Aspire Psychological Services Ltd

17/05/2026

The people holding space for others need space, too.⁠
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In helping professions, the focus is so often placed on clients, outcomes, and showing up for everyone else that practitioners can forget their own nervous systems need care, regulation, and restoration as well.⁠
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Sometimes support looks simple: sunlight on your skin, deep breaths, favorite music, time with animals, rest without guilt. Small moments that bring us back to ourselves.⁠
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A gentle reminder that tending to your own nervous system isn’t a distraction from the work — it’s part of sustaining it.

15/05/2026

✨ We’re pleased to share that Sam Hardy, our Assistant Psychologist, has written an insightful article exploring experiences within a therapeutic space and reflective practice. 💭🧠

The article highlights learning, growth 🌱, creativity 🎨, and the importance of therapeutic connections 🤝 within psychological work.

📖 You can read the full article here:

Assistant Psychologist Samantha Hardy with a reflective account of her work with one particular client…

14/05/2026

08/05/2026

We were proud to present at the North Lincolnshire Domestic Abuse Partnership Board Conference, where Dr Nikki Hill from Aspire Psychological Services and Jo Wagstaff from Changing Lives shared the outcomes of the Cygnet Project — a pilot programme supporting parents who are survivors of domestic abuse, to move from survival into connection through trauma‑informed, relational practice. The project has evidenced the benefits of working with the system around the child as the start of the process and that by helping parents to connect, calm and understand themselves better, we can improve outcomes and well-being for their children!

The Cygnet Project focused on:
• Nature‑based grounding
• Reflective practice
• Psychoeducation
• Relational group work
• NMT sequence: Regulate → Relate → Reflect
• The House Model of Parenting
• DDP‑informed principles

This collaboration between Aspire Psychological Services and Changing Lives Through Changing Minds CIC highlights how neuroscience, safety, and relational approaches can strengthen families from the inside out.

A huge thank you to everyone involved for your commitment, compassion, and relational practice throughout this work.

If you'd like to find out more about the Cygnet project and the manualised group we can deliver, please get in touch!!

05/05/2026

When you ban screens as a consequence, it can feel like the quickest way to 'make the lesson stick'.

But for many young people (especially ND children), screens are a regulating tool — so removing them often ramps up overwhelm rather than reducing the behaviour.

Today’s post looks at why screen bans tend to backfire and what actually supports learning and regulation instead.

Check an eye out for our post on natural and logical consequences, it will help to explain why consequences that don’t match the behaviour rarely lead to meaningful change.

For details of a free download, see footer of visual.

01/05/2026

Experience all of the above at one of this year’s in-person SEEN Through Horses Workshops! Step away from the noise and into a space where connection, presence, and learning come to life — alongside horses and a like-minded community.⁠
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Join us in Delaware, North Carolina, or Ireland — Learn more and reserve your spot: https://arenasforchange.com/training/

27/04/2026

✨Meet the Team Monday ✨

Our Executive Director and Founder, Dr Chloe Marshall, is a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist with over 16 years experience supporting people with their mental health.

Drawing on her extensive professional expertise, she combines evidence based practices with a compassionate, understanding approach to care.

As a mother of two, she brings personal insight into the challenges and joys of parenthood, creating a unique perspective that informs every aspect of our work. Her passion is helping mothers feel supported, confident, and empowered on their journey.

27/04/2026

EP64 Bridging Childhood Trauma and Therapeutic Practices; A Conversation with Sarah Dillon

17/04/2026

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