Workshops
I use my children’s picture books and thoroughly researched Daesy Dialogue framework in high-energy, interactive workshops to help children understand, express and manage their emotions.
I educate parents, caregivers and teachers on how to work alongside their children and students to navigate challenging emotions and explore ways to engage in impactful conversations that drive change.
My tailored workshops accommodate diverse children, communication styles, parenting styles, learning abilities, and age groups, including both SEND and mainstream students.
Workshops for Children
My children’s workshops are fun and interactive, designed to be simple yet thought-provoking. They help children explore their emotions and behaviour, using examples from my book series and real-life scenarios to nurture understanding and promote healthy emotional growth.
I offer different workshops for younger and older pupils to best suit their developmental stages.
For younger pupils (3-8 years old), I use storytelling and interactive input to help them understand their emotions in a simple, relatable way. The stories are helpful prompts for recognising a varied range of emotions, why they may arise, associated physiological reactions, and suggestions on how to manage or support these feelings.
For older pupils (8-12 years old), my workshops are more in-depth and comprehensive, with a focus on discussion-based learning, encouraging students to engage in thoughtful reasoning and critical thinking around emotional experiences and positive mental health. Through open conversations and scenario-based exercises, they are encouraged to explore different perspectives, develop emotional resilience, and apply problem-solving strategies.
Pawsome Stories
Exploring Emotions with under 8’s
Emotions Fur-s✝
Exploring Emotions with under 8’s (Faith Focus)
Think Paws-itively
Exploring Emotions with 8 – 12-year olds
Workshops for Parents
These workshops involve me working alongside parents and caregivers to educate on ways that they can effectively and confidently support children’s emotional wellbeing. Using my hands-on Daesy Dialogue toolkit, I equip you with practical suggestions and tools to confidently connect and engage in meaningful conversations with your child that enable emotional growth and positive change.
My workshops and talks help you feel empowered about navigating your child’s big everyday emotions and challenging situations. My clear actionable steps can be applied with immediate effect and aim to bring out the best in your child, strengthening the parent-child relationship.
Sowing the Seed
Igniting Conversations for Emotional Growth
The Good Soil
Igniting Conversations for Emotional Growth with a Christian Focus
Reset, Connect & Bloom
Encouraging Emotional Growth and Resilience
Immersive Day
workshops for children and parents
Nurturing emotional development in the early years plays a crucial role in building resilience and shaping long-term mental health. My resources and approach are designed to work collaboratively with young children and their trusted adults, helping them navigate big everyday emotions transparently and authentically.
The workshops aim to raise awareness, for both children and parents, about how to care for emotional health, encompassing growth and resilience, in a healthy and constructive way.
Teacher Training
The teacher training (including inset days) involves using The Daesy Dialogue toolkit to promote pupils’ emotional growth. I offer practical application of the framework and navigate readings of my children’s books with intentional prompts and questions.
Connect and Converse
Exploring Emotions Together
The Power of Words
Exploring Emotions Together with a Christian Focus
Emotion ‘A&E’ toolkit
Effective Ways of Exploring and Encouraging Emotions
1:1 Connect
Family life is full of ups and downs and many of us struggle to navigate the various daily demands. It can be really tough.
I provide personalised one-on-one coaching and consultation through my 1:1 Connect, offering parents and caregivers support on how to overcome these challenges and build improved emotional confidence and communication, going beyond the insights from my readings and workshops.
These sessions provide a trusted, relaxed space for you to explore emotional struggles and enable you to understand your child better impacting positively on their emotional wellbeing. With The Daesy Dialogue toolkit, I help you set practical goals and follow up with ongoing check-ins to track your progress and refine your strategies.
Foundation
Acknowledge & Explore
Exploration
Address & Engage
Transformation
Apply & Encourage
Testimonials
Schools & Organisations I work with
Pawsome Stories:
Exploring Emotions with under 8's
Author Visit
For: EYFS, KS1, KS2 pupils
What to expect
I engage younger pupils in an interactive and enriching experience with the Pawsome Stories workshop, featuring readings from my series ‘The Animorals’ or ‘The Little Paws Hotel’ with theme-based discussions using The Daesy Dialogue framework to promote emotional wellbeing.
Benefits
The 'Pawsome Stories' session allows young children to explore and express their emotions through the main characters in my stories; experiment with new emotional vocabulary; expand their imagination and creativity; learn about empathy; and work on social skills through interactive storytelling and theme-based discussions.
Typical Structure
- Assembly: A 15-minute introduction to Clare as an opportunity to meet the children and build rapport.
