The Parachute Project

The Parachute Project •Young people & family counselling. •Bringing proven emotional resilience programs to schools. Governed and regulated by Social Work England.

-unique support programmes for young people struggling with a range of mental health issues
-consultation and support for families.
-counselling services for young people.
-Parenting advice and support when there are emerging mental health or behavioural concerns
-Child Bereavement support
-psychoeducation
-addressing self harming risk taking behaviours
-low self esteem
-social anxiety
-identity issues
-parent led CBT coaching for parents of anxious children
-strengthening families coordinator

Fully accredited support from a professional who has worked with children and families for 25 years in a variety of settings.

𝙸𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗 𝙰𝚕𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚛 𝙷𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝙴𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍?From the 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶...
07/09/2025

𝙸𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚝𝚎𝚎𝚗𝚊𝚐𝚎𝚛 𝚊𝚝𝚝𝚎𝚗𝚍𝚒𝚗𝚐 𝚊𝚗 𝙰𝚕𝚝𝚎𝚛𝚗𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝙿𝚛𝚘𝚟𝚒𝚜𝚒𝚘𝚗 𝚘𝚛 𝙷𝚘𝚖𝚎 𝙴𝚍𝚞𝚌𝚊𝚝𝚎𝚍?

From the 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 at our new office base in Fakenham town centre.

🤝As part of this we will be 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸. This will be 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.
➡️It will take place on a Tuesday from 12:30-2:30pm.
➡️It is aimed at ages 13 - 17 and will have a focus on social integration and life skills.
➡️It will be payable half termly in advance at a cost of £250 per half term.
➡️The young people will be invited to bring their lunch or a snack to the session.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲. Contact us on abi.theparachuteproject@gmail.com

05/09/2025

𝐖𝐡𝐨𝐥𝐞 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐖𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐩 𝐅𝐞𝐞𝐝𝐛𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐋𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦

We asked children if they found the activities in our our one-day emotional wellbeing workshop helpful—and here’s what they told us:
💬 “I learned new ways to calm down when I feel upset, worried, scared or angry.”
💬 “I feel more confident handling my emotions.”
💬 “I enjoyed the activities and found them useful.”
💬 “I now have tools to help me in school or at home.”
💬 “I liked talking with others and sharing my thoughts.”

𝗔𝘁 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁, 𝘄𝗲’𝗿𝗲 𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗲 𝗳𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗳𝗼𝗿𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱𝗿𝗲𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘆𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗴 𝗽𝗲𝗼𝗽𝗹𝗲—𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗲𝗮𝗿𝗹𝘆 𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝗵𝗲𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗵 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗺𝗼𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝘄𝗲𝗹𝗹𝗯𝗲𝗶𝗻𝗴.

By working directly with schools, we help whole classes build emotional awareness, understand how their bodies respond to feelings, and learn how to manage those responses.

📣 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐰𝐨𝐫𝐤𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐮𝐬? If you're curious about how we can support your school and improve your pupils' wellbeing, visit our website here https://theparachuteproject.co.uk/schools/ or reach out to Sarah at sarah.theparachuteproject@gmail.com. We'd love to hear from you!

Together, we’re empowering children to spot the early signs and take positive steps forward.

04/09/2025

🎉 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐀𝐜𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐘𝐞𝐚𝐫 = 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐁𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐢𝐧𝐠𝐬 𝐚𝐭 𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐏𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐡𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐣𝐞𝐜𝐭!

We’re thrilled to announce the opening of our 𝘁𝗵𝗶𝗿𝗱 𝗼𝗳𝗳𝗶𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗙𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗺 𝘁𝗼𝘄𝗻 𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗿𝗲—a space that brings exciting new opportunities for the young people we support.

🏠 The new site will allow us to offer more 𝟭:𝟭 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗶𝗻𝘁𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀, launch a dedicated 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲, and introduce new facilities—including a 𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘀𝗼𝗿𝘆 𝗿𝗼𝗼𝗺 designed to support emotional wellbeing.

🤝 As part of this expansion, we’ll be 𝙧𝙪𝙣𝙣𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙖 𝙬𝙚𝙚𝙠𝙡𝙮 𝙜𝙧𝙤𝙪𝙥 for 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙣𝙜 𝙥𝙚𝙤𝙥𝙡𝙚 𝙖𝙜𝙚𝙙 13–17 who are either 𝙝𝙤𝙢𝙚 𝙚𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙙 or part of an 𝙖𝙡𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙣𝙖𝙩𝙞𝙫𝙚 𝙥𝙧𝙤𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙤𝙣..

