Welcome to my website: I am a therapist, supervisor and trainer and have been working with young people and families for over 30 years; I provide individual counselling for adults and young people as well as couple and family sessions and I offer parenting support, individually or in group settings.
Please feel free to contact me with any questions- You are also welcome to book a free 15 minute consultation. I hope to hear from you
About Me and my practice:
I specialise in working with relationship and attachment issues, whether this is you as an individual, a couple or part of a family unit.
I also specialise in adoption, an area I have worked in for many years.
My focus with you will be on trying to change patterns of behaviour (often developed through early experiences) which have become unhelpful over time.
I often work with issues related to childhood trauma, adoption, neurodiversity, separation and loss
I also run trainings, for Parents, Professionals, Adopters, Special Guardians and Foster carers for a number of Local Authorities and Voluntary Agencies I am an independent trainer and can be commisssioned to run bespoke trainings or parent support.
Denise is a therapist and supervisor as well as a GBB Certified Instructor (The Great Behaviour Breakdown) I am BACP and Social Work England registered.
About Me and my experience
I work now as a therapist and supervisor. I also have a social work qualification (CQSW) and have over 35 years’ experience of working with children and families, including the past 30 years working in adoption. Alongside, I have worked with individuals and families who have struggled within their relationships or have neurodivergence.
I am a certified instructor in Bryan Post’s ‘The Great Behaviour Breakdown’ (GBB), which is an innovative parent training for adopters, foster carers and any parents of children with challenging behaviour.
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I have a post-graduate diploma in the Therapeutic application of the Arts and in Psychosynthesis counselling, as well as a diploma in Psychotherapy skills with children and adolescents. I supervise counsellors and adoption practitioners.
I have experience of dealing with a wide range of challenging behaviour including Children and Young People affected by Attachment Disruption and Trauma in Adoption and Fostering as well as ASD/ADHD and Mental Health difficulties..
I have worked in Child Mental Health and in Statutory as well as Independent and Voluntary Agencies.
I work independently as a counsellor with adults as well as young people and their families and offers free-lance training and supervision, as well as parent-child therapy on either a private or a contractual basis through Local Authorities and RAAs in the UK.