About me
Specialist Children & Young People's Practitioner
Choosing a therapist for your child is a significant step. With 14 years of post-qualification experience and a current role within CAMHS, I provide high-level, specialist support tailored exclusively to the needs of young people.
My unique background as a JNC Qualified Youth Worker combined with my clinical expertise allows me to bridge the gap between "clinical" therapy and the real-world relatability needed to engage children and teens.
How I Work
I know that "just talking" doesn't work for everyone. I work creatively and flexibly to meet your child where they are. My approach is evidence-based but delivered with warmth and playfulness:
Creative Therapies:
- Using art, storytelling, and sandtray to express feelings when words are hard to find.
Minecraft-Based Therapy: I am a PlayMode Academy trained practitioner (Levels 1 & 2), using the world of Minecraft as a therapeutic space to work through difficulties in a way that feels natural to the digital generation. - Neuro-Affirming & Inclusive: Extensive experience supporting neurodivergent young people and those exploring gender identity or sexuality.
Why Choose a Specialist?
By working with a therapist who focuses exclusively on Children and Young People (CYP), you benefit from a practitioner who is fully immersed in youth-specific safeguarding, developmental psychology, and the mental health landscape.
I offer particular expertise in:
- Anxiety & School-Related Stress
- Trauma & Loss
- Family Difficulties & Attachment
- Support for Neurodivergent (Autism/ADHD) Young People
There is no problem too big or too small for counselling. If you feel your child might benefit from some support, please do get in touch.
Training, qualifications & experience
Core Clinical Qualifications
Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling in Schools : Place2Be & University of East London
Place2Be Foundation Certificate: Counselling Children in Schools
JNC Qualified Youth Worker: Huddersfield University
BACP Registered Member
OCST Certificate in Online Counselling: (Pass with Credit)
Tavistock & Portman Clinic: Speaking with the Body (Specialist training in Young People and Self-Harm).
Think Family Level 3: Advanced Safeguarding & Systemic Support.
Creative & Digital Specialisms
Using Minecraft in Therapy: Levels 1 & 2 (PlayMode Academy)
Digital Sandtray Practitioner: Using creative tools for both online and in-person therapy.
Centre for Child Mental Health: Therapeutic Group Work & Circle Time Techniques.
Neurodiversity & Difference: Place2Be training in Working with Difference & Diversity (Neuro-affirming focus), Autistic Mental Wellbeing Plan Training
Member organisations
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Specialist Children's and Youth Counselling
Online counselling for young people anywhere in the UK is available.
Therapies offered
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Fees
£70.00 per session
Additional information
- £70 per 50 minute session
- Parent / Carer Consultation £95 per 75 min session
- Sessions available online or face to face
Further information
If you are wanting a face to face session, please note that the property is accessed by two sets of stairs.
