Journal to Dreams is a Highly Commended service dedicated to delivering impactful interventions for children and young people across education settings, children’s services, faith groups, youth organisations, and community initiatives. Our mission is to nurture wellbeing, foster emotional intelligence, and provide a strong foundation for young people to thrive.
Utilising a multi-systemic approach, Journal to Dreams works directly within the family unit, schools, and wider community to drive meaningful change. This wraparound model ensures a holistic response to the complex challenges young people face.
With extensive experience collaborating with youth services, children’s services, and educational institutions, we recognise the critical importance of being responsive to the evolving needs of young people. Our team remains committed to studying emerging risks and themes affecting adolescents, ensuring that our interventions remain relevant, informed, and impactful.
Our services include:
- 1-1 Tailored support
- Interactive Workshops
- School Assemblies
- College lectures & Seminars
- Small Group Therapeutic Sessions
- Family Engagement Work
- Staff Training & CPD Workshops
We pride ourselves on delivering services that are interactive and self-reflective, tailored and accessible, trauma informed and safe.
The emotional well being of children and young people is paramount to ensure that they’re able to thrive as they transition to adulthood. Therefore, we provide a number of bespoke workshops delivered both in schools, youth centres and community settings to provide children the opportunity for self-exploration in a safe space. As specialists, we are also able to offer support to establishments regarding how they can uphold continuity of support for pupils and young people. Some of the work shops we deliver include:
- Consent and Healthy Relationships
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
- Offending Behaviour – Early Intervention
- Positive Self-Talk and Building Self-Confidence
- Careers Advice and Future Pathways Guidance
- Identity, Self-Perception and Belonging
- Child Sexual Exploitation (CSE) Awareness
- Emotional Regulation and Managing Big Feelings
- Domestic Abuse – Understanding and Safeguarding
- Online Safety and Social Media Awareness
- Bullying, Cyberbullying & Restorative Responses
- Managing Transitions (e.g. Year 6 to 7, school moves)
- Understanding Anger and Conflict Resolution
- Gender Stereotypes and Media Influence
- Grief, Loss, and Supporting Change
- Body Image and Self-Esteem
- Substance Awareness and Risk Education
- Cultural Identity and Celebrating Diversity
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It is essential to provide a variety of support options to meet the diverse needs of young people, that’s why we offer compassionate, one-to-one holistic support, rooted in therapeutic principles, to truly meet each child or young person where they are. While every intervention is carefully tailored following a thorough needs assessment, here are some of the areas where we are able to provide meaningful support:
- Emotional resilience and intelligence
- Identity and self-perception
- Transitioning to adulthood
- Applying themselves as a young adult
- Applying therapeutic principles to address barriers to moving forward.
- Providing practical support. Raising awareness on ACES (adverse childhood experiences)
Journal to Dreams offers tailored presentations for schools and colleges seeking to engage a wider student audience. Our assemblies typically run for 15 to 20 minutes and are designed to be delivered to large groups, providing an impactful and accessible way to address important topics.
Each presentation is carefully customised to reflect the values and ethos of the educational establishment and is fully aligned with the PSHE curriculum. This ensures that the content not only resonates with students but also supports the school’s broader educational objectives and wellbeing priorities.
Through these assemblies, we aim to raise awareness, promote positive behaviours, and encourage meaningful conversations among students on vital issues affecting their lives.
Pariss is an exceptional practitioner straight from the ‘top table’ She exudes composure and her professionalism and attention to detail as well as a calming aura is such a unique quality. Make no mistake, Pariss has sharpened her skills in the pubic sector through both Probation and Youth Justice work with great success. Since embarking on her business venture entitled Journal to dreams Pariss has certainly made an impact. Her dedication and specialism sets her apart and it’s a pleasure working with her. I wish her every success for the future.
– David Mowatt, The Lighthouse Young Peoples Centre
I have an amazing team of apprentices, and they were fortunate to participate in the “Me First” workshops. I use the word fortunate, as this workshop has been life changing for our apprentices. Pariss was able to give them a new perspective of their personal journeys, by empowering them to truly put themselves first, something I know many of them find difficult to do so. These sessions combined of professional care and expertise would not work without Pariss- her warm and down to earth approach allowed our apprentices to relax and engage to a level I am not sure that they even knew they would! Pariss knows just how make them all feel heard, even in group setting. The energy and positivity from the room after the sessions, showed just how much the sessions meant to them all. Thank you Pariss!
-Dawn Crooks, Apprentice Co-ordination Manager (Birmingham Children’s Trust)
The ‘Me First’ workshop is an inspirational and empowering workshop for young people putting themselves at the centre, encouraging self-discovery and supporting personal development and growth. The feedback from our young people was incredibly positive and they were left wanting more session and feeling more positive about themselves.
-Jake Shaw, Head of Service – Rights, Participation and Corporate Parenting
I found that the Workshops have made me develop not only emotionally, but psychically and mentally. Both in my working life and in my friendship and family connections. Its not only help me in one aspect of my life, its helped in all sectors of my life.I really appreciate everything Pariss brought to the table for us.
-Maisie, Apprentice
I loved this session because it was amazing to reflect on mental health and how to have a good mindset and learnt how to treat myself better.
-Student (Ark St Alban’s Academy)
I absolutely loved the workshop, I would love to do this again.. I feel more confident and happier with myself.
-Student (Ark St Alban’s Academy)
