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Compass Changing Lives

Compass Changing Lives comprises of eleven Mental Health Support Teams in Derby, High Peak, Erewash, Bolsover, the Derbyshire Dales, Chesterfield, Amber Valley and South Derbyshire.

We are a compassionate and friendly team who are here to help support children and young people’s mental health. We provide a free and confidential emotional health and wellbeing support for children and young people with mild to moderate emotional health and wellbeing needs.

Sometimes, you may feel sad, scared or worried. Maybe you’re getting angry or frustrated. We can help get you the right help!

We work with schools across Derby and Derbyshire providing support by visiting the schools to talk to children and young people in groups and one to one. We also provide parent and carer support to parents and carers around improving their knowledge and understanding of how best to support and improve their child’s mental health and wellbeing.

How the service can help you

We help you build your skills to cope with: Low mood; sadness, low motivation; Mild to moderate anxiety; worries, irrational fears and concerns; Common challenging behaviours: angry outbursts, pushing boundaries, frustration and distress Family and peer relationship difficulties; Difficulty adjusting to change and transition; Difficulty managing emotions.

We provide low intensity CBT either one-to-one or in a group setting (usually 6-8 sessions based on what you need) for children and young people aged 5-18.

The service is made up of Education Mental Health Practitioners, Mental Health Practitioners and Supervising Practitioners from a range of health and education backgrounds.

Schools we work with

Compass Changing Lives work with a number of schools across Derby and Derbyshire to provide mental health support for young people.

Click here to see which schools we support and you can also download the information below for further details.

How you can access the service

You can speak to one of the friendly team by ringing us on 01332315569.

We will ask you a few questions to get started, then one of our team members will call you back to make sure we’re the right people to help. We also accept written Requests for Support from young people, parents, carers and professionals. Just fill in the Request for Support form below and return it.

Newsletters

Our monthly round up newsletters are packed with service updates, events and resources from the Changing Lives team.

Grab a cuppa, take 5, and read all about it here.

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Meet the team

Donna

Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Martin

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Vickie

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Beth

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Rebecca

Mental Health Practioner

Rachel

Participation Practioner

Samantha

Education Mental Health Practitioner

Jaclyn

Education Mental Health Practitioner

Kimberley

Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Myra

Supervising Practitioner

Sophie

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Rebecca

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Zoe

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Suzanne

Team Leader

Heather

Administrator

Megan

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Tracey

Team Leader

Yasmin

Trainee Supervising Practitioner

Kay

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Samantha

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Georgia

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Katie

Education Mental Health Practitioner

Mel

Engagement and Equalities Practitioner

Rebecca

Supervising Practitioner

Davinder

Clinical Operations Manager

Laura

Trainee Educational Mental Health Practitioner

Christina

Supervising Practitioner

Natalie

Supervising Practitioner

Preanka

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Hayley

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Hannah

Supervising Practitioner

Laura

Education Mental Health Practitioner

Lucy

Supervising Practitioner

Molly

Supervising Practitioner

Claire

Trainee Supervising Practitioner

Katrina

Education Mental Health Practitioner

Casey

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Jo

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Richard

Supervising Practitioner

Sarah

Trainee CBT Practitioner

Anisah

Trainee Education Mental Health Practitioner

Katy

Mental Health Practitioner

Jaydine

Team Leader