About Me

I have been an Occupational Therapist with over 22 years experience including 19 years within the NHS. I have worked in the NHS until 2 years ago. During this time, I worked in adult mental health services across most specialties, both in person and in the community settings. I have worked with lots of people who have experienced early life trauma and are neurodivergent and saw the effects in later life. During my work, I identified the lack of early intervention as having a significant impact on outcomes into adulthood. I have worked within the private sector and as an independent occupational therapist. Often the children/young people/adults are neurodivergent. I have supported children within schools, their homes and within a therapy space working with parents carers, teachers and children to increase their understanding of sensory processing differences and build strategies to enable them to be more comfortable and achieve their goals.

I am commited to life long learning and continuing to update my practice through education, peer support, supervision and training. I have access to the life long learning programme led by Sensory Integration Network. In 2025 I have completed a Level 3 qualification in Pathalogical Demand Avoidance as this is a special interest of mine.

As a result of my lived experience as a parent carer I aim to plan care with the child and family at the centre of what we do together. I plan to have a smaller caseload to ensure that I can be responsive to the families that I work with. Working in this way I have the flexibility to plan assessment and interventions to suit the needs of the individual child and family. Using a holistic approach to support the child’s needs means that best outcomes are achieved.

I have good support at home. All my suggestions, recommendations and strategies have been tried and reviewed by my children who always give me honest feedback!