I am warm and compassionate in my approach, and I seek to provide a safe, non-judgmental space in which children, adolescents, young adults and parents can explore and process the changes and challenges they are experiencing to deepen their understanding of themselves and their experience.

​

Through connection, play and collaboration we work together to support you and/or your child to develop strategies, learn techniques and make adaptive changes in line with your values to help manage the challenges one is facing so that young people and their families can thrive. . 

I have a particular interest in providing therapy to children, adolescents and young adults who are experiencing

• anxiety, worries and fears (e.g. generalised anxiety, social anxiety, separation anxiety, phobias)

• low mood, depression

• functional somatic symptoms and functional neurological disorder

• neurodevelopmental differences (ASD, ADHD)

• difficulties with emotion regulation​

• challenging behaviours

• building self-esteem

• building resilience

​

My approach to psychological therapy is strengths-based, holistic and personalised to the individual and their family. Therapy involves a family-focused approach which means sessions may be with the young person only, the child and a parent, the parent(s) only, or a combination.

​

Treatment is based upon evidence-based modalities including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), attachment-informed approaches, mindfulness-based approaches and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills. I work within a Circle of Security Model and have training in other parent-based interventions including Tuning into Teens and the SPACE treatment protocol which is a parent-based treatment program for children and adolescents with anxiety, OCD and related challenges. I also provide Trauma-Focused CBT.