Emotionally Healthy Minds

Emotionally Healthy Minds Sarah Petherick | Founder | Emotionally Healthy Minds
Tuition & Emotion Coaching for children aged 4-18. Essex or online
Not-for-profit (C.I.C.) Sarah x
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My ethos is being able to support “the whole child”. I recognise and appreciate that success, happiness and fulfilment in life are dependent on much more than academic ability. For many children, there are other challenges in their lives which prevent them from reaching their full academic and personal potential. This is where I step in.



* Coaching *
I provide stand alone Wellbeing and Emotion Coaching sessions to support your child or young person with their overall mental wellbeing. Sessions can focus on:
- Increasing self awareness

- Developing positive coping strategies

- Managing and navigating change

- Increasing emotional awareness

- Building self confidence

- Self regulation

- Managing anxiety

- Managing day to day stress



* Tuition *
I offer specific EYFS tutoring in reading (phonics), handwriting, fine motor control, writing and Maths. I also provide specialist Literacy and Maths tuition in KS1 and KS2. Other curriculum subjects can be taught by request. I will help your child to increase their confidence, reduce their anxiety, be challenged to excel and reach their potential. Sessions can focus on:
- EYFS tutoring in reading (phonics), handwriting, fine motor control, writing and Maths.

- Specialist Literacy and Maths tuition in KS1 and KS2. Other curriculum subjects can be taught by request.

- Test preperation: Year one Phonics screening check, Year two SAT’s, Year four multiplication check, Year six SAT’s.

- Confidence building - I will help your child to increase their confidence, reduce their anxiety, be challenged to excel and reach their potential. Qualifications
1st class degree in Primary Education (with QTS)
Registered Emotion Coach
Level 2 and 3 certificates in Counselling Studies
Youth Mental Health First Aider
Drawing and Talking Therapy
Current DBS



I am there to support you and your child academically, socially, and emotionally. Please get in touch if I can support you in any way.

We’ve just added a new blog to the Emotionally Healthy Minds website, and this one is definitely worth saving.Books can ...
14/09/2026

We’ve just added a new blog to the Emotionally Healthy Minds website, and this one is definitely worth saving.

Books can be such a helpful way to open up conversations with children about things they might otherwise struggle to put into words. This new page brings together book recommendations for children and young people aged 1–18, covering confidence, emotions, resilience, anxiety, friendships, self-esteem, mindfulness, neurodiversity and more.

A big thank you to our tutor Jenna, who collated the original list of recommendations for me from across our team. We’ll keep adding to it as we discover more books that we think could support children’s emotional wellbeing.

Have a look here:
https://emotionallyhealthyminds.com/books-to-support-childrens-emotional-wellbeing/

And if you have a favourite book that has really helped your child, I’d love to hear about it too as we’d love to keep growing this list with recommendations from families.

Weekly win: This week’s Weekly Win comes from Lauren D and a lovely activity she used to help one of her students cool d...
11/09/2026

Weekly win:

This week’s Weekly Win comes from Lauren D and a lovely activity she used to help one of her students cool down while still keeping the learning going.

They explored colourful ice made with food colouring and some favourite character figures, using the melting ice to make marks, create patterns and experiment with what happened when different colours mixed together. Along the way, they made predictions, observed the changes and talked about the new colours they could see forming.

What I love about this is how much learning came from one simple activity. It naturally brought in observation, prediction, creativity and conversation, while also leading into imaginative play as the characters travelled across the colourful melting ice and created their own stories.

Brilliant work x

We know our own children better than anyone, but that doesn’t always mean we always know what to do when something doesn...
10/09/2026

We know our own children better than anyone, but that doesn’t always mean we always know what to do when something doesn’t feel quite right.

At Emotionally Healthy Minds, we support children and young people through emotion coaching, tuition and counselling, helping them to build confidence, understand themselves, overcome barriers and move forward. It is a privilege to see the difference the right support can make, and for many of the children and families we work with, that support can be genuinely life-changing.

Our counselling service supports children and young people who may be struggling with anxiety, low mood, low self-esteem, emotional overwhelm, friendship difficulties, school-related distress, bereavement, trauma, or simply a particularly difficult season in life.

We currently have counselling availability at our South Woodham Ferrers centre, both during the school day and after school, with some availability in schools and the wider community too.

If you’re wondering whether counselling might be the right support for your child, you can find out more or make an enquiry here:

emotionallyhealthyminds.com/counselling

09/09/2026

This week at our Home Ed Monday afternoon we had so much fun making our own squishies!

Our sessions provide a great opportunity for home ed children of all ages and needs to meet together, play and make new friends.

And it’s an opportunity for like-minded home ed parents to meet one another and support each other too.

We’re meeting again between 12:30pm-2:30pm on Monday 14th September at 40 Clements Green Lane, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5JP.

We’d love to se you there too!

