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What's it all about?

Supporting huge emotions in little minds with simple, realistic strategies that work.
 
Huge Little Minds exists to help families who feel overwhelmed, unsure what else to try, and desperate to support their child in a way that finally makes a difference.
 
If you’re here, you’ve probably been doing everything you can to help your child — but the big emotions, worries, behaviours or confidence struggles keep coming back. You’re exhausted, confused, and maybe even losing sleep worrying about what tomorrow will look like.
 
Huge Little Minds was created for families exactly like yours. It doesn’t have to be this way. Let’s figure it out together.

Why Huge Little Minds Was Created

 
Huge Little Minds blends my professional experience, personal experience, and a deep belief that early support can change the entire trajectory of a child’s life.
 
Hi, I’m Laura Carswell, the founder of Huge Little Minds.
After more than 14 years supporting children and young people with their mental health in secondary education — helping them through anxiety, overwhelm, behaviour challenges, emotional struggles, and school pressures — I saw a clear pattern. By the time many young people reached high school, their worries and emotional struggles had already been festering for years - and could have been avoided altogether if the 'little niggles' had been caught, and supported, early on in their lives.
 
 
Then it became personally important to me. When one of my own children began struggling with worry and anxiety at a young age, I felt completely lost. By this time I was a qualified therapist and life coach so was a parent with a lot of professional experience — yet couldn't find a way to help. The advice out there was too general, too conflicting, or aimed at much older children. 
 
So I used everything I knew, along with further training, research, and a lot of love and determination, to create simple, child-friendly strategies and I'm glad to say - it worked better than I could have imagined! They worked so well that others started to notice and ask for support for their children and before long I was having a lot of success supporting other families. I realised that many parents are searching for the answers and just can't find the right support out there and so, out of a desire to help other parents who were where I once was, Huge Little Minds was born.
 
Fast forward several years and Huge Little Minds has now grown to support many families facing a range of emotional challenges with their child across the UK and beyond.
 
If you’re feeling overwhelmed, stuck or unsure what else to do, you’re not alone — and you don’t have to figure this out on your own.
 
Reach out when you’re ready. I’d love to support your family.

Why Families Trust Me

 
Professional Experience
More than 14 years supporting young people with emotional wellbeing, behaviour, anxiety and school-based challenges.
 
Therapy & Life Coaching Training
A wide toolkit of approaches to personalise support for your child.
 
Deep Understanding of School Pressures
Years in secondary education mean I understand the real challenges young people face — friendships, pressure, motivation, exams, overwhelm and identity.
 
Personal Experience as a Mum
I understand how frightening, exhausting and confusing it is when your child is struggling.
I don’t underestimate how hard this is — and I’m here to make it easier.
 
Approachable, calm, and easy to talk to
Families often tell me they feel instantly relaxed and understood.
I’m warm, real, and genuinely invested in helping your family thrive

What Huge Little Minds Offers

 
Huge Little Minds supports parents, children and young people through:
  • Anxiety and worry
  • Big emotions and emotional overwhelm
  • Challenging behaviour
  • Confidence and self-esteem struggles
  • Anger, frustration or “meltdowns”
  • School stress, motivation and exam pressure
  • Emotional regulation
  • Communication and connection challenges
I personalise every piece of support. No scripts, no generic steps, no “one size fits all.”
Every child is unique — and your support should be too.
 
Families choose Huge Little Minds because the approach is:
 
Realistic
Strategies that work in busy, imperfect, real-life families.
 
Personalised
Support shaped around your child’s needs and your family situation.
 
Connection-based
Focused on strengthening relationships, not fixing behaviour in isolation.
 
Brain-based
Helping children and parents understand why emotions feel big — and what we can do about it. See the 'Brain Monsters' below that I use to teach kids about their brains!
 
Practical & evidence-informed
Step-by-step tools you can use straight away.
 
Warm, human, and judgement-free
A safe space to talk, feel heard, cry if needed, and leave with a plan.

Who is Huge Little Minds for?

 
Huge Little Minds is for families who:
  • Feel like they’ve tried everything
  • Are stuck in cycles of worry, overwhelm or challenging behaviour
  • Want to better understand their child
  • Need support that is warm, personalised and not clinical
  • Want simple strategies that actually work
  • Want to feel calmer, more confident and more connected as a family

Meet the Brain Monsters!

Welcome to the world of Brain Monsters — a fun, friendly team of characters created to help children understand their brains and explore mental health in a safe, playful way.

Each Brain Monster represents a different part of the brain, brought to life with personality, colour, and stories. This imaginative approach helps children connect with complex concepts in a way that’s simple, memorable, and engaging. By using characters, we make learning about the brain feel more like a game and less like a science lesson — although science is exactly what they're learning!

Why Brain Monsters?

  • Character-based learning makes it easier for children to remember information.

  • Storytelling adds emotional connection, making tricky topics feel approachable and safe.

  • Third-person perspective allows children to talk about big feelings and behaviours without feeling shame or embarrassment.

  • Using correct brain part names empowers children with real knowledge — it’s science, and it’s normal!

  • Early understanding helps children build self-awareness, emotional regulation, and resilience that lasts a lifetime.

By giving the brain a name, a face, and a story, children not only understand what they’re feeling, but also why — and what they can do about it.

So, without further ado...

Meet the team!

Meet "The Team"

The Brain

"The Boss"

The brain monster is amazing - it controls every part of the body and controls how we think, feel and react.

Amygdala

"The Security Guard"

This monster is the brain’s security system. It senses danger and makes us feel scared or worried — all to keep us safe!

Hippocampus

“The memory keeper”

This monster helps us to remember things - and how we feel about those things. It helps us remember what’s safe or not, so our brain knows how to respond next time.

Pre-frontal Cortex

"The Calm Planner"

This smart monster helps us calm down and make good choices when we are upset or scared.

Neuron

"The Messenger"

Neuron monsters help us learn by building bridges & pathways. Neurons help all the brain parts talk and work together.