Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)

 

DDP is a form of therapy that was developed by Dr Dan Hughes and utilises the PACE model (playfulness, acceptance, curiosity and empathy) to help the young person’s relationship with their caregivers. It can help children who have experienced relational and / or developmental trauma and find it difficult to feel safe or to trust the adults in their lives to care for them. When children have had difficult early experiences, they can need a different type of parenting to help them heal relational ruptures and to feel safe. DDP can also help parents / carers and others such as school staff learn how to respond to the young person to promote a sense of safety rather than recreate traumatic interactions. It can also help adults caring for young people to make sense of confusing communication from the young person such as rejection of care or intense shame.

 

It can help with relational functioning, promoting attachment safety and stability, developing confidence, interpersonal skills and emotional regulation.

 

Our therapist is a highly experienced clinical psychologist who can provide DDP informed work with the young person, their family and the wider network.

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Other sources of support/information

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https://ddpnetwork.org/about-ddp/dyadic-developmental-psychotherapy/