📅 Tuesdays | 12:30–2:30pm
💬 Focus: Social integration & life skills
💷 Cost: £250 per half term (payable in advance)
🥪 Young people are welcome to bring lunch or a snack

⚠️ 𝐒𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐚𝐬𝐭, so please get in touch soon to reserve a place!
📧 Contact: abi.theparachuteproject@gmail.com

03/09/2025

𝙇𝙚𝙩’𝙨 𝙗𝙚 𝙝𝙤𝙣𝙚𝙨𝙩—𝙗𝙖𝙘𝙠 𝙩𝙤 𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙤𝙤𝙡 𝙞𝙨𝙣’𝙩 𝙟𝙪𝙨𝙩 𝙨𝙩𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙨𝙛𝙪𝙡 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙘𝙝𝙞𝙡𝙙𝙧𝙚𝙣. 𝙄𝙩 𝙘𝙖𝙣 𝙗𝙚 𝙤𝙫𝙚𝙧𝙬𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙢𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙛𝙤𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙩𝙨 𝙩𝙤𝙤

Between re-establishing routines, preparing packed lunches, organising after-school clubs, and juggling homework, it can feel like your brain has too many tabs open.

If you’re feeling stretched, frazzled, or a little emotional—that’s completely normal. Just a gentle reminder: 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘸𝘦’𝘳𝘦 𝘳𝘶𝘯𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘭𝘰𝘸, 𝘪𝘵’𝘴 𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘱𝘢𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘰𝘶𝘳 𝘤𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘥𝘳𝘦𝘯. That’s why making space for your own wellbeing—even just a few quiet moments—isn’t selfish, it’s essential. ⏰💆‍♀️

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We’re here to support you and your child every step of the way.

02/09/2025

📚✨ Wishing all children and school staff heading in this week a brilliant first day of the new academic year!

Whether you're returning to a familiar classroom, starting at a brand new school, being home educated, or learning in an alternative setting—today marks a fresh chapter.

New beginnings can feel exciting, nerve-wracking, or somewhere in between. Wherever you're learning, we’re rooting for you. Here's to confidence, kindness, and curiosity leading the way.

You've got this! 💪🏻

www.theparachuteproject.co.uk

If you're between 10 and 14 and live in North Norfolk, why don't you check out our Safe Space Youth Club on alternative Fridays, 4.30pm-6pm. Email abi.theparachuteproject@gmail.com

01/09/2025

𝙵𝚒𝚛𝚜𝚝 𝚍𝚊𝚢 𝚋𝚊𝚌𝚔 𝚗𝚎𝚛𝚟𝚎𝚜? 𝚈𝚘𝚞’𝚛𝚎 𝚗𝚘𝚝 𝚊𝚕𝚘𝚗𝚎.

After weeks of summer freedom, heading back to school can stir up a mix of excitement 𝘢𝘯𝘥 anxiety—new routines, new teachers, sometimes even a brand new school. That’s a lot for little minds to process.

If your child is feeling wobbly, try this simple tip: ✨ Give them something to look forward to 𝘢𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘳 the school day ends. A trip to the playground, an ice cream stop, or a cosy movie night can help them feel safe and supported through the nerves.

🛌 Talk about your after-school plans 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘯𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵 𝘣𝘦𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦 so they go to bed with something positive in mind.

💬 And if you’d like to understand more about how anxiety shows up in the body, we’ve created a free child-friendly resource just for you: 👉 theparachuteproject.co.uk/fight-flight-freeze

29/08/2025

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐟𝐢𝐫𝐬𝐭 𝐝𝐚𝐲 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐜𝐡𝐨𝐨𝐥 𝐲𝐞𝐚𝐫 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐠𝐡—𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐛𝐨𝐭𝐡 𝐩𝐚𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐜𝐡𝐢𝐥𝐝.

That’s where the ℍ𝕦𝕘 𝔹𝕦𝕥𝕥𝕠𝕟 comes in: a simple but powerful gesture of connection and comfort. 💜

✋ Draw a heart on your hand and your child’s hand. Explain that this heart is their special button—whenever they feel anxious or need a little extra love, they can press the heart and imagine your comfort reaching them.

✨ ‘Charge’ the button by holding hands during your walk to school, or anytime you're together.

You can even customise your Hug Button—add a secret handshake, a calming phrase, or a silly sound. The magic lies in the shared understanding between you and your child.

💛 Little rituals like this can make a big difference.

