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Understanding EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance)
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18 minutes • expires 21/07/2026
With Dr Carolyne Keenan
With Dr Carolyne Keenan
Practical ways to support your child and stay calm.
In this short video Dr Caroline Keenan introduces emotion based school avoidance (EBSA). She explains why it is driven by anxiety and distress rather than defiance and how it can look very different from child to child. She explores what is happening underneath and shares practical, realistic ways to support your child while balancing work.
In this short video Dr Caroline Keenan introduces emotion based school avoidance (EBSA). She explains why it is driven by anxiety and distress rather than defiance and how it can look very different from child to child. She explores what is happening underneath and shares practical, realistic ways to support your child while balancing work.
About Dr Carolyne Keenan:
Dr Carolyne Keenan, Registered Psychologist, is a UK-based counselling psychologist, media commentator and speaker specialising in adult and adolescent mental health. She works with families navigating anxiety, school avoidance, low mood and emotional regulation difficulties, and is known for making complex psychological ideas feel clear, practical and manageable.
Carolyne brings over two decades of experience across NHS, private practice, children’s residential care and corporate settings. She supports parents and professionals to respond to young people with confidence, compassion and evidence-based strategies. Her work centres on emotional regulation, attachment, resilience and the powerful role adults play in shaping a child’s nervous system and sense of safety.
She is recognised for translating psychological science into everyday language. As the resident psychologist on BBC Radio 1 Life Hacks, she discusses topics such as anxiety, identity, relationships, comparison, burnout and goal-setting with warmth and clarity. Her media work has positioned her as a trusted voice for teenagers, parents and young adults seeking grounded, realistic mental health guidance.
Dr Carolyne Keenan, Registered Psychologist, is a UK-based counselling psychologist, media commentator and speaker specialising in adult and adolescent mental health. She works with families navigating anxiety, school avoidance, low mood and emotional regulation difficulties, and is known for making complex psychological ideas feel clear, practical and manageable.
Carolyne brings over two decades of experience across NHS, private practice, children’s residential care and corporate settings. She supports parents and professionals to respond to young people with confidence, compassion and evidence-based strategies. Her work centres on emotional regulation, attachment, resilience and the powerful role adults play in shaping a child’s nervous system and sense of safety.
She is recognised for translating psychological science into everyday language. As the resident psychologist on BBC Radio 1 Life Hacks, she discusses topics such as anxiety, identity, relationships, comparison, burnout and goal-setting with warmth and clarity. Her media work has positioned her as a trusted voice for teenagers, parents and young adults seeking grounded, realistic mental health guidance.