A brand-new Wirral-based Community Interest Company (CIC) has been set up to bridge the gap in child mental health support and ease pressure on overstretched NHS waiting lists. Tiny Tools For Big Feelings, founded by child mental health expert Carly Openshaw, is on a mission to help children, young people and families navigate the growing mental health crisis.
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The CIC offers six-week programmes for children aged 6+, providing tools to manage anxiety, grief and neurodivergent conditions. Sessions are available 1-2-1 or in groups, with group courses currently priced at just £70 for the entire course. Once the CIC secures funding, these programmes will be fully funded and free to families.
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Alongside children’s services, Tiny Tools For Big Feelings also provides family support and parent-focused courses, ensuring that caregivers are equipped with the strategies they need too. Led by a team of experts, Tiny Tools For Big Feelings is dedicated to creating real change for children, overwhelmed families, carers and neurodivergent young people.
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To mark the launch of this vital new service, a huge launch event will take place at The Queens Royal Hotel in New Brighton on Saturday 4th October 2025 from 7pm. The evening promises to be an unforgettable celebration and all profits from the night will go directly towards funding free mental health coaching for children and families across Wirral. The black tie event will include:
- A special guest appearance from ex-Liverpool goalkeeper Chris Kirkland
- Talks from inspiring speakers including the Mayor of Wirral
- Live music and a DJ
- A raffle and auction packed with prizes
- A beautifully restored venue and buzzing atmosphere
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By attending the launch event or supporting the CIC, you’ll be helping to fund crucial services that give young people the tools they need for brighter futures. With 1 in 6 children between 5 and 15 suffering from some sort of mental health disorder, families stretched and the NHS child mental health waiting list over 12 months, the new CIC is bridging the gap in a major way.
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Founder Carly Openshaw, who has a wide range of child mental health qualifications and years of experience working with children, said: “I’m a certified STILL Method coach working with both children and adults to manage anxiety and regulate big feelings — at home, in schools and in systems that often overwhelm us. I’m also a mum who’s been there. I’ve lived the panic. I’ve sat on the floor with a child mid-meltdown. I’ve juggled single parenting, poor health and the crushing pressure to “get it right.”
She continued: “There are so many families out there who are struggling with the pressures of their child’s mental health — whether that be anxiety, emotional problems or the challenges that come with conditions such as autism and ADHD. There’s no rule book and little support out there for families and many don’t know where to turn. With the CAMHS mental health waiting lists often over 12 months long, we aim to bridge the gap and offer tools to and support.”
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Tiny Tools For Big Feelings has been launched in June 2025 and offers families six week courses for children to help them manage their feelings, as well as family support and parent-focused courses. The huge launch event is taking place at The Queens Royal Hotel on Saturday 4th October from 7pm.
Tiny Tools For Big Feelings Launch Event / The Queens Royal Hotel, New Brighton, Wirral / Sat 4th Oct, 7pm
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