My Approach

Educational psychotherapy brings together learning and emotional wellbeing. Children often show us what they are struggling with through how they approach learning: avoiding it, rushing it, freezing, or needing everything to be perfect. In sessions we use play, stories, drawing, games, conversation and learning activities, so that difficult feelings can be expressed and understood in a way that feels safe.

Over time, children grow in confidence, become more able to manage their feelings, and find it easier to learn, make friends and trust the adults around them.

I believe children do best when the adults around them are supported too. My practice follows best-practice guidelines for child psychotherapy. Alongside weekly sessions, a parent worker, an experienced CAMHS child psychotherapist, meets with parents regularly. I also hold half-termly review meetings with the family and school, so everyone understands how to help day to day.

About Me

I'm a UKCP-accredited educational psychotherapist and a qualified teacher with sixteen years' experience of working with children. I trained at the Caspari Foundation, including a two-year clinical placement at Islington CAMHS.

Before specialising in therapy, I was a primary class teacher, then Assistant Headteacher and Designated Safeguarding Lead. My teacher training has an Early Years specialism. This background means I understand school life from the inside, and I work closely with schools as well as families.

I work with children and young people up to the age of 16 who are finding things hard. That might be worries or anxiety, difficulties with friendships, low confidence as a learner, school avoidance, big feelings or behaviour, the move to secondary school, changes at home, or early experiences that still affect how they learn and relate to others.

I see children in schools and at my practice in Stonegate, East Sussex, close to Tunbridge Wells, Wadhurst and Mayfield.

I work with

• Families
• Individuals

Special Interests

Like all UKCP registered psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors I can work with a wide range of issues, but here are some areas in which I have a special interest or additional experience.

Types of Therapies Offered

• Educational Psychotherapist

What I can help with

• ADHD
• Adoption
• Anxiety
• Autism
• Bereavement
• Bullying
• Divorce
• Mental Health Issues