SUPPORTING YOUNG PEOPLE AND THEIR FAMILIES IS MY PASSION
I’ve spent the last 20 years working with children and teenagers with social, emotional and mental health challenges (SEMH). I’ve been a special needs teacher, a school mental health counsellor, the head teacher of special needs schools for children with SEMH and am a BACP accredited psychotherapist.
I'm experienced in working with young people with internalised and externalised mental health challenges including anxiety, emotionally-based school avoidance (school refusal), depression and social difficulties. I've worked with young people from a variety of backgrounds and cultures, and with neuro, gender and identity diversity.
I'm a passionate life-long learner and often 'geeking out' on an audio-book or podcast from leading experts in the field of teen anxiety. I'm also a husband and father to two boys.
My approach is to help young people build skills, discover what they care about, take action, experiment and learn from the world. I work with children and teenagers aged 10-18 and aim to involve their parents/carers in some capacity as change happens most powerfully when everyone is included in the therapeutic process. If a child isn't ready for counselling, I work with parents, coaching them to use therapeutic frameworks to support their children.
