About Well Beans Therapy

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Great question. And the answer isn’t a one-liner, because kids aren’t one-dimensional. Therapy at Well Beans helps by first creating safety, not just physical safety, but the emotional kind where a child can relax their nervous system and stop scanning for judgment. From there, we work with your child’s specific brain wiring (yes, neuroscience backs all this), using curiosity, connection, and structure that fits them. Not the other way around. 

We believe in boundaries too. But boundaries without understanding don’t stick. We use brain-based, developmentally appropriate strategies to build internal regulation, not just external compliance. Beanbags aren’t indulgent, they’re tools. So is co-regulation. So is humour. So is naming the things that don’t get said out loud. If you’ve ever been told your child is "too much" or "too tricky," you’re in the right place. 

Not just. But yes, play is part of it. Because for kids, play is language. It’s how their nervous system processes stress, rehearses social scripts, tests power safely, and works through things they don’t have the words for yet. We know how to listen when they talk, and when they don't. 

Totally fine. Some draw. Some build. Some sit in silence for the first few sessions. Some crack jokes, or get really into talking about sharks or Minecraft or the injustice of bedtime. All of that is valid. We meet them there. And we don’t rush the moment they decide to trust us. 

That depends on the child. Sometimes we use creative tools, narrative therapy, sensory support, somatic processing, visual scaffolds, role play, or good old-fashioned talking. Everything is evidence-based, trauma-informed, and tailored to the brain in front of us. What we don’t do? Shame. Quick fixes. Behaviour charts without context. 

So do we. Just not at the expense of a child’s dignity. Growth here might look like fewer meltdowns, better friendships, more flexible thinking, or being able to tell you what they actually need. It’s not always quick. But it’s real. 

Then maybe you are our kind of grown-up. The one who fights for their kid in a similar way to us. Who questions things. Who’s maybe been let down by services before and doesn’t want that again. We get it. We’ve been you.

At Well Beans, we don’t ask for blind trust. We earn it. From kids. And from you

Not just kids, but they’re often where we start.

At Well Beans, we support kids and the grown-ups who raise, teach, love, and worry about them. That includes parents, carers, educators, and ND adults doing their own healing and those especially the ones who’ve been having the same thoughts, fears, or shutdowns since they were little.

You know the kind:
“I’m too much.” “It’s always my fault.” “No one ever really sees me.”
Those old survival patterns? They’re not personality flaws they’re nervous system stories. And we work with that, too.

So yes  we work with kids.
But we also work with systems. Families. Nervous systems. Histories.

Because kids don’t grow in a vacuum.
And neither did you.

We’re here to support the whole picture, past and present ,  with science, safety, and a good dose of humaness (and snacks)

The frequency of counseling sessions with Well Beans Therapy will depend on your individual needs and goals. Some clients may benefit from weekly sessions, while others may attend bi-weekly or monthly.