Early Support for Families Facing Anxiety-Driven School Avoidance

Helping you reduce panic, stabilise school refusal, and restore calm, confident leadership at home.

Is Your Teenager Struggling With School Anxiety?

Or Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)

Welcome - I'm Jo Brewin

Teen School Anxiety & EBSA Specialist

I help families struggling with school anxiety and EBSA to feel calmer, think clearly, and guide their teenager back into education.

Drawing on over 15 years’ experience in UK schools and a psychology-informed approach.

Is Your Teenager Struggling With School Anxiety?

I support parents of teenagers experiencing school anxiety (EBSA) to feel calmer, think clearly, and help their child move forward with confidence.

I help families with anxiety-driven school avoidance — helping you stabilise the situation before patterns become entrenched.

How I support you and your teenager

Learning

Understand what’s driving EBSA through my online training hub, with guidance for both you and your teen.

Support

Step-by-step 1:1 support, guiding you through EBSA with clarity and confidence.

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Happy Families

"Mornings feel more manageable"

Before this, every morning felt like a battle. The anxiety around school had taken over.

Understanding what was really happening made such a difference. Jo taught us to respond much more calmly and now the mornings feel so much more manageable.

- Sarah March

"Clear guidance & support"

I was constantly worrying about my son and whether we were making things worse with his anxiety and school avoidance.

Having clear guidance and support from Jo made us feel far less alone. It's been really helpful and eye-opening too.

- Fiona Chaplin

"Support For Our Neurodivergent Teen"

Our neurodivergent daughter’s anxiety around school had escalated into EBSA and we felt really stuck.

I'm so grateful for finding Jo when we did. Being in her company feels calm and safe and she’s just an example of someone I’d like to be, if I'm honest. Thank you for everything Jo.

- Helen Archer