🌿 Regulation Tools & Peer Circles

Practical Tools to Build Regulation, Connection, and Healing

A trauma-informed toolkit and peer network designed to support emotional regulation, connection, and recovery for neurodivergent and traumatised children, young people, and carers.


Because self-regulation starts with safety, and connection begins with understanding.

The Regulation Tools & Peer Circles branch of Moving Mindspace provides practical, creative, and relationship-based resources that help children, young people, and families calm their nervous systems, express emotions safely, and rebuild trust in relationships.

Grounded in neuroscience and lived experience, these tools translate the science of emotional regulation (Porges, 2018; Perry, 2021) into everyday practice — turning theory into tangible strategies for home, school, and community life.

💬 Who It’s For

  • Children and young people with autism, ADHD, PDA, trauma, or sensory differences
  • Parents and carers needing practical co-regulation and communication tools
  • Schools, alternative provisions, and practitioners supporting emotionally overwhelmed learners
  • Families navigating meltdowns, anxiety, or shutdowns
  • Anyone seeking to build connection, confidence, and calm through understanding

🧩 What’s Included

Each element within Regulation Tools & Peer Circles supports a different part of the journey toward safety, expression, and recovery.

They can be used independently or alongside any Moving Mindspace service.

  • 🧺 The Reset Box

    Grounding through the senses.

    A personalised kit that helps children and young people calm using sensory and visual tools.

    Encourages body awareness and self-soothing while strengthening co-regulation between adult and child.

  • 🧪 The Calm Lab

    Turning regulation into discovery.

    A playful, science-meets-sensory space for exploring emotions and stress responses.

    Builds curiosity, emotional insight, and confidence in recognising body cues.

  • 🌅 Safe Start

    Creating safety before learning or interaction.

    A structured check-in and grounding routine used at the start of sessions or school days to prepare for engagement and reduce anxiety.

  • 💬 Say It Without Words

    When words aren’t enough.

    Visual and tactile communication tools that allow expression during overwhelm or shutdowns.

    Improves emotional literacy and prevents escalation from unmet communication needs.

  • 🏡 Home Ground

    Rebuilding safety in everyday spaces.

    Supports families to co-design calming environments and routines using sensory mapping and environmental adaptations that promote belonging and security.

  • 🧭 The PDA Compass

    Navigating the world through understanding, not control.

    A framework for families and professionals supporting children with Pathological Demand Avoidance.

    Focuses on collaboration, flexibility, and relationship-based safety to reduce conflict and restore trust.

  • 🤝 Peer Circles

    Connection through shared experience.

    Small, supportive circles for parents and young people to connect, reflect, and grow together.

    Parent Circles explore:

    • Stress, burnout, and identity loss
    • Co-regulation and home strategies
    • Peer understanding and emotional recovery

    Young People’s Circles focus on:

    • Safe self-expression and friendship
    • Emotional literacy and self-acceptance
    • Belonging and community connection

    Circles run online or face-to-face, facilitated by trained mentors with lived experience.

🌿 How It Works

  • All tools and circles integrate with other Moving Mindspace services (Gaming Minds, Unmask Me, The Wellbeing Pathway, The Carer’s Room).
  • Each toolkit or circle is facilitated by trained mentors or therapists using trauma-informed and neurodiversity-aware practice.
  • Families, schools, and professionals can book training or workshops on embedding regulation tools into everyday life.
  • Resources are available in digital or physical form for accessibility.
  • Every delivery is DBS-checked, risk-assessed, and safeguarding-led.

🧠 Training & Resources

We provide CPD and practical workshops for schools, families, and services covering:

  • Co-regulation and sensory safety
  • Understanding trauma and the nervous system
  • Supporting demand avoidance and shutdowns
  • Embedding relational regulation into classrooms or homes

Training can be delivered online or in person, as single sessions or bespoke packages.

🤝 For Professionals & Partners

We collaborate with schools, local authorities, and community organisations to embed trauma-informed practice.

Regulation Tools & Peer Circles can support:

  • Alternative provision and EOTAS learners
  • Early Help or family support teams
  • Mental health and wellbeing programmes

We also co-create bespoke toolkits or resources for partners seeking local adaptation or co-branding.

💖 Why It Matters

  • For many neurodivergent or traumatised young people, “behaviour management” approaches can deepen distress.

    Regulation Tools & Peer Circles replace control with compassion — helping individuals understand their nervous systems, communicate needs, and rebuild safety through connection.

    When families and professionals have the right tools, regulation becomes possible — and growth follows naturally.

    Calm is not the absence of emotion — it’s the presence of safety.

🌈 Outcomes

  • Improved emotional literacy and self-regulation
  • Fewer crises, Sensory overload, and shutdowns
  • Stronger relationships and communication at home or school
  • Increased sense of safety, confidence, and belonging
  • Empowered parents and professionals with practical strategies

✉️ Get in Touch

If you’d like to explore how Regulation Tools & Peer Circles can support your family, setting, or service, we can help you choose the right approach and provide facilitator guidance or resources.


Because regulation isn’t about control — it’s about connection, safety, and understanding

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