About Me
I am a qualified play therapist (MA) and I am accredited by the British Association of Play Therapist (BAPT).
As a qualified primary school teacher (PGCE), my background was in teaching in London and then progressing to Deputy Head of Inclusion and working as a SENCo. I am passionate about inclusion and SEND.
I have lived and worked in Asia, travelled extensively and I currently rum play therapy sessions from North Guildford, Surrey, UK.
I studied for my MA in Play Therapy at the University of Roehampton, where I developed a concrete understanding of child development, psychoanalytic and person centred theory and play therapy skills to support children in a one to one environment.
Seeing the child in a holistic way and placed at the centre of any support or decision making is integral to my approach.
Continuing Professional Development
I regularly continue my professional development with a range of training.
See my recent CPD here
- 2024 – Towards a Better Understanding of CYP with a PDA Profile, Phil Christie
- 2024 – Understanding PDA, Clare Truman
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2024 – Medical Trauma, Lisa Dion
- 2024 – The Art of Low Demand Parenting, Dr Naomi Fisher/ Eliza Fricker
- 2024 – The Explosive Child, Dr Ross Greene
- 2023 – DSL Refresher
- 2022 – Autism and Anxiety, Tony Attwood
- 2022 – L3 Safeguarding Children
- 2022 – How to Support Children Who Have Been Sexually Abused, Christiane Sanderson
- 2021 – BAPT Virtual Conference, Exploring racial diversity and developing cultural competence in therapeutic practice
- 2021 – Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, Pat Ogden
- 2021 – An Introduction to Polyvagal Theory
- 2021 – Emotional Regulation, Tools and Ideas, Dr Karen Treisman
- 2020 – Trauma and the Body – Dissociation and Somatisation, Carolyn Spring
- 2019 and 2018 – BAPT Conference March
- 2019 – Mental Health and The Body: Treating Trauma, Carolyn Spring
- 2019 – Advanced Child Protection for Safeguarding Leads and Specialist Practitioners
- 2019 – Using Sandtray in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Foundation level
Contact Me
Please get in touch with me at The Haven Play Therapy if you are interested in finding out more.
