For families
Family & Student Support
Counselling for parents working through school avoidance and a steady space for the young person in your life.
Counselling for school avoidance
When mornings stop working,
let’s find the why.
KNOTS is a counselling practice in Tasmania for parents and young people living with school avoidance. Warm, steady, expert support and a way forward.
Is your child refusing to go to school?
School avoidance is a silent struggle many families face every day.
Each morning, fraught with guilt, anxiety, inadequacy, uncertainty and fear, you race the clock to make the best decisions for your family.
- Do you push your child harder?Make them show up at school, no matter how hard it is for you both.
- Do you give in and let them stay home?Then carry the worry about what each missed day is costing them.
- Do you cut back your hours or resign?And shoulder the financial weight on top of everything else.
No matter what you choose, the guilt sets in. Cue the sleepless nights and 3am reruns of everything you think you did wrong that day.
A way forward
The good news is, there is a way forward.
To help get your family back on track, whatever that looks like for you, it’s critical that you and your child both have access to a safe space for sharing your challenges, hopes and fears.
Working together, you’ll receive personalised guidance to develop strategies that address both your child’s and your own challenges with school avoidance. Together we uncover practical solutions tailored to your situation, helping you both build resilience and reconnect with the learning process.
Once you understand the why, the real work begins. With my personal commitment and tailored guidance, you and your child craft strategies to overcome any challenge that comes your way.
What I offer
Three places to land.
Counselling for families, partnership work with schools and facilitator training for the practitioners who walk alongside young people.
Free 20-minute meet and greet
Start with one calm conversation.
Talk through what is happening at home, ask the practical questions, and decide whether KNOTS is the right next step for your family, school or practice.
What happens next
Sarah replies personally.
If it feels aligned, you can choose the support pathway that fits from there.
0474 480 224