I hold extensive experience working with teenagers. I can support with a wide range of difficulties;

• Self esteem and confidence

• Anxiety

• Low mood

• Peer relationships & friendship difficulties

• Social skills

• Managing emotions and regulating big feelings

• Exam stress or academic pressure

• Perfectionism

• Managing health conditions or difficulties where emotions may be impacting upon physical health.

I am trained in a wide range of therapeutic modalities and often take an integrative approach, tailoring sessions to meet each person’s needs. I work within a systemic frame, my thinking is often influenced by attachment theory and approaches which link mind and body such as Poly-Vagal Theory. I am also trained in offering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy interventions.

I am able to offer support to young adults and students around a wide range of possible challenges or concerns.

• Navigating leaving home and entering adulthood

• Exam stress or academic pressure

• Low mood

• Anxiety

• Self esteem and confidence

• Friendships and peer relationship difficulties

• Managing emotions and big feelings

• Frustration and anger

• Perfectionism

• Managing health conditions or difficulties where emotions may be impacting upon physical health.

I can offer a range of therapeutic approaches and often take an integrative approach, tailoring sessions to meet each person’s needs. I work within a systemic frame, my thinking is often influenced by attachment theory and approaches which link mind and body such as Poly-Vagal Theory. I hold an interest in approaches which take a holistic approach and consider mind - body connections. I am also trained in offering Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Compassion Focused Therapy interventions.

I can offer support and guidance around parenting. For the last 7 years I have been working in an NHS parenting service and hold considerable experience supporting parents with a range of issues. I am Solihull Trained which is a highly regarded therapeutic parenting model rooted in attachment theory, brain development research and behaviourism.

Challenges within family life and relationships can often arise during times of change and transition. I can offer support to navigate these periods through providing a shared thinking space to make sense of your child’s behaviour and the emotions that they may be trying to communicate. Alongside offering you a space as a parent to consider your feelings and emotions, together we can find ways to make sense of what’s going on for your child and consider helpful ways to respond.

• Supporting parents navigating parenting children under 5 - key developmental issues such as emotion regulation, tantrums, behaviour which challenges, eating and sleeping

• Understanding ways to make sense of your child’s behaviours and their emotions at any age and stage from early years through to teens

• Supporting your child with emotion regulation, anxiety, frustration, sadness

• Supporting parents to understand and process a diagnosis of Autism or ADHD

• Supporting parents navigating the challenges of the teenage years and early adulthood

• Supporting with and offering liaison with nurseries, schools or other networks which surround children

I hold considerable experience in working with children and young people who are neurodivergent as well as working with parents seeking to make sense of a diagnosis and adapt their parenting. I do not offer formal assessment for Autism or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) however I do offer parenting support. I can offer support around.

• Understanding your child’s diagnosis

• Having a space to process your child’s diagnosis and consider your own emotions around this

• Parenting guidance and support for children who are neurodivergent

• Supporting your child who has Autism or ADHD with their emotions

• Nursery and School liaison - working with systems around children who are neurodivergent to enable them to offer the best support possible

I offer the option of a one off online session with a follow up phone call. There may be times as a parent when you want to talk through a specific issue with a clinical psychologist however the presenting issue is something that you feel largely confident to resolve by yourself but you want some guidance and a space to talk through your thoughts, feelings and ideas. You may want some resources which you can take away and move forwards with.

I can offer a one off consultation slot and a follow up telephone call usually scheduled for a few weeks later. This option is available for low level difficulties where parents feel able to take forward ideas and resources shared and outwork them without a need for a longer number of sessions.

In order to consider whether this might be a helpful option for you I will ask you to complete a referral form and we can arrange a brief telephone consultation to see whether a one off session might be a suitable option for you.

These one off sessions can be helpful for mild or low level difficulties especially those which your child may grow out of or for example a specific transition or change you are preparing for. After the 75 minute session I will send a brief email with some ideas we considered together and any useful resources. After this I offer a 30 minute follow up call at a point when you have been able to try out some of the ideas we generated together.