that! Here is to another year 🥳

04/10/2024

Anxious people often find they struggle to focus and remember what they have learnt. As exam loom it is more and more tempting to manage this with extra revision. Actually the best way is to work less, breaking the revision into little chunks with a lot of time outdoors, movement breaks, chill out time and time with friends and family. Deploying this method may actually increase your grades if you are anxious.