Anxiety
Powerful, evidence-based techniques that put the control back in your child's hands, so they feel calmer — and stay that way.
Based in Northallerton, North Yorkshire — helping children throughout the North
Help your child feel calm, confident and back in control.
Jackie Johnson has spent over 20 years helping children, teens and young adults overcome anxiety, fear and overwhelm — so they can get back to being themselves. Sessions are warm, practical, and built around your child.
- 20+ yrs experience
- 75% reduction in behavioural issues*
- ★★★★★ rated by families
*From a commissioned group work programme, measured within the school.
Trusted by parents & schools
Sessions where your child feels safe
Meet Jackie
Twenty years of helping young people find their calm.
Jackie has worked with children, young people and families for over 20 years, in schools, homes and community settings. As a children's change worker, she has helped young people overcome fears and stresses, manage disruptive or unhappy behaviour, stay in school, and achieve beyond expectations.
Jackie works with children in their map of the world — sessions are engaging and often fun, which helps change happen easily and last. She works with children, teens and young adults up to age 30.
Schools Jackie has worked with
- Grangefield Academy, Stockton
- Stockton Sixth Form College
- North Shore, Stockton
- Yarm School
- Conyers School, Yarm
- West Park Primary, Darlington
- Farringdon Community Academy, Sunderland
How Jackie can help
Support for the challenges getting in the way
Every child is different, so every plan is different — but it's always built around powerful, practical techniques that put your child back in the driving seat.
Phobias
Whatever the trigger — from spiders to needles to the dark — Jackie can help your child overcome it, effectively and gently.
Anger
Jackie shows young people how to manage angry feelings, so they can express themselves in ways that are healthy and appropriate.
Overwhelm
When everything feels like too much, Jackie helps children and young people feel back in control, safe and calm again.
Bullying
Jackie shows your child how to beat the bullies — building genuine confidence and bomb-proof resilience they can carry for life.
School Refusal
Powerful strategies to rebuild confidence, ease anxiety around school, and help your child settle back into excelling at learning.
Spelling, Learning & Exams
Simple, powerful strategies for spelling, revision and exam pressure — alongside emotional regulation techniques that make learning stick.
Working with Professionals
Individual care packages, group work and psychoeducation for schools and professionals — with discounted daily rates available.
The process
How it works
Jackie gets to know each child in their own words, quickly understanding what makes them “tick” — then uses cutting-edge, client-centred techniques to help change happen.
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Get in touch
Call or message Jackie for a free, no-pressure chat about what your child is going through.
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A safe space is agreed
Sessions happen wherever your child feels most comfortable — your home, their school, or another familiar place.
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Sessions built around your child
Working within your child's own “map of the world,” Jackie uses engaging, often fun techniques — because change happens more easily that way.
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Real, lasting change
Most children need just 2–5 sessions to feel the difference — calmer, more confident, and back to being themselves.
In their words
Families & young people Jackie has helped
★★★★★
“Without your help in those sessions, I wouldn't be who I am now. I now have little to no issues with my anger, I am the happiest.”
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“We have seen a massive difference in our daughter. She has a different outlook on life and is so much happier in herself.”
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“I have been able to manage my emotions a lot better and deal with situations that I had before found difficult.”
Investing in your child
Simple, transparent pricing
Travel is charged at 55p per mile beyond 10 miles of Northallerton, DL7.
Questions
Frequently asked questions
How many sessions will my child need?
Every child is different, but most children under 18 see a real difference within 2–5 sessions, and most young adults (18+) within 1–2 sessions.
Where do sessions take place?
Wherever your child feels safest and most comfortable — that's often your home, their school, or another familiar place. This is agreed with you before sessions begin.
What ages do you work with?
Jackie works with children, teenagers and young adults up to the age of 30.
Do you work with schools and other professionals?
Yes — Jackie offers individual care packages, group work and psychoeducation for schools, and has worked with schools across the Tees Valley and beyond. Discounted daily rates are available.
What happens in the first conversation?
Just ring or message for a free, relaxed chat about what your child is going through. There's no pressure — it's simply a chance to ask questions and see if it feels right.
Get in touch
Let's talk about how Jackie can help.
The first step is often the hardest — but a quick, free conversation could be the start of real change for your child. Ring, message, or drop by.
- 07988 010519
- Change Working, 33 High Street, Northallerton, DL7 8EE
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Jackie will get back to you as soon as possible. If it's urgent, please call 07988 010519.