Who am I? :-)

Hello and thanks for looking at my page!

My first love is being a mother. I am a lucky mother to three wonderful children. One who is Neurodivergent and struggled a great deal in his early life.
I've a been Registered Child a Mental Health Nurse for 17years and before then I was a Special Needs Teacher in a Secondary School for 7 years. Fair to say I kind of love working with children!

Second love is animals. They are my therapy!
I've recently started horse riding again, and bought my first horse-Tommy!

I have worked in a variety of settings throughout my career;
Police custody and Courts, Youth Offending Teams, CAMHS specialist teams, Trauma Support Teams. Lately I also set the Under 18 Crisis Team at Frimley Park Hospital.
I have done additional training in CBT *and DBT* interventions.

My style is person centred and we will create a plan together in our first assessment session. I invite young people and families to my cozy cottage in the country side for their sessions, Frankie the Frenchie often lies by my feet during sessions and is a great calming influence.

With my love and respect for animals, and what they can teach us, I have started having my Frenchie Frankie in some of my sessions. I also use horse analogies and my experiences with horses ,when describing and understanding anxiety and the nervous system.

Let me support you!

*Cognitive Behavioural Therapy-(CBT)teaches you coping skills for dealing with different problems. It focuses on how your thoughts, beliefs and attitudes affect your feelings and actions. (Mind 2024)
*Dialectical Behaviour Therapy -Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) is a type of talking therapy. It's based on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). But it's specially adapted for people who feel emotions very intensely. The aim of DBT is to help you: Understand and accept your difficult feelings. (Mind 2024)