The Anchor Team is a multi-disciplinary therapeutic support service for adoptive families in Berkshire and Swindon, and special guardianship families in Wokingham and the Royal Borough of Windsor & Maidenhead and Swindon. (The Attach team is the therapeutic support service for Oxfordshire families.)

We run a variety of events and training throughout the year.

Foundations for Attachments 

A group for kinship carers and Special Guardians. Six-session series. Future dates to be confirmed. For more details and to register interest please email ATV.anchor@oxfordshire.gov.uk

Interoception Awareness Training

Would you like to know more about our eighth hidden sense and how our early experiences can impact its development?
Come and join the Anchor Team’s Occupational Therapist for an online experiential session to learn about the benefits of promoting Interoception Awareness. Lunchtime or evening session. Choice of dates: 15 October or 3 November 2026. More details and how to book here

Sensory Integration Training

This training will explore how trauma can affect a child’s ability to successfully navigate their environment and participate in daily activities. Lunchtime or evening session. Choice of dates: 15 September or 20 October 2026. More details and how to book here

Building Bonds through the Senses 
A sensory informed parent group for adoptive and special guardianship families. Six fortnightly sessions. Future dates to be confirmed. For more details and to register interest please email ATV.anchor@Oxfordshire.gov.uk

We look forward to welcoming you to Anchor. If you would like to hear about future events and training, please join the mailing list by emailing ATV.anchor@Oxfordshire.gov.uk