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Our Therapy Models & Approach
Our models have been meticulously crafted and evaluated over several years, leading to outstanding results for our Service Users and their families.
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Treasure Keepers offers psychological consultations and therapies through two complementary Integrative therapy/consultation models: TREASURE (Therapeutic Parenting Consultation & Therapy) and GEMS (Parent-Child Psychological Therapy).
These models are designed to collaborate in supporting children, young people, and their families or placements.
Our logo symbolizes the bond between Treasures and Gems, highlighting their connection through mutual understanding. The gems represent the young individuals and the key components of the Psychological Therapy Model:
Genesis - the lower brain. The red gem signifies safety, stability, regulation, and connection.
Emotional social - the mid brain. The green gem embodies compassion, emotional balance, and relationships.
Mastermind - the higher brain. The blue gem stands for clarity in thoughts, communication, and reflection.
Synthesis - integrating everything. The purple gem represents a deeper understanding of oneself and others.
The golden sparkle surrounding the gems symbolizes the Therapeutic Parenting Knowledge acquired through the TREASURE model, which helps foster Stability, Strength, and Sparkle.
The TREASURE Model
This model aims to support parents and carers in developing strong, stable, responsive and thoughtful relationships with their children.
Teamwork: Collaboration among all involved—social workers, psychologists, schools, and therapists—for the best outcomes.
Regulation: Techniques to help calm or energize your child to support their emotional and physical health.
Emotional Wellbeing: Caring for your own mental, physical, and emotional health to provide the best care.
Attributes & Resilience: Building your child’s self-esteem, confidence, and ability to manage their needs and feelings.
Safety: Creating a secure environment with consistent routines and calm discipline.
Understanding Trauma: Gaining insight into the impact of trauma on your child and yourself.
Relationships: Fostering healthy, trusting relationships and supporting your child’s friendships.
Empathy & Reflection: Understanding and empathizing with your child’s behaviours and reactions.
Read the full TREASURE model​​​​​
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GEMS Psychological Therapy
GEMS therapy focuses on helping children develop emotional resilience and a strong sense of self.
GEMS Psychological Therapy Sessions aim to: ​
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Build Self-View by helping children understand themselves and their background.​
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Encourage Strengths by developing emotional, intellectual, social, creative, and physical abilities.​
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Find individual ‘Sparkle’ through enabling children to discover and nurture their unique talents and joy.
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Combining TREASURE & GEMS Models
For the most effective support, TREASURE and GEMS are integrated. TREASURE offers a framework for therapeutic parenting, tailored to each child’s needs. GEMS therapy complements this by providing direct psychological support to children.
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Together, these models help create strong, connected families that can meet the complex needs of children affected by trauma. Parents and carers play a crucial role in daily therapeutic care, which is essential for the child’s recovery and resilience. GEMS sessions provide a space to practice and build upon strategies from TREASURE, helping children manage their emotions and develop stability, strength, and sparkle.
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CALM
CALM parenting strategy is a way to create calm and kind behaviour through meaningful parenting.
The CALM Parenting strategy helps Parents/Carers being a compassionate and nurturing guide to their young people. It is a framework to help guide responses through understanding underlying needs, calming the nervous system and finding a different way forward. The different way forward helps set new pathways that can then be practiced and become wired into healthy responses and interactions which will eventually become natural over time.
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Calm
Acknowledge
Learn
Mend
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