When a child with selective mutism walks into your classroom, it can be difficult to know what to do. You [...]

Supporting communication while reducing the fear of talking When a child has Selective Mutism, people often focus on one thing:

Mornings can feel overwhelming when you're raising an anxious child. One minute your child seems fine. The next, they're refusing

Every nursery has them. The child who happily chats at home but never speaks in nursery. The child who whispers

When I wrote My Brain Land, I had one simple dream. I wanted children to understand that their brain is not

Is your child just shy... or could it be selective mutism? Many parents tell me: "Everyone says they'll grow out

I often find myself thinking back to the 2020 Selective Mutism Summit, and how powerful it was to be part

In October 2020, I was delighted to be invited by Kelly from Selective Mutism Help to speak about the role

In 2025 I had the pleasure of being in conversation with Libby Hill, where we explored what it truly means

There are times in our professional journey where collaboration doesn’t require being centre stage to be deeply meaningful. In November

A conversation with child therapist and author Lucy Nathanson (Confident Children) If you feel stuck helping your shy child—or your