• Play Therapy

I am a Registered Play Therapist, specialising in working with children and young people presenting Emotional/Mental Health difficulties. Suitable referrals for Play Therapy may include children experiencing:

• Developmental issues
• Learning or attention problems (ADHD),
• Attachment difficulties,
• Lack of interest in previously enjoyed activities,
• Inappropriate behavior (for the child’s age),
• Persistent difficulty in school,
• From overly outgoing to shy and withdrawn,
• Being bullied or bullying,
• Constant anger,
• Anxiety,
• Depression,
• Trouble eating or sleeping,
• Defiant in the home or school

Please see the home page for a description of Play Therapy.

• Therapeutic Mentoring

This is specifically for the more hard to reach children/young people who present as highly defensive.

There is a vast amount of research advising that in working with ‘hard to reach and highly defended children that will not attend formal therapy, we as therapeutic professionals need to go to them, we need to embrace whatever opportunities exist within play activities (such as playing pool, basketball, football) to engage in conversations of a therapeutic nature, reflecting on situations that have occured, reflecting upon perspectives and opinions, reframing this. The aim of this intervention is to support the child/young person to a point where they are able to engage within universal services (school, sports clubs, formal therapy).

• Clinical Supervision

I am a qualified Clinical Supervisor, undertaking training with SDS Seminars Ltd.

I offer Clinical Supervision to BACP and PTUK members.