Katie Jones

08/05/2026

I love being a little troopers therapist - if you feel children at your school could use some support then apply online 🥰

07/05/2026

The past couple of days, I’ve felt off - really cold and exhausted… but not unwell.

The more I’m learning about the Polyvagal Theory, the more I’m beginning to understand what my body might actually be doing.

For the past 8 weeks (and probably longer if I’m honest) - I’ve been fluctuating between sympathetic mode (fight/flight) and ventral vagal. My husband being away meant I’ve been in survival mode a lot of the time. Keeping everything going, staying grounded for everyone else, functioning on autopilot and just getting through each day.

Now that rest is finally in sight, I wonder if my body is beginning to feel safe enough to slow down.

Next week, due to medical reasons, I’m off work for just under three weeks. I’ll have support from my parents and close friends and for the first time in a while, there’s space to exhale.

Sometimes, when we’ve been “on” for so long, our nervous system doesn’t crash until it senses safety. The tiredness, heaviness, shutting down, coldness - it can be the body’s way of saying: “You don’t have to survive right now. You can rest.”

I’m learning that healing isn’t always loud. Sometimes it looks like cancelled plans, early nights, warm blankets and allowing your body to come out of survival mode one small step at a time 🤍

07/05/2026

Some fabulous courses ran here for parents and guardians. Create Hope 🦋

Does your child struggle with school refusal, tearful goodbyes, or are they often emotionally dysregulated?
As parents, it’s heart breaking to see our children overwhelmed by anxiety, often feeling helpless to fix it.
At Create Hope, we know that play is a child’s natural language and is often the key to unlocking their worries.
Our upcoming online Parent Workshop: Anxiety - My Child & Me will be running on 18th May and we only have a few spaces remaining, why not take a look? To book please click here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/anxiety-my-child-and-me-tickets-1982300702764?aff=oddtdtcreator

05/05/2026

Evening Spaces Available 🌿

From June, I will have some evening appointments available for children, young people and adults - who may benefit from a calm, supportive space to explore their thoughts and feelings through Drawing & Talking or Sandplay Therapy.

From June:
🗓 Tuesdays – 5:30pm
🗓 Wednesdays – 5:30pm

From July:
🗓 Thursday – 5:30pm

These sessions provide a gentle, person-led approach to help express yourself, build emotional resilience and feel heard in a safe and nurturing environment.

If you feel you or child could benefit, please get in touch to discuss availability.

30/04/2026

With SATs and GCSEs just around the corner, this time of year can feel really overwhelming for so many young people. The pressure, the stress, the worry… it can all build up quickly.

That’s where my Little Lifts Wellbeing Toolbox can help 🤍

Each box is thoughtfully put together to support children and young people through these challenging moments. Inside, they’ll find calming and creative outlets, space to draw and doodle, and fidget tools to help regulate their emotions when things feel a bit too much.

Sometimes it’s the small, gentle supports that make the biggest difference.

A Little Lift to brighten their day ✨

23/04/2026

This isn’t usually something I would share on my business page, but it feels important because it really does relate to the work I do (and I’m also just incredibly proud and want to share that proudness!).

A few days ago, my son came to me with an idea. He said he wanted to create a “battery” with different colours and have a picture of himself that he could move around to show me how he’s feeling that day.

My son really struggles with regulating his emotions and has recently been diagnosed with ADHD. Tonight we sat down together and talked it through in detail. I made him his own battery, he chose the words he wanted on each section and he has already decided what colours he wants to use.
We’re going to laminate it, put it on his door, and he’ll have a picture of himself that he can move into whichever section matches how he feels that day.

For someone who finds emotional regulation really challenging, I felt super proud as a mom that he thought of this idea all by himself. He used his own initiative and created something he wanted to try to help himself - and that is huge.

It reminded me that we all have our own help within us. Sometimes we just need the space, support and confidence to bring it out.

I hope he is as proud of himself as I am of him 💙

22/04/2026

Today I said no, and that’s not always an easy thing for me to do…especially when it comes to helping others.

I was offered some additional work and like many of us do, I started to think about how I could make it fit into my already very full schedule. I considered the possibilities, tried to problem-solve and looked at ways it might work. But then I paused, reflected and made the decision to say no.

Saying no is not about turning people away - it’s about setting healthy boundaries. It’s about protecting my own wellbeing and most importantly, protecting the quality of care and support I provide to the children, adults and families I work with.
Overloading myself would mean I couldn’t show up as professionally, calmly and capably as they deserve.

As much as I want to help everyone, I also recognise that I need to take care of myself in order to take care of others.

So if you said no to something today and put a boundary in place - give yourself a well deserved pat on the back.

That is strength. That is self-care. That is healthy practice. 🌱

The message around self-care is often that its something you 'add' to your life. The bubble bath, holidays, massages.

But sometimes, it's about what we're willing to remove....
Overcommiting to things that we dont have capacity for, people-pleasing or pushing through exhaustion.

Sometimes its simply about protecting our peace and energy.

Not all self-care is Instagram worthy and at times it can feel really hard.

02/04/2026

I am officially clocking out for Easter 🐣

I’m taking next week off to spend some quality time with family - but I’ll still be semi active on here because, you know… the algorithm and all that 😒

Wishing you all a wonderful, peaceful Easter filled with rest, connection and…plenty of chocolate! 🍫


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01/04/2026

EDIT: April Fools! But how dreamy would this be?! 😍

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BIG NEWS… The Wellbeing Hub has had a little makeover! 🏡

Due to the popularity of sandplay therapy, I’ve decided to fully embrace it…

The chairs are out, and the entire floor is now one giant sand tray!
With animals, houses and plenty of space for imagination to run wild 🦒🏠

Parents/guardians - please send spare clothes… (and maybe a vacuum!)

31/03/2026

Some exciting news from me 🥰

As a military spouse, mum of two young children, and someone who has been part of the military community for 11 years now, I feel incredibly passionate about supporting military families. I truly understand the difficulties that can come with uncertainty, change, and upheaval.

So when I found out about the Little Troopers Therapy Programme, funded by the National Lottery, I knew I had to apply. I’m so excited to share that I am now officially a Little Troopers Associate Therapist!

I’ll be working with children on both a 1:1 and group basis, helping them navigate the worries that can come with military life and guiding them through those challenges along the way.

This feels like such a special step, both personally and professionally, and I’m so proud to be part of supporting our military children 💚