Max

During lockdown, Max experienced fear for the wellbeing of his family and others. Fear that if something happened he may be taken into care. His survival response was expressed through anger, leading to aggression, which his parents struggled to manage as they were on the verge of burn-out due to demanding jobs.

Alongside Max’s face-to-face creative arts therapy, his parents were supported online and given parenting strategies to understand and help regulate Max and his response to COVID-related fear.

Talk Together offered Max tools for self-regulation through creative therapy, empowering him to process fears and worries, avoiding escalating aggression.

Recently, Max told us that he feels proud of himself for having made it through a challenging journey.