Counselling and Psychotherapy
IT IS ONLY IN BEING CREATIVE THAT THE INDIVIDUAL DISCOVERS SELF
-WINNICOTT
CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE
I work therapeutically with children and young people from age 11 up. I am not a play therapist, but I will use creative strategies where appropriate. My approach involves meeting you exactly where and as you are, exploring your landscape and seeing things from your point of view. I aim to be gentle and warm-hearted so that together we can begin to look at things you are struggling with.
Whatever the aim of our work together, I will always try to:
-become highly attuned to your experiences in the World
(really understanding your point of view)
-give you an opportunity to think and talk about what has happened
-help you make sense of complex emotions
-increase your self confidence and sense of self
-build your sense of agency
(feeling like its okay to act to make your life how you want it to be)
-develop your passions and find a way to laugh and be playful
-help you to tell your own story
I have substantial experience of working with young people with the gift of difference, whether that be neurodiversity, PDA, mental health challenges, learning difficulties or physical difference. I am trained in SEND and child development, having worked in multi-agency environments for many years.
I am currently the school counsellor for Northease Manor School, find out more here:
I have experience of supporting children with social care involvement and a history of trauma.