Category: Trauma

Practitioners can use the workbook during crisis support to help a child or young person begin talking, drawing or writing about themselves and their experiences at a pace that feels…

Use the printable downloads in counselling sessions, school pastoral conversations or at home to help children and young people name trauma reactions, recognise triggers, practise grounding and build safer coping…

Everyday conversations about fear, worry and upsetting experiences can be difficult with young children, especially when they do not yet have the words to explain what has happened inside them….

This free How to Co Regulate with a Child PDF offers a simple one page guide that helps adults support a child, young person or teenager during emotional overwhelm. The…

“Why A Teen Cannot Calm Down on Command” is a free printable poster that explains what happens in a teenager’s body and brain when adults tell them to calm down….

This free downloadable PDF is a clear visual guide that explains the difference between a tantrum and a meltdown in children and young people. It sets out, side by side,…

This information sheet explains in clear, simple language why children, kids and young people cannot calm down on command when they feel overwhelmed. It is a practical resource for parents,…

This downloadable PDF is a set of Teen DBT Cards designed to help teenagers recognise and challenge unhelpful thoughts. The pack includes 32 printable cards, each describing a specific thinking…

This free Fight, Flight, Freeze, Fawn worksheet pack is a child friendly, printable PDF designed to help children, kids and young people understand how their brain and body respond to…

The “Stress Bucket Template” is a resource designed to help individuals visualise and manage their stress levels. It uses the metaphor of a bucket to represent one’s capacity to handle…

Explaining adverse childhood experiences to parents, carers, teachers or older children can be difficult when the conversation needs to stay clear, calm and non-blaming. A concise ACEs infographic can help…

The Coping with Trauma workbook is a practical resource designed to help individuals who have experienced trauma understand their emotional reactions, manage distressing thoughts, and develop coping strategies. It includes…

This downloadable trauma awareness poster is a clear and reassuring PDF resource designed for children, teens and young people who have experienced trauma or adverse childhood experiences. It explains, in…

The Window of Tolerance for Adults is a free, printable PDF resource that explains the three key emotional regulation states: hyperarousal (over-stimulation), window of tolerance (balanced state), and hypoarousal (shutdown…

This free, printable PDF Window of Tolerance  information sheet helps kids and young people understand and manage their emotions, stress, and reactions. Using simple explanations and clear visuals, the resource…

Greater understanding of complex trauma, C-PTSD and trauma responses is the main support offered here, giving adults and practitioners a simple starting point for making sense of difficult emotional reactions,…

The Types of Childhood Trauma guide is a free, printable PDF resource designed to help parents, carers, teachers, and professionals identify and understand the many forms of trauma a child…

The 4 F’s of Trauma – Understanding Our Survival Reactions is a free, printable PDF resource that helps children, young people, and adults recognise the body’s automatic trauma responses—Fight, Flight,…

The Therapeutic Illustration Cards are a free, printable PDF set of 77 cards designed to help teenagers and adults explore their feelings, thoughts, and personal experiences in a safe and…

This free printable PDF poster helps adults understand children’s behaviour through a trauma informed and attachment focused lens. It supports positive behaviour management for children, young people and teenagers, especially…

When low mood has shrunk routines, social contact or everyday tasks, behavioural activation worksheets and CBT activity scheduling PDFs can make the next step easier to plan. Gathered here are…

In everyday reflection, learning or discussion about stress, having clear language for fight, flight, freeze and fawn can make difficult reactions easier to notice and talk about. The printable page…

This free printable PDF is a clear, trauma-informed visual tool that helps adults understand children’s behaviour through the lens of survival responses. The wheel explains the four common trauma responses…

This free CBT Thought Record Template and example PDF is a practical cognitive behavioural therapy resource designed to help people understand how their thoughts, feelings and behaviours are connected. Thought…

Exploring the Internal Experiences of Fight, Flight, Freeze and Collapse is a trauma-informed, printable resource created by Beacon House Therapeutic Services and Trauma Team. It helps children, teens, and adults…

Cool Connections with Cognitive Behavioural Therapy This programme workbook introduces children to cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) concepts to enhance self-esteem, resilience, and emotional well-being. Through structured sessions, children aged 9–14…

This set of free encouragement and support cards has been designed to help children feel reassured, valued, and confident during challenging times or periods of separation. Each card contains simple…

This free printable trauma-informed poster explains why children often show their most challenging behaviour with the adults they feel safest with. It clearly shows that pushing limits is not about…

CHILDREN & YOUNG PEOPLE The Little Stressed Elf This child-friendly resource created by Beacon House helps children manage stress during the busy holiday season. It tells the story of a…

The CBT Toolbox for Children and Adolescents is a comprehensive resource for therapists, social workers, educators, and parents who work with children and teenagers facing emotional and behavioural challenges. This…