What is EBSA?
Emotionally Based School Avoidance occurs when a child feels unable to attend school due to overwhelming anxiety or emotional distress.
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EBSA Reset supports children, families and schools to understand the underlying causes and gently rebuild confidence and connection with learning.
Our Services
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For Children

Supporting emotional safety, confidence and gradual reconnection with learning.
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For Families/Carers

Guidance and support to help families understand EBSA and reduce stress at home.
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For Schools

Collaborating with SENCOs and pastoral teams to support successful reintegration.
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About Fay Hicks
Fay Hicks is an EBSA practitioner, mentor and clinical hypnotherapist with a background in psychology and education.
She has experience supporting neurodivergent children and young people experiencing anxiety and emotionally based school avoidance, working collaboratively with families and schools to create supportive pathways back into learning.

What Clients Say
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Mark Thompson
The training sessions were engaging and effective!
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Linda Chen
Exceptional support throughout the entire project!
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David Patel
We saw immediate improvements in our practices.

