Paws4Minds:

Trauma-Informed Wellbeing Support for Schools, Healthcare & Organisations in the UK

 

Paws4Minds delivers structured, trauma-informed mental health and emotional regulation programmes across the UK, supported by professionally managed canine-assisted engagement.

We provide outcome-focused wellbeing support for:

• Primary and Secondary Schools

• SEND and Alternative Provision

• Youth Justice Services

• CAMHS and Healthcare Settings

• Workplace and Corporate Teams

Professional. Safeguarded. Measurable.

 

Book a Discovery Call: 07789901515
 

Specialist Canine-Assisted Wellbeing for Education & Healthcare

Paws4Minds provides structured wellbeing interventions for children, young people and adults experiencing anxiety, stress, emotional dysregulation or trauma-related challenges.

Unlike informal therapy dog visits, our programmes are:

• Trauma-informed

• Outcome-focused

• Risk assessed

• Safeguarding aligned

• Professionally governed

We support schools and services seeking regulated, accountable mental health and wellbeing provision.

 

Trauma-Informed & ARC-Aligned Practice

Our approach aligns with the Attachment, Regulation and Competency (ARC) Framework and evidence-informed principles used in UK education and healthcare settings.

We prioritise:

• Emotional safety

• Nervous system regulation

• Relational trust

• Confidence and competence development

We recognise that behaviour is communication and that regulation must come before reflection.

 

How Our School & Healthcare Programmes Work

1. Initial consultation

2. Safeguarding and risk assessment alignment

3. Clear wellbeing goals

4. Structured individual or group sessions

5. Outcome review and reporting

Our canine-assisted wellbeing sessions are adapted for primary schools, secondary schools, SEND settings, CAMHS units and workplace wellbeing days.

 

Canine-Assisted Emotional Regulation

Noodle supports engagement within structured mental health and wellbeing sessions.

Research-informed canine-assisted engagement can:

• Reduce anxiety in classroom and clinical settings

• Increase participation in learning

• Support emotional regulation

• Encourage communication and confidence

All interaction is consent-based, risk assessed and professionally managed.

This is structured animal-assisted wellbeing support — not casual pet therapy.

 

Reported Outcomes Across Settings

Schools and organisations report:

• Improved emotional regulation

• Increased classroom engagement

• Reduced behaviour incidents linked to dysregulation

• Improved attendance in targeted sessions

• Positive staff wellbeing feedback

• Increased confidence in anxious learners

Outcome summaries are available for commissioning and review purposes.

 

Professional Standards & Safeguarding

Paws4Minds operates in line with UK safeguarding and governance expectations.

• CPCAB Level 5 Diploma in Mental Health & Wellbeing

• ARC Trauma Informed Champion

• Enhanced DBS

• Public Liability & Professional Indemnity Insurance

• Risk assessed delivery

• GDPR compliant

We work collaboratively with education and healthcare safeguarding leads.

 

Commission Structured Wellbeing Support

If your school, healthcare service or organisation is seeking trauma-informed, canine-assisted wellbeing support in the UK, we welcome a conversation.