A helpful pocket guide to develop your understanding
TIM.PTherapist in My Pocket
A guided psychoeducation programme for foster carers, adoptive parents, SGO carers and professionals — helping you understand developmental trauma and trauma-informed care.
What is TIM.P?
A friendly guide to developmental trauma and trauma-informed care
Hello — I am Tim P, Therapist in My Pocket. I am a guided psychoeducation programme, and I am here to be useful company whether you are caring for a child day to day, or supporting children and their carers in a professional capacity.
We begin with the body and the nervous system — thinking together about what it means to feel safe, and what happens when that safety has been disrupted early in a child's life. We then move into the architecture of the brain itself: how early experience shapes its development, and why some children respond to the world in ways that can feel confusing or overwhelming to the adults around them.
From there, we widen the lens — looking at attachment, at loss, at the ways the past quietly but powerfully shapes the present. We think about what it costs to care for a child who has been hurt — whether you carry that cost at home or across a caseload — and we close with practical frameworks that can make a genuine difference in daily life, whatever your role.
TIM.P is not a substitute for therapy. It is a thoughtful, accessible starting point — one that puts real clinical thinking into your hands.
Who is TIM.P for?
Designed for the people closest to children with difficult early experiences
TIM.P has been developed with these audiences in mind — though anyone with an interest in child development, trauma, and care will find something of value here.
Foster Carers
Understand why looked-after children respond to the world as they do — and find language and frameworks to make sense of the challenges you face.
Adoptive Parents
Gain insight into the lasting effects of early adversity, and build confidence in the reparative relationships you are already offering.
Parents
Deepen your understanding of how early experience shapes your child's inner world — and how your steady, caring presence makes a lasting difference.
SGO Carers
Explore what it means to care for a child from within a family network, and how trauma shapes their world — and your relationship with them.
Professionals
Develop a deeper foundation in trauma-informed thinking to bring to your supervision, your casework, and your support of carers.
The TIM.P App
Accessible, thoughtful, self-paced
TIM.P is a web app — no download required. It works on any device, any browser. Sessions include curated video content, reflective questions, a practical 'This week, you might try…' suggestion, and breathing exercises designed to support regulation before and after difficult material.
A warm welcome and a clear path through 13 video-led sessions
Video-led sessions with learning outcomes
…and with opportunities for reflection
Practical suggestions to try each week
Guided breathing with voice prompts
Praise for TIM.P
What people are saying
"The app is well designed and accessible. I think it is a great resource for carers/parents of children who have experienced developmental trauma — a good, well balanced app to work through, but also easy to then dip back into to refresh one's knowledge."— S. Schofield, Social Worker and Play Therapist
"A unique and much-needed psycho-educational app that brings together the essential components of trauma and attachment theories, which can be used by both families and professionals. There is no time-limit for how long you have app access so people can learn at their own pace and also refer back to the content as and when needed. The reflective questions really help to consolidate learning and consider different perspectives. A fabulous, easy to use, and thought provoking product."— V. Saxena, Children & Young People's Mental Health Practitioner
"TIM.P is a resource that has been carefully developed to offer accessible, practical and immediate support to anyone in a caregiving role. Its design is intuitive and thoughtful, with complex theory and themes offered in ways that help not overwhelm. A wonderful resource that I will be recommending."— Em Inman, Director & Co-Founder, Highly Specialist Art Psychotherapist, Leeds Centre for Attachment and Trauma (LCAT)
"The app is simple and intuitive to use, and really effective at addressing topics that are important and relevant to everyday life. I particularly love the reflective questions — they offer a gentle and meaningful way to pause, reflect on what you've just learned, and consider how to put it into practice. The 'This week, you might try…' feature is another highlight, helping to bring the learning into day-to-day life in a practical and manageable way. Overall, it's a thoughtful, engaging, and genuinely useful app. I would definitely recommend it."— Sueli Montilha, Psychotherapist (CYP and Adults) & Psychosexual Therapist
"I think it is a very useful resource for professionals starting their journey in understanding developmental trauma, as well as for parents struggling with the challenges of parenting a traumatised child. Obviously, my favourite part is the fact that it ends with 'we've finally reached the point of understanding a PACEful parenting approach!'"— Bonita Fradd, Independent Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor and Trainer; Certified DDP Trainer, Consultant and Practitioner (DDPi / BACP / TLSWi)
"TIM.P is a great pocket resource which should be a key learning tool for anyone wanting to understand developmental trauma. This resource would benefit a wide audience including carers, parents, teachers, social workers and therapists. The learning is accessible and has a conversational tone; it can be taken at an individual pace, with the reflective element drawing out key points. TIM.P breaks down complex theory, translating it into conduct which those who work with children and care for children will recognise and be familiar with. A great resource for learning or refreshing your learning – I would recommend TIM.P."— Kirsty Madden, Social Worker & Practice Educator
Used TIM.P? We'd love to hear from you — share your experience.
