Therapeutic Support for Children, Young People and Families
If you are looking for child counselling or family therapy in Newmarket, you do not have to navigate a long waiting list or sit in a clinical corridor.
At Sensory Nest, we have built something different: a Montessori-inspired family setting where therapeutic support is genuinely accessible, professionally delivered, and rooted in real care for children and families.
We work with three experienced therapists who are part of our community.
Urszula offers psychotherapeutic counselling for children and young people, as well as parental consultations.
Dorota is an HCPC-registered music therapist who works with children and adults using music as a therapeutic tool.
And Belinda offers equine-assisted therapeutic experiences at her farm in Bury St Edmunds.
Together, they make Sensory Nest one of the most comprehensive and genuinely holistic family therapy networks in Newmarket and the wider Suffolk area.
Explore Our Children and Family Therapy Offer
Child Counselling & Psychotherapeutic Support in Newmarket
With Urszula
Psychotherapeutic Counsellor,
Sessions at Sensory Nest, Newmarket
Urszula offers professional, individual psychotherapeutic counselling for children and adolescents in a safe, supportive and confidential environment.
Each session is carefully tailored to the child’s developmental stage and individual needs – not a fixed programme, but a genuine response to what that child is carrying.
Therapy gives children and young people a private space to explore their emotions, experiences and challenges at their own pace. Through conversation and evidence-based therapeutic techniques, children develop a better understanding of themselves and build healthy coping strategies they can carry with them into daily life.
Areas Urszula Can Support
• Emotional and mood disorders
• Anxiety disorders
• Difficulties with emotional regulation
• Developmental and neurodevelopmental differences
• Behavioural challenges
• Trauma and loss
• Low self-esteem
• Self-harm and suicidal ideation
• Family conflict and family breakdown
• Life transitions
Parental Consultations
Urszula also offers dedicated parental consultations – a space for parents and carers to talk openly, ask questions, and feel better equipped.
Consultations focus on:
• Understanding your child’s emotional and behavioural needs
• Improving communication and connection within the family
• Strengthening relationships and family dynamics
• Supporting a child through anxiety, transitions or neurodevelopmental differences
• Navigating co-parenting challenges and family conflict
Contact Urszula
Music Therapy in Newmarket
With Dorota
HCPC-Registered Music Therapist,
Sessions at Sensory Nest, Newmarket
Dorota is a certified music therapist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), based in Cambridge and available to work from Sensory Nest in Newmarket.
She is fully insured and offers sessions in both English and Polish.
What is Music Therapy?
Music therapy is a therapeutic approach that uses music to support emotional, social and physical wellbeing in a safe, accepting and respectful environment. Crucially, it is not about musical ability. Sessions are built around expressive, non-verbal communication rather than performance .
Dorota specialises in working with children, young people and adults experiencing developmental, cultural and health-related difficulties. Her sessions help people discover ways to express their emotions and develop inner strengths (particularly those who find that words alone are not enough).
Who Can Music Therapy Help?
Music therapy at Sensory Nest in Newmarket is suitable for children and adults. It can be especially beneficial for those experiencing:
• Developmental delays or neurodevelopmental differences (including autism and ADHD)
• Communication and speech difficulties
• Emotional and social challenges
• Anxiety and low mood
• Trauma and loss
• Cultural transitions and identity challenges
• Health-related difficulties affecting wellbeing
Contact Dorota
📩 dot.cambridgemusictherapy@gmail.com
facebook.com/dot.cambridge.music.therapy
Sessions available in Polish and English
Equine Therapy Suffolk Experiences
With Belinda
Equine Therapist
Sessions at Belinda's farm, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Why Horses?
Horses are highly intuitive animals. They respond honestly to human emotions, offering a safe and non-judgmental space for reflection and connection. Simply being present near a horse is frequently enough to enable significant breakthroughs.
Belinda's herd ranges from a small pony to a 17.2-hand ex-racehorse, meaning sessions can be gently tailored to each individual. The horse often makes it clear which human they wish to work with, and that instinctive connection is at the heart of the therapy.
What Sessions Look Like
Every interaction begins with a gentle introduction to each horse. Often the horse itself makes clear which person it wishes to work with, and simply being present near a horse is frequently enough to enable meaningful breakthroughs.
Subsequent visits may include grooming, leading the horse and other activities that are essential to the horse's welfare.
Where appropriate, therapeutic riding may also be incorporated as part of a powerful healing journey.
Who Can Equine Therapy Help?
Belinda works with children, young people and adults. Her programmes are fully tailored to each individual's particular needs.
In recent years she has worked extensively with young people who experienced significant isolation during the pandemic lockdowns of 2020 and 2021, for whom equine interaction has provided a renewed sense of self and connection.
Contact Belinda
📞 07933 853791
📍Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
Sessions available in English
Why Families Choose Sensory Nest for Child Counselling & Family Therapies in Newmarket
Parents searching for child counselling or family therapy in Newmarket often struggle with long waiting lists. In addition, clinical environments do not feel right for younger children, and it is hard to know where to start. We have tried to remove every one of those barriers.
What Makes Our Therapies Different
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No GP referral needed - contact any therapist directly to get started quickly
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Three complementary therapies available through one trusted network - child counselling, music therapy and equine-assisted experiences
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Child-centred approach - every session tailored to the individual
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Experienced, qualified practitioners - Urszula, Dorota (HCPC-registered) and Belinda
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Parental consultations available alongside child therapy
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Sensory Nest sessions in a warm home environment; equine sessions in beautiful Suffolk countryside
Not sure which therapy is right for your child? That is completely fine. Get in touch, and we will help you think it through. There is no pressure and no commitment until you are ready.
Also at Sensory Nest
Sensory Nest is more than kids and family therapies. We are a Montessori-inspired family educational centre in Newmarket,
and our wider offer includes
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Childminder - safe, nurturing, Montessori-inspired childcare for babies and young children, led by a team of four qualified educators
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Home Education Hub - dedicated Montessori learning rooms for homeschooling families
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Polish Lessons - for children and adults, online and face-to-face
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Art Club- weekly creative sessions for children (Tuesdays)
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Chess Club - expert-led chess classes for children with a National Master
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Birthday Parties - creative, Montessori-inspired celebrations for children