About Me

Infobuzz are committed to helping break the cycle of crime through innovative support programmes for offenders and their families – the families and children of offenders are often the hidden victims of crime. Dealing with the absence of family members who are serving time in prison, having to navigate the complex criminal justice system and coping with the stigma crime can be a difficult time for many.

At Infobuzz, I work as an Art Psychotherapist with children and adolescents for a project called ‘Hidden Victims’. This project is funded by Children in Need and helps children who have a family member in prison. If you think you are eligible and would like help, please contact Infobuzz.

The Owl Centre is a group of private multi-disciplinary clinics for children in Gloucestershire, Hertfordshire and Oxfordshire, and offers school or home visits to those who might benefit from the range of therapy approaches offered.

I offer Art Therapy to children in Gloucestershire; this can be in schools, at home, or at the centre in Cheltenham. If you are interested in arranging a session with myself or with other therapists listed on their website, please contact The Owl Centre.

At Priory, I worked as an Art Psychotherapist with young adults ages 15 – 18 at Priory Coleg Gwent, and with children of school age at a small number of schools and homes in Herefordshire and Monmouthshire.

The Priory department in Coleg Gwent helps students who need a more therapeutic approach to help them on their new journey as young adults. Many have Aspergers, autism and learning difficulties, some have had a difficult upbringing who need a more caring approach to make sure they start out on the right path for them.

The Priory schools and care homes looks after children who have been excluded from mainstream schools due to their challenging behaviours. Many of these children come from a difficult background, have been traumatised and been in care for a number of years. I offered art therapy sessions at the schools and care home, giving them a unique therapeutic approach in reflecting on their emotional development and giving them a place to feel listened to.

At Kids Company, I was an Art Psychotherapist based at a few different venues across Bristol offering one to one art psychotherapy to young children; I also ran workshops for teachers, key workers, and other staff, introducing Art Therapy to them.

Kids Company Bristol was a charity in Bristol that provided practical, emotional and educational support to vulnerable children and young people, many of whom have been excluded from mainstream education due to their behaviour.

I have been fortunate to have worked with a pupil referral unit as an art psychotherapist before I started working for Kids Company, as this has given me more skills to draw upon and have an idea of the best approach to use whilst working with the children with all kinds of issues.

I worked with a charity called Siblings Together who focus on reuniting siblings together on holiday that have been separated through care. I attended two camps and looked after two siblings groups as a mentor. These camps have been a incredible journey for many of the children that attended and overcame many challenges, as well as gaining valuable memories. Amongst other things, I ran creativity workshops in the camps.