Working With
Organisations we work with
Bee Community Minded, a project of Eden House Community Links CIC
Get TIM.P
Access the full programme
TIM.P is available to purchase for individual use. Organisational licensing is available for fostering agencies, adoption services, and local authority teams.
- Full TIM.P programme — 13 video-led sessions (about 4–6 hours)
- Guided breathing exercises with voice
- Reflective questions throughout
- Certificate of completion
- Works on any device, any browser
- No subscription, no app to download
Have a discount code? You can enter it at checkout on Payhip.
Organisational Licensing
If you are a fostering agency, adoption service, LA team, or other organisation looking to provide TIM.P to multiple carers or staff members, please get in touch to discuss licensing options.
Get in TouchFacilitated Online Support
Alongside the app, Robbie offers facilitated online support for foster carers, adoptive parents and SGO carers, from one-to-one sessions for an individual carer to courses for small groups of carers. There is a choice of packages, and each can be shaped around your service's needs and budget.
Get in touch to talk about what would work for you.
Ask about optionsAbout the Developer
Created by Robbie Miles
I'm Robbie Miles, a Senior Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, and a social worker before that, with over 20 years of experience working with children and families. Much of that work has been with children who have experienced developmental trauma, and the parents and carers who support them.
TIM.P — Therapist in My Pocket — grew directly out of that clinical work. Time and again I found myself wanting to give parents and carers access to the same therapeutic frameworks I was drawing on in the therapy room: the Window of Tolerance, attachment theory, polyvagal theory, ACEs, the hand model of the brain. Knowledge that doesn't just explain a child's behaviour, but changes how you respond to it.
TIM.P brings that knowledge together in one accessible, self-paced programme — something carers can work through in their own time, and return to whenever they need a reminder.
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Free Resources
Free resources for carers
Printable resources to save, share or stick on the fridge. Free to download, with more being added over time.
Your window of tolerance
What's happening above, within and below your window, plus small, evidence-based things that help it grow.
Download free PDF
The polyvagal ladder
Safe, fight or flight, or shut down: what you might see at each step, and what helps a child climb back up.
Download free PDF
PACE, in everyday words
Playfulness, Acceptance, Curiosity and Empathy, with examples of what each can sound like at home.
Download free PDF
Blocked trust & blocked care
How a child’s mistrust and a carer’s exhaustion can feed each other, and how to break the cycle.
Download free PDFComing Soon
Future TIM.P Editions
TIM.P is growing. New editions are in development — each tailored to a specific audience or area of need. If any of the following would be useful to you or your organisation, please do get in touch.
TIM.P Neurodiversity Edition
Exploring the overlap between neurodevelopmental differences and early adverse experience — for carers and professionals supporting neurodivergent children.
Get in Touch
Questions, licensing, or feedback?
Whether you have a question about the programme, want to discuss organisational licensing, or would like to share your experience of TIM.P — Robbie would love to hear from you.
✉ timptherapy@protonmail.com