- How many workshops? Up to 6 sessions (by class or year group) featuring readings from The Little Paws Hotel or The Animorals series covering one of 11 topics. Themes include separation anxiety, fear of new experiences, perfectionism, bullying, bereavement, kindness, gratitude, acceptance, perseverance, and respect.
- Interactive discussion: Using the Daesy Dialogue framework, children learn to identify, explore, and express their everyday big emotions connected to the book theme, through fun activities resources.
- Book sales: Available through pre-order, at the end of the day, or via school billing.
Pricing ranges from £450 - £550
- This includes 1 x book to each class and 1 x book to school library
- Time spent at school is 6.5 hrs (subject to change based on requirements)
Emotions Fur-s✝:
Exploring Emotions with under 8's (Faith Focus)
Author Visit
For: EYFS, KS1, KS2 pupils
What to expect
I engage pupils in an interactive and enriching storytelling experience with the Emotions Fur-st workshop, featuring readings from my series ‘The Animorals’ or ‘The Little Paws Hotel’ and theme-based discussions using the Daesy Dialogue framework to promote emotional wellbeing.
Benefits
The Emotions Fur-sT session helps young pupils explore their everyday big emotions through the main characters in my stories; develop emotional vocabulary; expand their imagination and creativity; learn about empathy; and work on social skills through interactive storytelling and theme-based discussions. There is an emphasis on the Christian faith where the themes are connected to a relevant Bible verse, examining what difference God makes in helping children manage their emotions.
Typical Structure
- Assembly: A 15-minute introduction to Clare as an opportunity to meet the children and build rapport.
- How many Workshops? Up to 6 sessions (by class or year) featuring readings from Say What?!, The Little Paws Hotel, and The Animorals series, covering one of 11 topics (such as separation anxiety, fear of new experiences, perfectionism, bullying, bereavement, kindness, gratitude, acceptance, perseverance, and respect).
- Interactive Discussion: Using the Daesy Dialogue framework children learn to identify, explore, and express their big everyday
emotions through fun activities, connecting the chosen book theme with Christian related resources and teachings. - Book Sales: Available through pre-order, at the end of the day, or via school billing.
Pricing ranges from £450 - £550
- This includes 1 x book to each class and 1 x book to school library
- Time spent at school is 6.5 hrs (subject to change based on requirements)
Think Paws-itively:
Exploring Emotions with 8 -12-year olds
Author Visit
For: upper KS2 & KS3 pupils
What to expect
I engage students in an interactive and enriching storytelling experience Think Paws-itively workshop, featuring readings from my series ‘The Animorals’ or ‘The Little Paws Hotel’ and theme-based discussions using the Daesy Dialogue framework to promote emotional awareness, growth and resilience.
Benefits
The 'Think Paws-itively' session enhances pupil's emotional awareness and introduces the importance of caring for their emotional health; boosts emotional vocabulary and language skills; builds empathy and understanding; improves critical thinking and communication skills; and offers practical suggestions of how to manage their emotions in a positive way.
Typical Structure
- Assembly: A 15-minute introduction to Clare as an opportunity to meet the children and build rapport.
- How many workshops? Up to 6 sessions (by class or year group) featuring readings from The Little Paws Hotel or The Animorals series covering one of 11 topics. Themes include separation anxiety, fear of new experiences, perfectionism, bullying, bereavement, kindness, gratitude, acceptance, perseverance, and respect.
- Interactive discussion: Using the Daesy Dialogue framework, children learn to identify, explore, and express their everyday big emotions connected to the book theme, through fun activities resources.
- Book sales: Available through pre-order, at the end of the day, or via school billing.
Pricing ranges from £450 - £550
- This includes 1 x book to each class and 1 x book to school library
- Time spent at school is 6.5 hrs (subject to change based on requirements)
Sowing the Seed:
Igniting Conversations for Emotional Growth
Speaker Visit
For: Parents / Caregivers
What to expect
An overview of The Daesy Dialogue that offers practical tools and prompts to help parents and caregivers support their children manage their big everyday emotions in a healthy and constructive way.
Benefits
This session will enable and empowers you to effectively support your children's emotional growth by gaining insight into the developing brain; understand the importance of fostering connection and trust; the positive gains from investing in conversations that promote self-worth and boost self-esteem; and receive easy-to-use prompts and practical suggestions that can be used with immediate effect to nourish emotional health.
Typical Structure
- Educating and empowering parents and caregivers: Providing guidance and practical resources to support you in promoting emotional growth effectively and healthily, within your family unit.
- The Daesy Dialogue: My easy-to-use talking toolkit that offers practical prompts and suggestions for having conversations about managing your children’s big everyday emotions.