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27/08/2025

𝙸𝚜 𝚢𝚘𝚞𝚛 𝚌𝚑𝚒𝚕𝚍 𝚌𝚊𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝 𝚒𝚗 𝚊 𝚕𝚘𝚘𝚙 𝚘𝚏 𝚊𝚞𝚝𝚘𝚖𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚌 𝚗𝚎𝚐𝚊𝚝𝚒𝚟𝚎 𝚝𝚑𝚘𝚞𝚐𝚑𝚝𝚜 (𝙰𝙽𝚃𝚜) 𝚊𝚋𝚘𝚞𝚝 𝚝𝚑𝚎 𝚗𝚎𝚠 𝚜𝚌𝚑𝚘𝚘𝚕 𝚢𝚎𝚊𝚛?🐜

Whether they’re starting a new class or moving up to Secondary, feelings of worry and self-doubt are completely normal. But when those thoughts spiral, it can feel overwhelming.

Help your child gently challenge those thoughts by asking questions like:
🐜 What evidence do I have for this thought?
🐜 Is this thought actually helpful?
🐜 Is it a fact or just an opinion?
🐜 What advice would I give a friend in the same situation?
🐜 Could I look at this a different way?
🐜 What would someone else say?

These are the same tools we use in our 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 & 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐞 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐦𝐦𝐞 for children in Years 5–7—helping them shift negative patterns and build confidence.

Download our free resource here 👉https://theparachuteproject.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/Transition-Change-website-1-doc.pdf

✨ You wouldn’t let ants ruin your picnic—so let’s stop them from spoiling your child’s start to the year.

26/08/2025

𝑬𝒙𝒄𝒊𝒕𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒖𝒑𝒅𝒂𝒕𝒆!! 𝑬𝒙𝒑𝒂𝒏𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝒕𝒐 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝒑𝒓𝒐𝒗𝒊𝒔𝒊𝒐𝒏 𝑻𝒉𝒆 𝑷𝒂𝒓𝒂𝒄𝒉𝒖𝒕𝒆 𝑷𝒓𝒐𝒋𝒆𝒄𝒕 𝒘𝒊𝒍𝒍 𝒃𝒆 𝒐𝒇𝒇𝒆𝒓𝒊𝒏𝒈

From the 𝗲𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗦𝗲𝗽𝘁𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗲𝗿, 𝗧𝗵𝗲 𝗣𝗮𝗿𝗮𝗰𝗵𝘂𝘁𝗲 𝗣𝗿𝗼𝗷𝗲𝗰𝘁 𝘄𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗯𝗲 𝗿𝘂𝗻𝗻𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮𝗻 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝘂𝗽𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁 𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗶𝗰𝗲 at our new office base in Fakenham town centre.

🤝As part of this we will be 𝗵𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗮 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗼𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗮 𝘄𝗲𝗲𝗸. This will be 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗴𝗶𝗿𝗹𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗯𝗼𝘆𝘀 𝘄𝗵𝗼 𝗮𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝗶𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗼𝗳 𝗮𝗻 𝗮𝗹𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗽𝗿𝗼𝘃𝗶𝘀𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗼𝗿 𝗵𝗼𝗺𝗲 𝗲𝗱𝘂𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗲𝗱.
➡️It will take place on a Tuesday from 12:30-2:30pm.
➡️It is aimed at ages 13 - 17 and will have a focus on social integration and life skills.
➡️It will be payable half termly in advance at a cost of £250 per half term.
➡️The young people will be invited to bring their lunch or a snack to the session.

𝗧𝗵𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗿𝗼𝘂𝗽 𝗶𝘀 𝗴𝗲𝘁𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗯𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝘃𝗲𝗿𝘆 𝗾𝘂𝗶𝗰𝗸𝗹𝘆 𝘀𝗼 𝗽𝗹𝗲𝗮𝘀𝗲 𝗹𝗲𝘁 𝘂𝘀 𝗸𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗮𝘀 𝘀𝗼𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝘀 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗯𝗹𝗲 𝘀𝗼 𝘄𝗲 𝗰𝗮𝗻 𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗿𝘃𝗲 𝘆𝗼𝘂 𝗮 𝘀𝗽𝗮𝗰𝗲. Contact us on abi.theparachuteproject@gmail.com

26/08/2025

The moment you have all been waiting for - the Safe Landing Community Hub Fundraising Raffle prize draw! 🎟️

Thank you to our helper for drawing the winning entries at random from the bag!

🥉3rd prize goes to Carollllll! - Abi will be in touch to arrange delivery of your Lego set. Happy building!

A huge thank you to everyone who entered. All proceeds go towards supporting young people's mental health and community wellbeing.

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West Raynham
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