A Townsville mother has launched The Cheeky Brain book series in an attempt to help children overcome mental health issues

Lauren Cavati runs private mental health clinic Deep Speak and has just released her first two books in the series.

Mrs Cavati says she wrote the book implementing cognitive behavioural therapy which is based on people’s thoughts predicting how they feel and subsequently how they act.

She created the series after she “wanted a resource story book to show kids how to use their brain to help their mental health but couldn’t find anything.”