Maya Angelou once said, ‘there is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you’. What I love, as a Psychotherapist, is being invited to hear, be alongside, and bear witness to each of my client’s untold stories and hopefully ease their agony.

Over the years of listening to these stories I found myself wondering how each story would be if the narrative of the early chapters had been different. It became increasingly important to me to be able to offer therapeutic support during these early developmental stages so that each child could have the potential to change their storyline.

Through my work with children, I have often seen how unsupported and alienated parents can feel, especially if their child’s behaviour at school is markedly different from the behaviour that is experienced at home. This led to me wanting to work more holistically so that parents could also feel understood and supported in caring for their child.

Prior to training as a Psychotherapist I worked extensively with children in a variety of roles; as a Play-Scheme Leader for children with learning differences and physical disabilities, in residential care with children with learning differences and behavioural/emotional difficulties and in a therapeutic community working with children with histories of severe abuse, trauma and loss. I moved to working with adults, both in residential care and at the Tunbridge Wells Mental Health Resource Centre, now known as The Hub.