There is a lot happening behind the scenes at Emotionally Healthy Minds at the moment.Some of it is exciting and visible...
08/09/2026

There is a lot happening behind the scenes at Emotionally Healthy Minds at the moment.

Some of it is exciting and visible, and some of it is the quieter work of putting the right foundations in place so that we can grow well.

One of those steps is that EHM is now listed as a provider on The CPD Register with .

Our individual registered courses are not listed yet, so there is still work to do, but this feels like a really important step as we continue developing our training offer for schools, tutors and other professionals.

For me, growth is not just about doing more. It is about making sure the systems, standards and structures behind what we do are strong enough to support it properly. A lot of the past year has been about this.

We have always believed that emotional wellbeing and education belong together, and I am really excited about continuing to develop training that helps the adults around children understand behaviour differently, support regulation and create environments where children can learn and thrive.

There is lots more to come.

How many times did your children tell you they were bored over the summer? But could boredom actually be good for childr...
07/09/2026

How many times did your children tell you they were bored over the summer? But could boredom actually be good for children?

In a world where almost every quiet moment can be filled with screens, games, videos and notifications, I’ve been thinking about what children might be missing when they rarely have the chance to simply do nothing.

In our latest blog, I explore why boredom may actually be a good thing and why those quieter, less structured moments can be more valuable than we realise.

This isn’t about blaming technology or taking phones away. It’s about finding balance and protecting some of the quieter parts of childhood too.

https://emotionallyhealthyminds.com/why-children-need-boredom/

Have a read of it here and let me know what you think… x

04/09/2026

We are delighted to announce that the winner of our birthday competition is Katie Sutherby!

Katie, please get in touch to claim your free tutoring or Emotion Coaching session.

We are really looking forward to restarting our sessions at the centre next week. We have missed all our wonderful team and your awesome children!

Have a lovely weekend, everyone. Love Sarah x

After a little summer break at the end of August, our Monday afternoon sessions for home-ed families are back, starting ...
03/09/2026

After a little summer break at the end of August, our Monday afternoon sessions for home-ed families are back, starting from Monday 7th September.

Our sessions are a relaxed and welcoming space for children of all ages to come together, play, have fun and make new friends.

And it’s not just for the children! It’s a great opportunity for parents and carers to meet other home ed families, build connections and support one another too.

Whether you’re new to home ed or a familiar face, come along and join our community. We can’t wait to see you!

Join James and Jess for some summer Home Ed fun every Monday from 12:30pm-2:30pm at New Life Church, Clements Green Lane, South Woodham Ferrers, CM3 5JP.

£6 for one child
£9 for 2+ children

Sign up here to come and pay on the day:

https://docs.google.com/forms/u/1/d/e/1FAIpQLSeV4_2qLEbFfWgiSJYjqi_9CRDaSWbBNUcEqrg3iFYZ83ENFA/viewform

We would love to see you there!

Following today’s BBC News report showing the rise in children as young as six reaching A&E in mental health crisis, thi...
02/09/2026

Following today’s BBC News report showing the rise in children as young as six reaching A&E in mental health crisis, this should concern every one of us, both as parents and as professionals working with children.

At Emotionally Healthy Minds, we often see children much earlier in that journey, when anxiety first begins affecting school attendance, when behaviour changes, when confidence disappears or when a child gradually becomes unable to access learning.

Too often, support still comes only once a child has reached crisis point. We need to become much better at recognising and responding to distress earlier, and that means bringing emotional wellbeing, education, health and family support much closer together.

I have personally taken a young person to A&E who was close to taking her own life. I have also been there as a parent with my own son for the usual childhood bumps and injuries. Even then, the waits can feel long. But when a child is already overwhelmed, distressed or in a very dark place, sitting for hours in a busy A&E department must be incredibly difficult.

We have got to talk much more loudly about prevention. We cannot keep waiting until a child reaches crisis before support becomes available. Early intervention has to be treated with the same urgency as crisis response.

Children should not have to become severely unwell before somebody listens, responds and offers meaningful support.

Yesterday, Emotionally Healthy Minds turned four.And it feels like the perfect time to share a little more of the story ...
02/09/2026

Yesterday, Emotionally Healthy Minds turned four.

And it feels like the perfect time to share a little more of the story behind how it all began.

Emotionally Healthy Minds didn’t start with a big business plan or a vision of what it would become four years later. It started with frustration and a need to do things differently for children who were struggling.

I’ve written more about why I founded Emotionally Healthy Minds, where the idea came from and some of the journey that brought us here.

If you’d like to know a little more about the story behind EHM, you can read it here:
https://emotionallyhealthyminds.com/why-i-founded-emotionally-healthy-minds/

And thank you, as always, to everyone who has been part of that story so far.

Love Sarah x

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South Woodham Ferrers
Chelmsford

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Wednesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm
Friday 9am - 7pm

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