- Book Sales: Available through pre-order, at the end of the day, or via school billing.
Pricing ranges from £200 - £300
- This includes 1 x Daesy Dialogue (Parent Handbook) for school library
- Time spent at school is 1 hr (subject to change based on requirements)
The Good Soil:
Igniting Conversations for Emotional Growth with a Christian Focus
Speaker Visit
For: Parents / Caregivers
What to expect
The Daesy Dialogue offers practical tools and prompts to help parents and caregivers support their children in managing their big everyday emotions in a healthy and constructive way.
Benefits
This session will enable and empower you to effectively support your children's emotional growth by offering easy-to-use practical prompts, solutions and tools, alongside Biblical teachings of the Christian faith. Throughout the session I use Bible verses to illustrate how Jesus models and teaches us to relate to one another.
Typical Structure
- Educating and empowering parents and caregivers: Equipping you to promote emotional growth in a constructive and healthy way, with a lens on the Christian faith.
- The Daesy Dialogue: Exploring the framework, alongside biblical references, prompts and practical suggestions to enable you to have conversations about supporting your child’s big everyday emotions in a positive way.
- Book Sales: Available through pre-order, at the end of the day, or via school billing.
Pricing ranges from £200 - £300
- This includes 1 x Daesy Dialogue (Parent Handbook) for school library
- Time spent at school is 1 hr (subject to change based on requirements)
Reset, Connect & Bloom:
Encouraging Emotional Growth and Resilience
(3-part sessions on different days)
Speaker Visit
For: Parents / Caregivers
What to expect
In this 3-part series, parents and caregivers will explore the factors influencing their children's behaviour, discover common triggers, and learn practical strategies for addressing these challenges using The Daesy Dialogue.
Benefits
Three tailor made sessions that allow you to participate in and share your parenting experiences, both the wins and struggles; receive constructive feedback about how to manage your own, and your child's, specific challenges; enrich relationships; and learn effective methods for meaningful change with emotional health.
Typical Structure
- Session 1 RESET – Explore current challenges and triggers related to your children’s emotional wellbeing and behaviour. Reframing problem areas –seeing how intrinsically linked you and your child are when addressing emotions.
- Session 2 CONNECT – Explain and apply The Daesy Dialogue and demonstrate it’s application through real-life scenarios in small group activities to consolidate the framework.
- Session 3 BLOOM – Experience The Daesy Dialogue in action by sharing stories, providing feedback, and discussing challenges and successes. This session emphasises learning from each other, with support from me and fellow attendees who may have faced similar struggles and wins.
- Book sales: Available through pre-order, at the end of the day, or via school billing.
Pricing ranges from £200 - £300 (per session)
- This includes 1 x Daesy Dialogue (Parent Handbook) for school library
- Time spent at school is 1 hr per session (subject to change based on requirements)
Connect and Converse:
Exploring Emotions Together
Author & Speaker Visit
For: Children + Parents / Caregivers
What to expect
An engaging experience where pupils and their parents/caregivers learn to recognise changing emotions; explore ways to identify and express everyday big emotions; and gain a basic understanding of the young developing brain.
Benefits
I create a safe space for children and parents to share their experiences and insights that fosters engagement between both groups, supporting children’s emotional well-being and development. By involving both children and parents, schools can encourage open, ongoing conversations around emotional health leading to improved confidence and self-esteem.
Typical Structure
- Assembly: 15-minute introduction to Clare as an opportunity to meet the children and build rapport.
- Class Workshops: Six sessions or year group workshops featuring readings from The Little Paws Hotel and The Animorals. Themes include separation anxiety, fear of new experiences, perfectionism, bullying, bereavement, kindness, gratitude, acceptance, perseverance, and respect.
- Class Discussions: Post-reading discussions on emotional wellbeing with related activities and resources.
- Parent Talk: 1-hour evening talk on the Daesy Dialogue Framework with 30 minutes for Q&A.
Pricing ranges from £600 - £700
- This includes 1 x book to each class, 1 x Daesy Dialogue (Parent Handbook) and 1 x set of picture books for school library.
- Time spent at school is 10 hrs (subject to change based on requirements)
The Power of Words:
Exploring Emotions Together with a Christian Focus
Author & Speaker Visit
For: Children + Parents / Caregivers
What to expect
An engaging experience where pupils, parents and caregivers learn to recognise changing emotions; explore ways to identify and express everyday big emotions; and gain a basic understanding of the young developing brain. Throughout the session I use Bible verses to illustrate how Jesus models and teaches us to relate to one another.
