A consultation space for children and parents in London, where a child’s behaviour is understood as an important way of communicating their inner world, not simply as a problem to be fixed. Our work is informed by the ideas of F. Dolto, S. Freud, M. Klein, and other psychoanalytic traditions.
Book a consultationReflecting parental concern
You feel like something is going on with your child. Anxiety, withdrawal, aggression, jealousy, silence, or adaptation difficulties are often not the signs of "bad behaviour", but rather the psyche's way of signalling inner tension.
Consultation work helps parents and children gain a deeper understanding of the emotional and behavioural challenges a child may be experiencing, while supporting the child's healthy development.
How we work
Our work is based on a psychoanalytic understanding of the child as a subject with their own inner world. What we use in our work:
Play as the language of the unconscious
Children express their experiences and emotions through symbolic play
Drawing and image
As a means of expressing what cannot yet be put into words
A Stable Consultation Framework
Regularity, predictability, and a consistent therapeutic space help children gradually develop a greater sense of safety and trust.
Working with parents
Understanding children always includes understanding their home environment.
Professional position
A child's behaviour may be an expression of their inner world, emotional distress, or developmental difficulties.
Our work is centred on carefully understanding each child's experience and supporting their capacity for self-expression, play, communication, and adaptation.
We work through play, speech, creativity, parent consultations, and the gradual understanding of what the child is seeking to communicate.
Who this is for
The centre works with children aged 2–18 who:
Zhanna
Mosiichuk
Founder of Ellie Therapy Kids Center. Child development consultant with psychoanalytic training.
Psychoanalytic training at the International Institute of Depth Psychology. Member of the Ukrainian Association of Psychoanalysis.
Over 18 years of experience working with children, from early childhood development to emotional and developmental support. Founded her own child development centre in Kyiv.
Practical experience with children includes working with:
● anxiety, fears, and nightmares
● aggression and impulse control difficulties
● withdrawal and difficulties with contact
● psychosomatic symptoms
● adaptation challenges following a relocation/move or a loss of environment
● responses to parental separation and family changes
● speech and language development delays
● hyperactivity and difficulties with concentration
Consultations are available in Ukrainian, Russian, and English.
Important information
Ellie Therapy Kids Center is not a medical clinic and does not provide medical diagnosis, psychiatric treatment, medication, emergency mental health care or crisis intervention.
Our work offers child development consultations, psychoanalytically informed support and emotional development support for children and parents.
Sessions are consultation-based and normally last up to 50 minutes. We do not provide childcare, nursery, daycare or drop-in supervision. Parents or legal guardians remain responsible for the child and should remain available during the appointment.
Consultations are by appointment only.