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I’m a child therapist working in Devon and Cornwall with therapy rooms in Tavistock. I have worked therapeutically with children, young people and families for twenty years. I have helped many children through difficult times using play and the arts to communicate emotions, often in a way words cannot. I’m also a trained yoga teacher, have an interest in the neuroscience of emotions and teach mindfulness, visualisations as well as other techniques to help the body cope with anxiety and strong emotions. I have specialisms in Adoption, Trauma and Attachment and as well seeing children privately I work for Psychology Associates with vulnerable and traumatised children.

My training equipped me to work creatively with children and young people, responding to their needs and interests. I use art, play, yoga, mindfulness, visualisation, movement, sandtray and other art forms where appropriate to help children and young people express what is difficult to communicate through words.

A positive, trusting relationship is at the heart of effective therapy but for those that would like further information on my particular approach I draw on different theories and models including Attachment Theory, Neuroscience, Somatic Trauma Therapy, Sensory Processing, CBT, Mindfulness, Creative Arts Therapy, Psychodynamic Therapy, Sandtray Therapy, Person Centred Therapy, Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy and Theraplay.

I am experienced in working with most areas of child and adolescent mental health and have additional specialist training and knowledge in working with adopted and fostered children, attachment, loss and with parents and children to improve relationships

I offer child only sessions, parent- child sessions and parent only sessions. I will take initial details in a free phone call arranged a mutually convenient time. I I feel I can help then your child can meet me for an initial session and decide if they would like to see me again. We start with an initial six sessions and then review the work to decide if longer term work is appropriate. Significant change for a child happens over a longer period of time and we will often work together for a number of months or longer.