School Counselling Team

HCPC Registered 

Early Years Development | Emotional Regulation | Loss & Bereavement

I offer an active listening, non-judgemental approach, that aims to identify strengths, work through and overcome challenges, and bring about improved overall well-being. I aim to provide a safe space for parents/carers to feel supported and where appropriate, set practical tasks that can help rebuild relationships.

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UKCP Registered 

Early Years Development | Emotional Regulation | Loss & Bereavement | Divorce & Separation | Neurodiversity | Adolescence & Identity

I am a Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist.  I have also completed trainings in child-parent therapy, Couples Counselling and Reflective Parenting.

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HCPC, BAAT & UKCP Registered 

Early Years Development | Loss & Bereavement | Divorce & Separation | Neurodiversity | Adolescence & Identity

For the last 18 years I have worked in adult mental health within the NHS, both in inpatient and community settings. My practice is underpinned by a variety of theoretic and philosophical influences. These include but are not limited to, psychodynamic, transpersonal, existential, Buddhist, and object relations.

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I am an integrative child and adolescent psychotherapist with over 11 years of dedicated experience in primary school settings. As a black therapist, I am passionate about nurturing the mental and emotional well-being of young minds and their families.

One of the cornerstones of my approach is trauma-informed care. I understand the profound impact of adverse childhood experiences on a child’s well-being, and I provide a safe and nurturing space for children to heal and grow. In primary school settings, I place great emphasis on building relationships, not only with students but also with parents and carers.

Additionally, I am deeply involved in antiracism training. I am dedicated to raising awareness and dismantling racial inequalities within educational systems. By providing antiracism training to educators, administrators, and students, I aim to create an environment where all students, regardless of their background, can flourish without the burden of racial disparities.

Through my creative, trauma-informed, and intersectional approach, I seek to inspire hope and healing in the hearts and minds of children, all while working toward a more inclusive and equitable educational landscape.

I qualified with a Postgraduate Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling for Children and Adolescents from the University of Cambridge.  My training is Integrative, and I bring relational, child-centred approach to my practice, also informed by psychodynamic perspective and current neurobiological research.   I incorporate elements of Theraplay, art, drama and DDP models into sessions.   I aim to bring a warm, authentic and boundaried presence to my clients.

I have experience working with young children and adolescents, both in and out of school settings.   The range of issues that I can help young people with include (but are not limited to) anxiety, abuse, emotional regulation, low mood and depression, self harm, self esteem and developmental trauma.

In addition to being a psychotherapeutic counsellor in practice, I have undertaken research into therapists’ experiences of work in secondary schools with a view of transforming practice in this area.

I am an Integrative Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist. My integrative training allows me to personalise how I work with each client to meet their unique needs. Once a safe and trusting relationship has been established, I hope to give the child the experience of feeling truly seen and understood. I embrace creativity in my practice, using the arts, images, sandplay and play for children and teenagers to delve into their inner worlds.

I have worked with young people and their parents in the education and charity sectors, as well as in private practice in Surrey. My experience includes supporting children with anxiety, anger, low self-esteem, or who have experienced bullying, parental separation, loss and domestic abuse. I also work with neurodiverse children.

I am a BACP registered child and adolescent art and play therapist with over 10 years experience working with young people. Before training to be a therapist I was a primary school teacher.  I also worked in PRUs and as a nanny, experiences in which gave me comprehensive knowledge of the education, school and care systems and an understanding of the various factors affecting young people’s mental health.

It is my core belief that art, play and self-expression is a powerful way to address issues experienced by many children.   My therapy is always led by the child or adolescent. I guide young people with sensitivity and show them ways in which to express any emotion that they are feeling in a safe, contained way. My approach is integrative and humanistic with the individual needs of each person in the foreground.

I work closely with families in a non-judgemental way, to support them in better understanding their child’s needs.

I studied for my Postgraduate Diploma in Child Counselling Using the Arts, at the Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education.  My approach is integrative and humanistic and sessions are creative in nature, using a range of tools and resources to enable children to talk about their emotional experiences.

I’ve worked as a freelance counsellor in both primary and secondary school settings and charities such as Grief Encounter and The London Jewish Family Centre. I also offered private online sessions to children, young people and families, throughout the pandemic.

I aim to be compassion focussed and non-judgemental, which enables children and young people to feel safe in exploring who they are and to develop ways to respond to challenges.

I am a passionate and experienced Art Therapist with a background in arts education as well as continuing my personal art practice. Also, I am the founder of an arts organisation ARTBASH & be, inspiring children and adults to freely express themselves through art making, gaining social confidence and supporting well-being. This experience led me to train for a master’s in Art Psychotherapy at The University of Hertfordshire. I am Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) registered and a full member of The British Association Of Art Therapists (BAAT).

I enjoy working with children, adolescents and adults in the education setting and private practice. I am currenly working in as secondary school setting with Child in Time. I offer a warm, non-confrontational environment exploring feelings and emotions in one-to-one and group sessions. The therapeutic process, enables us to tap into the unconscious and explore making sense of feelings together, supporting clients through their journey of self-discovery.

