Working Together to Support Children & Teenagers
Collaborative, Child-Centered Support for Health, Care and Education Professionals
At The Wild Mane Project, we partner with a wide network of non-school professionals to provide a gentle, therapeutic circuit-breaker for vulnerable children and teenagers. Operating from our outdoor site in Denton, we serve multi-agency teams across Tameside, Stockport, and Greater Manchester who need a safe, non-institutional space for the young people on their caseloads.
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Whether you are an Occupational Therapist (OT) looking for sensory-informed engagement, a GP or mental health practitioner supporting an anxious teenager, a Social Worker protecting placement stability, or an Education Welfare Officer (EWO) working with a family during a crisis, we provide an immediate, accessible resource.
A Child-Centered Outdoor Space
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Meeting Sensory Needs: Our woodland environment is naturally low-demand, offering an ideal setting for OTs and health workers looking to support individual sensory processing profiles outside a clinical clinic.
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Connection Over Pressure: We focus entirely on building authentic relationships between the child, our gentle pony herd, and the natural world, bypassing the triggers that cause high anxiety and emotional dysregulation.
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Rebuilding Agency: Through practical, hands-on wilderness tasks, children experience gentle, achievable success markers that restore their self-esteem and confidence at their own pace.
Supporting Complete School Non-Attendance
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A Safe First Step: For EWOs and social care teams supporting families facing severe school refusal or complete non-attendance, our site provides a gentle bridge back into community routine.
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No Labels Required: We welcome children with undiagnosed or emerging needs, ensuring they receive immediate, trauma-informed support while waiting for formal assessments or EHCP allocations.
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Flexible Funding Pathways: Our open-access sessions are structured to fit cleanly into social care packages, health provisions, and early help budgets, including Section 17 (Child in Need) allocations, Personal Health Budgets, and adoption support.
Suitable For
We offer a welcoming, predictable outdoor space for children and teens experiencing:
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Extreme school anxiety and Emotionally Based School Avoidance (EBSA)
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Complex Social, Emotional and Mental Health (SEMH) barriers
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Severe emotional dysregulation, trauma, or placement instability
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High sensory needs, neurodivergent burnout, or hidden, undiagnosed challenges
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Young people currently out of education or navigating heavily reduced timetables
Open-Access Rates & Funding Overview
We maintain complete financial transparency to speed up multi-agency procurement and local authority panel approvals. No login wall or password portal is ever required to verify our rates or make a referral.
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Initial Consultation & Baseline Assessment: Free
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Shared Support Slot (Small Peer Group): £40 per hour, per young person
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Intensive Individual Support (1:1 Session): £75 per hour
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