"We were desperate. X had largely closed down communication with us and was in a terrible dark place. She was self-harming on a near daily basis. All her hope was gone.
Kate's meetings with X were better than we could have expected. X doesn't normally open up to people easily. But even after their first session I could sense that X had engaged. Each session helped give X new tools and ideas of coping strategies that could help her not only stay safe but actually prevent things 'kicking off' at all.
The biggest one by far is how she copes with stress overload.,..her self harming has changed. It was daily when Kate first engaged with X and now it's just not like that. This is massive. X now knows that she can make choices to avoid going into the red zone. She has even come to us asking for help to avoid it. She is coping better at school and rather than missing multiple lessons every day she is managing to stay in the majority. She is exploding less at home which is great. 

 I was concerned that X might take her life but right now I think Kate's work has opened a new path for her.