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Adoptive and Foster Families
I receive referrals from Social Workers when they have identified a family (foster or adoptive) in need of therapeutic work to support relationships within the family utilising the DDP approach. I have completed Levels 1 and 2 of DDP training and am working towards completing the DDP Practicum. With this approach, I meet with the family to understand the nature of the difficulties and then provide DDP -informed therapy.
“Ann has been a godsend to our family. I don’t think we would still be a family if we hadn’t received her help” Adoptive mother to a 12 year old boy.
Therapy for Individuals
I work individually with children and young people, usually between the ages of 12 and 24. This often involves working with their parents as well and can include liaising with the child’s school if necessary. As a Clinical Psychologist I am able to draw on a number of different approaches to support my client, depending on their needs, including CBT, DBT and ACT principles.
“My Daughter is nine years old and I reached out to a trained individual to help me with a number of anxieties that she was having. I met Ann and instantly knew she would help, she was soft, kind and caring whilst obtaining vital information for helping my Daughter. Not only did she support and guide my Daughter she also helped myself. I would highly recommend Ann and would not hesitate to go back if in time we needed her again” Parent of a 9 year old girl.
Parent Support
After working with many parents/carers clinically, and being a parent myself, I strongly believe that in order to support a child or young person within the family who is experiencing psychological difficulties, the parents or carers need support in their own right. Too often services provide support for the child/young person only, and the parents/carers are left in the dark about WHAT is happening to their child or HOW they can support them.
I can work with parents/carers to understand both of these things if they have a child who is experiencing psychological difficulties.
Training
I am a highly regarded PACE trainer, being an Approved PACE trainer by DDP Connects UK. I have trained thousands of people, ranging from foster carers, adoptive parents, and residential support workers to teachers, speech and language therapists, social workers and psychiatrists. I provide training in an Introduction to PACE which usually takes one day but for those who are stretched for time it can be compacted to a few hours or for those looking for something more thorough it can be expanded to 2 days or the Foundations for Attachment Course might be the most suitable.
Get in touch to discuss further
“Ann you truly believe in a second/third/tenth chance for children. It is infectious. I have been influenced by your fantastic presentation, to start using a PACE approach with children and their parents I see everyday right a way. Brilliant! I'm going to find out more about PACE. Thank you for your time today.”
“Thank you Ann, that was really interesting and thought-provoking. 10/10”
“10/10 - really interesting information and very applicable to our team. Thanks Ann!"
“10/10 So helpful and interesting! Discussion of pathways and what services are offering - in our breakout room we realised how we're all doing the same stuff but in different ways!"
Consultation
I provide consultations for professionals who are looking for support with understanding the needs of children with developmental trauma. This is usually in hourly sessions depending on what is required.