After over 30 years in teaching, I became acutely aware of the impact of mental health on children’s lives and decided to retrain as a Children’s Counsellor.

My style of therapy involves an integrative approach adapted to each client’s needs depending on their age and interests using creative media.

Many of the students are initially referred because they exhibit challenging behaviour in the classroom, which not only puts them at risk of exclusion, but impacts on their relationships with others.  Often the children are wary of adults, and working in a non-directive way, using play and metaphor enables them to bring and explore their feelings in a safe and contained way.

I also work to support the whole school community, offering training sessions for parents and staff to give a greater understanding of how mental health affects both the children and themselves, and gives them tools to support their own wellbeing.

I have an MA in Play Therapy and I am registered with the British Association of Play Therapists (BAPT), I’m a Filial Therapist and a qualified primary school teacher. I use Play Therapy in a creative way to help children of all ages who require support with a range of social, emotional and mental health needs.

My creative and Child-Centred Play Therapy sessions primarily use play, arts, music and movement – helping children to express and understand the challenges they have experienced.

I have a broad experience of working with children and teenagers with a wide range of emotional and behavioural issues, including: anxiety; depression; hyperactivity or difficulty concentrating and low self-esteem; difficulties at school – including those arising from going to a new school or nursery, family relationship changes – such as a new sibling, bereavement, parental separation; I also have experience of working with children who have special needs.

Sometimes it’s hard to put what is troubling us into words. I aim to provide a safe, supportive and non-judgmental environment for children, young people or adults to explore their feelings and emotional challenges.

My approach is integrative, meaning that I draw from a range of theories in order to tailor the therapy to the individual I am working with. I follow the client’s interests using play and the creative arts as well as talking which helps me to connect with the child or young person wherever they are developmentally.

I work in an attachment-focused and relational way meaning that the therapeutic relationship helps me to understand the child’s or young person’s relationships with others and how they have learned to adapt to the world. I value each child’s unique self and have a particular interest in all forms of difference and diversity.

I am an Integrative Child and Adolescent Counsellor/Psychotherapist. I integrate child centred therapy, play therapy, psychodynamic counselling, and cognitive behaviour therapy in my therapeutic work with children and young people. I have experience in helping clients with low self-esteem, anger, emotional issues, eating issues, trauma, anxiety, depression, self-harm, suicidal thoughts/ideation, family breakdown and relational difficulties.

With every child or young person I work with I tailor my approach based on the clients presenting issue and developmental level. One size does not fit all in the therapeutic space I provide and I find this empowers my clients.

I was trained at the Caspari Foundation in Educational Psychotherapy and have been a psychotherapist for 7 years. Educational psychotherapy is based on the premise that barriers to learning have a strong emotional component and that difficulties in these areas often go hand in hand. Therapy takes place through the medium of games, toys, books, drawing and conversation.

I work both with primary and secondary aged children and young people in a variety of settings.

I have worked with a variety of issues over the years including the effects of being a Looked After Child, family conflict, separation, divorce and bereavement.

I am an integrative trained counsellor which allows me to tailor the therapy I offer to an individual’s needs and as a member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy) I follow their ethical framework.  I have a level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling and a level 5 in Counselling Young People.

By creating a calm, safe space and focusing on the issues that are impacting someone’s life.  I hope to enable them to understand and help them process their feelings, thoughts and behaviours.

I have extensive experience working with children and young people from 7 to 25 years old covering a variety of issues including family breakdown, anxiety, self-esteem, ASD, ADHD, loss and identity.

I have worked therapeutically with children and young people in the education sector for over 10 years in addition to 7 years counselling adults.  I am also a qualified teacher and specialised in SEN, working with children and young adults for over 10 years.

I am passionate at helping children and adults who feel lost, confused, trapped or overwhelmed; helping them become more resilient and find hope.  That where they are doesn’t have to be the end, but with the right support, and care, it can become a beginning in a new chapter.

I am an Attachment-based integrative Child Psychotherapist working with clients from age 4 up to 18. I qualified with an MA in Child Psychotherapy in 2016 from the Institute of Art and Therapy in Education. This rigorous training provided me with the opportunity to become UKCP certified after I qualified. I have gained experience working in many different primary and secondary London schools with individual children and groups.

My one to one integrative psychotherapy sessions offer children and adolescents a safe, reflective space while I work collaboratively with school staff and parents to find strategies to best support the child. Sessions involve communicating with the child on their level through creative play, drawing, painting, using clay, music, movement, storytelling and more. I use psycho-education, mindfulness and stress management techniques when working with individuals and when running groups.

My experience of running therapeutic services within London schools has allowed me to develop various specialisms, working with trauma, ASD, ADHD & ADD, OCD, anxiety, grief, family conflict, divorce & separation, Looked After Children and adoption.