Child counselling
Teen counselling
Young Adult counselling
Work Experience
Experience working with children, teens, young adults in: a Primary School (for 5 yrs) an Adolescent Therapy Service, with ages 13-26 (for 3.5 yrs) a Relationship Therapy Organisation, with age 5-25 (1.5 yrs) Parenting sessions and some CAMHS Initial Assessments undertaken alongside some of this work Previous to this therapy work, I have lots of experience working with children and young people in various educational/mentoring/pastoral care roles. In primary and secondary schools. In an international school. A nursery/ preschool setting. And with adults in community Support Worker roles.
Masters (MEd) and Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling ~ The University of Cambridge ~ Post Graduate Certificate in Child and Young Person IAPT Therapy (Interpersonal Psychotherapy) ~ University of Central London & Anna Freud Centre ~ Introduction and Level 2 in Counselling Skills (for working with adults). BA Hons Degree in Education and Inclusion.
Main Qualifications
Experience and Qualifications
Shorter Courses
I continue my learning journey via regular CPD courses. Here are some of the many I have undertaken: compassion focussed therapy neurodiversity understanding the effects of childhood abuse making trauma therapy safer working with adults who have been sexually abused as children multiple LGBTQ+ courses (gender and sexuality) childhood trauma using clay to express worlds in the sand tray transforming trauma through play and art dance, movement and music understanding self harm safeguarding/child protection
Issues Worked With
abuse anger anxiety autism attachment ADHD childhood sexual abuse depression/ low mood difficult thoughts/ memories dissociating emotion regulation family conflict family member with illness/ disability/ condition feeling numb gender identity grief/ bereavement identity LGBTPIAQ+ low self esteem loss neurodiversity PTSD/ CPTSD relationship difficulties school transitions school challenges significant life events situational mutism sexuality self harm suicidal thoughts sexual abuse sensory sensitivities stuck/ unmotivated trauma impacts young carers
About Me
I love creating art, watching sunsets, collecting shells at the beach, yoga, travelling the world, taking photographs, pet cuddles.
I enjoy listening to people’s life stories, the light, dark and all kaleidoscopic colours in between.
Having had many years of my own personal therapy, means I can understand how it feels to sit in the other chair.
I was born and grew up in England.
Self diagnosed neurodivergent and part of the LGBTQ+ community.