A big part of my work is helping parents understand what their child is trying to communicate underneath the behaviour. I know how exhausting and isolating it can feel when a child is dysregulated, melting down in public, or when home life starts to feel like constant conflict. My role is to help parents decode what is happening, put practical strategies in place, and feel more resourced, more supported and more capable in how they respond.

My approach is strengths-based, person-centred and highly relational. I am naturally curious about people and what sits underneath their behaviour, and I ask a lot of questions because I genuinely want to understand the bigger picture. I believe support works best when people feel respected, not judged, and when we focus on what is already strong in them as well as what is difficult.

I am also particularly drawn to grief, loss and the impact of major life challenges on families. I have spent many years working alongside children, teenagers and families facing complex circumstances, and that has given me a deep respect for how life-changing events affect the whole family system.

My path into this work began through youth work and family support, particularly with teenagers with cancer and families living with cystic fibrosis. Over time, that evolved into counselling, family and relationship therapy, and now behaviour support. I also bring lived experience as a parent navigating neurodiversity in my own family, which has deepened my understanding of the realities many parents face and strengthened the way I support them.