Sophie Ibbott Therapy

18/09/2025

💡 Did you know around 29% of children in the UK live with a parent experiencing emotional distress? That’s why supporting the whole family is so important. 💛

At F4YP, we offer dedicated wellbeing support for young people and their parents/carers:

🌱 REACH – early help for young people with mild to moderate mental health challenges. 1:1 or small group sessions with our Pastoral Team to build resilience, confidence, and community.

💜 Therapy – 1:1 sessions with our Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist, Sophie Ibbott, for young people needing extra support with trauma, anxiety, family conflict, or self-esteem.

👧 Parent/Carer Toolkit & Support Group run over 10-weeks for parents/carers of young people with SEND or mental health needs. Connect, share, and learn strategies with Sophie Ibbott.

💻 Extra support at home – 5 self-guided online videos to help parents and carers put strategies into practice.

Do you want to learn more about how we can support your young person's wellbeing visit www.f4yp.org/wellbeing. 🌟

19/12/2024

Practice now closed for 2024. Sessions resuming on Tuesday 7th January 2025. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Christmas 🎄☃️

07/10/2024

Do you have children with additional needs?
Do you need a safe place to come to talk, vent and bounce ideas off others?
We are opening our doors every other Monday evening, from 8pm - 10pm for parents and carers.
If you’d like any more information, please contact Rachel.
Our first evening will be on Monday 21st October.

25/07/2024

It’s that time again, summer shut down! What a busy academic year, possibly my biggest and best yet. Really pleased to confirm the successful roll out of The Parenting Toolkit! Wishing everyone a safe and happy summer break. Sessions will resume on Tuesday 3rd September 2024 🦀🩷

16/07/2024

Summer holiday activities: There are weekly Life Skills workshops taking place at the Ridgeway bungalow in Kempston every Monday and Friday throughout August. For more information, please search Bedford Local Offer. Book your place by Friday 26th July!

https://localoffer.bedford.gov.uk/kb5/bedford/directory/service.page?id=FZO5-PnezxE&localofferchannel=0

24/05/2024

The time of year arrives again where we wave goodbye to Year 11’s ☹️ Always so bitter sweet. Good luck to any school leaves today. You’ve done it! 🩷

14/05/2024

Standing alongside all the awareness for Mental Health Week. We don’t always see what people are going through and as a therapist I only wish sometimes the world would be much kinder. 🩷

26/03/2024

Are you currently using social care services (children with disabilities Team and short breaks)? If so, we'd like to hear from you. Please email to register your interest in this workshop.

13/03/2024

21/12/2023

Last day of 2024 completed. Thank you for a great year doing the job I love so much. Wishing everyone a happy and healthy Christmas, see you all in 2024. With love from Sophie and Katie 🤍 Practice re-opening Thursday 4th January.

05/12/2023

A month late 🤦🏼‍♀️ Happy 4 years to the Practice!! Where has this year gone?! This year has been even busier. I’ve also had the great pleasure of delivering my 10 week Parenting Toolkit with which has been brilliant. Forever grateful to all the wonderful young people and families I work with.

06/10/2023

Two teenage boys have been charged with murder after a boy was fatally stabbed in Luton.

They have also both been charged with attempted murder and violent disorder in connection to the incident in which Ashraf Habimana, 16, sadly lost his life.

This has been an incredibly difficult week for all of our communities across the town, and our thoughts continue to remain with Ashraf's family. Specialist family liaison officers are providing them with support as best we can.

The community response we have seen to this tragic incident over the past few days has been incredibly powerful.

There is a real desire across the town for everyone to do more collectively to tackle knife crime and do everything we can to ensure no other family has to endure such heartbreaking loss.

Last night we held meetings alongside Luton Council for the community to come together and discuss what we can all do to tackle knife crime.

There were around 200 people in attendance, including the town's MPs and the Bedfordshire VERU through to community leaders and projects already working tirelessly across Luton to provide opportunities for young people.

Last night's meetings reflected this drive for change. There was a wealth of positive ideas in the room and a real sense of a community coming together.

We will now take these ideas and other existing work and use them to take positive action.

It is incumbent on all of us that we seize this moment and build on these ideas to drive forward long term change that will help keep young people in Luton safe.

https://orlo.uk/OTQIR