Benefits
I create a safe space for children and parents to share their experiences and insights that fosters engagement between both groups, supporting children’s emotional and spiritual well-being and development. By involving both children and parents, schools can encourage open, ongoing conversations that address important questions and concerns around emotional health, leading to improved confidence and self-esteem.
Typical Structure
- Assembly: 15-minute introduction to Clare as an opportunity to meet the children and build rapport
- Class Workshops: Six sessions or year group workshops featuring readings from The Little Paws Hotel and The Animorals. Themes include separation anxiety, fear of new experiences, perfectionism, bullying, bereavement, kindness, gratitude, acceptance, perseverance, and respect.
- Class Discussions: Post-reading discussions on emotional wellbeing with related activities and resources.
- Parent Talk: 1-hour evening talk on the Daesy Dialogue Framework with 30 minutes for Q&A.
Pricing ranges from £600 - £700
- This includes 1 x book to each class, 1 x Daesy Dialogue (Parent Handbook) and 1 x set of picture books for school library.
- Time spent at school is 10 hrs (subject to change based on requirements)
Emotion ‘A&E' toolkit:
Effective Ways of Exploring and Encouraging Emotions
Teacher Training
For: Teachers
What to expect
Teachers will gain practical skills and insights for effectively using my series of children's books with The Daesy Dialogue framework.
Benefits
This training empowers teachers to confidently gain insight to their communication style and the impact this may have on pupil’s learning, engagement and self-esteem. It introduces The Daesy Dialogue framework which provides direction, practical tools and activity sheets to support the children’s emotional health.
Typical Structure
- Classroom Scenarios: Review and discuss various real-life classroom situations in small groups.
- Daesy Dialogue Framework: Explanation of the Daesy Dialogue framework.
- Application: Apply the Daesy Dialogue to the previously discussed scenarios.
- Reflection: Insights and reflections on current practices.
- Small Group Work: Develop and plan strategies for implementing changes.
- Q&A: Open session for questions and discussion.
Pricing ranges from £400- £500
- This includes 3 x copies of Daesy Dialogue (Parent Handbook)
- Time spent at school is 3 hrs (subject to change based on requirements)
Foundation:
Acknowledge & Explore
For: Parents / Caregivers
Session 1:
• A safe space to pin point current struggles and challenging behaviours.
• An understanding of how connection and conversation impacts your child’s confidence and cooperation.
• An introduction to The Daesy Dialogue, a talking toolkit enabling emotional growth through effective responses.
• Identify personal goals that can be put into practice to strengthen communication skills, support your child’s emotional growth and help improve their self-esteem.
• The Daesy Dialogue handbook to take home.
Check in:
- Discuss ongoing matters with opportunities to talk through successes and struggles.
- Provide feedback to support emotional growth and manage emotions.
- Set realistic goals to move forward.
Pricing starts from £135
Exploration:
Address & Engage
For: Parents & Caregivers
Session 1:
• A safe space to pin point current struggles and challenging behaviours.
• An overview to the emotional brain and how our words influence experience and emotion.
• An understanding of how connection and communication impacts confidence and cooperation.
• An introduction to The Daesy Dialogue, a talking toolkit enabling emotional growth through effective responses.
• Identify personal goals that can be put into practice to strengthen communication skills, support your child’s emotional growth and help improve their self-esteem.
• Develop strategies and prompts for key communication goals.
• The Daesy Dialogue handbook to take home.
Session 2:
- Reflect and review goal/s set from Session 1.
- Discuss new observations within the family unit using The Daesy Dialogue framework.
- Apply learnings and strategies to other emotionally heightened moments using The Daesy Dialogue.
- Set personal goals to apply gradually over the course of a specified and agreed duration
Check in:
- Discuss ongoing matters with opportunities to talk through successes and struggles.
- Provide feedback to support emotional growth and manage emotions.
- Set realistic goals to move forward.
Pricing starts from £200
Transformation:
Apply & Encourage
For: Parents & Caregivers
Over six sessions you will be provided with a safe space to:
1. Pin-point current struggles and challenging behaviours you are experiencing at home.
2. Be introduced to The Daesy Dialogue - a talking toolkit to help develop your child’s motivation, co-operation and confidence.
3. Strengthen your emotional bond with your child, helping them manage their emotions using The Daesy Dialogue framework.
4. Learn about how your child’s temperament affects your child’s behaviour.
5. How to reduce stressful moments and pass on the values you want.
6. How to help your child learn from mistakes and build their self-esteem.
Check in:
- Discuss ongoing matters with opportunities to talk through successes and struggles.
- Provide feedback to support emotional growth and manage emotions.
- Set realistic goals to move forward.
Pricing starts from £500