Supporting Emotional Growth in Every Child.
At Fizzing Minds Therapeutic Support, we are dedicated to nurturing healing and resilience in children who have experienced trauma. Our mission is to provide compassionate play therapy that fosters emotional well-being and personal growth, ensuring every child feels safe, understood, and empowered.
Where Healing and Play Unite.
Meet our compassionate therapist dedicated to nurturing ‘fizzing’ minds.
Kev Haywood
Certified Play Therapist
Kev combines extensive experience with a heartfelt approach to trauma recovery, supporting emotional awareness, release and self-regulation. He is a PTUK registered play therapist and trained teacher, with over 20 years experience working with children. He travels across the whole of Greater Manchester offering support to those reaching out.
Kev was an EYFS teacher for 15 years before retraining to become a play therapist to support children with emotional and attachment difficulties and those who have experienced trauma. He has worked one-to-one with children with behavioural and emotional concerns as well as a variety of special needs. After qualifying as a play therapist, he set up Fizzing Minds Therapeutic Support to provide those in need with a safe and confidential space to release their emotions, process trauma and express themselves without judgment. At Fizzing Minds®, children can ‘fizz’ without sanction and grow therapeutically.
Staying up to date with current research is an important part of the work we do at Fizzing Minds® and Kev is highly committed to developing his own practice, undertaking regular training to enhance his CPD. Recent examples include ‘The Essential Tools of Therapeutic Parenting’, Developmental Trauma for Professionals, Safeguarding for Play Therapists, Equality, Diversity and Human Rights in Play Therapy, in addition to Prevent training.
Our Vision
At Fizzing Minds ®, our vision is to support children affected by past and present events through an integrative, holistic, child-centred model of play therapy. We provide a safe and nurturing space where children can process trauma through metaphor, allowing them to explore painful memories, worries, and anxieties without having to verbalize them aloud. Our therapeutic approach fosters emotional and personal growth in a non-judgmental environment, ensuring that trauma does not define who they are or who they hope to become.
Our Commitment
Fizzing Minds® is a self-affirming and inclusive space dedicated to reaching those impacted by trauma. Helping children to embrace challenges with perseverance by offering a safe and supportive bubble for clients to ‘fizz therapeutically.’™ We strive to empower children on their journey toward healing and resilience.
Healing and Growth Through Play Therapy.
Our clients’ testimonials speak volumes about our services and commitment. Get an insight into their experiences.
“My son loved spending time with Kev. They built a bond that became his highlight of the week at school. He now shares his worries more and can name his feelings, which helps me and his mum”.
Dad of J.
“Kev was amazing with my daughter. He helped her talk about her feelings and work through the anger that I couldn’t after a family bereavement”.
Mum of L.
“We in school witnessed progress in every child Kevin worked with (long term). Not only were they given a safe space to ‘fizz’ (short term), but our staff also noticed an immediate change in focus and concentration after the transition back to class” .
Headteacher
Primary School, Bolton.