At WhiteTrees, our integrated therapeutic offer helps Children Build A Brighter Future. WhiteTrees enriches wellbeing for children — physical, mental, social, spiritual and financial — with nutrition, sleep and relationships at the core.
Wellbeing isn’t just “feeling good.” It’s having the conditions to live in a balanced, safe and satisfying way. We teach children how bodies and minds work, and we embed this learning into everyday routines at home and school.
WhiteTree’s Therapeutic Model provides a holistic, trauma-informed framework for supporting children and young people in our care. Grounded in our 7 E’s values and informed by PACE, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), and the understanding of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), our approach recognises that healing and growth occur through safe relationships, emotional attunement, and opportunities to rebuild trust and resilience.
Our practice integrates the medical, psychological, and social models of care through the collaborative work of our Building Brighter Futures Team and Specialist Therapeutic Team, ensuring each child receives coordinated, evidence-based, and compassionate support tailored to their individual needs.
WhiteTree’s 7 E’s values form the cultural and relational foundation of our practice. They guide every interaction, decision, and therapeutic intervention — creating an environment where children can feel safe, valued, and inspired to thrive.
Together, these values ensure that all work at WhiteTree is relational, strength-based, and aspirational — focusing not just on recovery, but on growth and thriving.
Our model is rooted in trauma-informed practice. We recognise that many of our children have experienced adversity, instability, or loss, and that these experiences shape behaviour, attachment, and self-image. Our trauma-informed principles guide everything we do:
This approach ensures we respond to our young people’s stories and experiences, rather than focusing on behaviours.
At WhiteTrees, attachment is central to our therapeutic model. Many of the children we support have experienced disrupted, inconsistent, or unsafe early relationships, which can affect how they see themselves and others.
Children with insecure or disorganised attachment patterns often:
At WhiteTrees, we view these behaviours not as defiance, but as communication of fear and unmet need.
Our approach aims to repair relational wounds by offering consistent, attuned caregiving that helps children rebuild their capacity to trust and connect. We do this by:
By prioritising relational safety and attachment security, we lay the foundation for emotional regulation, learning, and personal growth. Healing begins when a child feels safe enough to trust, explore, and belong.
The PACE model (Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity, Empathy) underpins how we build safe, trusting relationships with children and young people.
PACE allows staff to connect before they correct, promoting healing through attuned, consistent relationships — a cornerstone of trauma recovery. At WhiteTree’s, we know that at the centre of each of our young people’s journeys is their relationships with adults who they trust, feel safe around, and those that truly believe in their futures.
CBT principles are woven into our practice to help children understand the links between their thoughts, feelings, and behaviours.
Through creative and age-appropriate interventions, we help children to:
CBT provides a structured pathway to self-understanding and positive change.
WhiteTree’s approach is informed by the growing body of evidence around Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). We understand that early trauma, neglect, or family disruption can have profound effects on brain development, behaviour, and physical health. By acknowledging ACEs, our teams are equipped to respond with curiosity, compassion, and care, reducing re-traumatisation and promoting recovery through consistent, supportive relationships.
An Integrated Medical, Psychological, and Social Model
WhiteTree’s therapeutic model combines the strengths of three complementary approaches:
This integration ensures each child’s biological, emotional, and social needs are met in a cohesive, person-centred way.
Building Brighter Futures Team
This team brings therapeutic principles into the everyday environment. Their work focuses on:
The Specialist Team provides clinical expertise and targeted interventions, including:
Together, these teams ensure that care is coordinated, consistent, and clinically informed, promoting stability and sustained progress for every child.
WhiteTree’s Therapeutic Model blends values, evidenced-based practice, and compassion to create a nurturing, aspirational framework for care. By grounding our work in the 7 E’s values – Encourage, Educate, Equip, Embrace, Empower, Engage, and Enrich – and underpinning practice with trauma-informed principles, PACE, CBT, and ACEs awareness, we provide every child with the opportunity to find safety, learn, and build a brighter future.
Our integration of the medical, psychological, and social models through our dedicated teams ensures each young person receives the right support, at the right time, in the right way — enabling them to grow, connect, and thrive.