About Us
Rooted in lived experience.
Growing a community of support.
Kith’n’Kin came into being in response to a huge unmet need. Families were in crisis, suffering the sometimes-daily trauma of children’s out-of-control behaviours, violence, and abuse.
Our Story
We realised that so many parents were missing out on vital support, leaving them vulnerable, isolated, and overwhelmed.
Helen Genty set up Kith’n’Kin CIC in 2020, after using our Acorn Groups and Non-Violent Resistance parenting groups in Medway with parents referred by Early Help or the Youth Offending Team.
It didn’t take long before the team began to grow, with Tracy, Terry, and a few very important parent mentors who share their experience with other parents. Six years later we are still committed to offering a free service to parents in the South East who need our support.
Meet the Team
Helen Genty
Founder and Relationship Therapist
Helen is a Relationship Therapist and member of the BACP who has worked with Relate and Medway Youth Offending Team, and currently with Kith’n’Kin and in private practice. She has an MA in Relationship Therapy, a certificate in counselling skills for children using the arts, and Level 3 in Connective Parenting NVR. She is passionate about supporting parents through challenging circumstances and firmly believes that it truly takes a village to raise a child.
Supporting every detail behind the scenes
Teresa (Terry)
Administration and Course Support
Teresa (Terry) looks after administration for Kith’n’Kin and helps on some courses. She has supported special needs children in secondary school and has considerable experience supporting adults and children who have experienced domestic abuse.
Tracy
Occupational Therapist and NVR Practitioner
Tracy qualified as an Occupational Therapist in 1999 with a BSc (Hons) in Occupational Therapy and spent 12 years in the NHS specialising in sensory integration therapy. After an extended break to care for her son, who is an autistic PDAer and has struggled to engage in education and the wider community, in 2021 Tracy re-trained as an accredited Level 3 NVR practitioner and is accredited with NVR UK.
Tracy is proud to be a lived experience practitioner, combining her previous professional experience as an OT and her current work as an NVR practitioner with her first-hand experience as a mum to a child who finds everyday living a challenge and displays many forms of distressed behaviour. Through building connection and sharing practical understanding, Tracy enables families to transform lives together.
Our Mission
To empower parents and carers with the tools, confidence, and community support needed to manage challenging behaviours through Non-Violent Resistance and Collaborative Problem Solving. We strive to rebuild family connections, reduce isolation, and create safer, more harmonious homes.
Values That Grow With Us
Empathy and Respect
We listen without judgement. We value your expertise because you know your children best.
Safety
Creating safe spaces, physically and emotionally, is the foundation of all our work.
Growth Change
We believe in the capacity for change and love Barry Mason’s reminder that change is a willingness to experiment with difference, plus repetition over time. Change happens over time, not overnight.
Solidarity Connection
Strength comes from connection. Kith’n’Kin values community and aims to become a parent-led organisation.
Ready to start your journey?
Kith’n’Kin is here to welcome you. Contact us when you are ready for immediate strategies, longer-term support, or a community that understands.