ABOUT ASH
I help parents understand the nervous system
behind behaviour.
20 years working with children, young people and families. A Masters in Social Work. A Diploma in Play Therapy. And a mum of two - which means I understand this from both sides.
MY STORY
It started in Paris..
My journey began working in a college in Paris, France - supporting students with their English skills. But I was quickly given some much more important tasks: helping them with their emotional wellbeing, relationships and social struggles.
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That was the moment I knew. This was the work I was meant to do.
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I returned to the UK and gained a Masters in Social Work. From the very beginning, my priority was working therapeutically with children - supporting them through some of the most complex and challenging times in their lives. ​
Why the nervous system?.
In 2021, I deepened my practise by training in Play Therapy with PTUK and APAC via Leeds Beckett and Chichester Universities. What I found changed everything not only about how I understand children's behaviour but how I understand myself and our nervous system as a family.
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Behaviour is never random. It's always communication. And when you understand the nervous system beneath it - the dysregulation, the bids for connection, the fight and flight responses - everything shifts.
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That is exactly what I want to give to every parent I work with. Not a list of techniques. A completely new way of seeing.
"Everyday, I am grateful to be able to do the job that I do. It is an honour and a privilege to be a part of a child's therapeutic journey."
- ASH, THERAPEUTIC SPACE
QUALIFICATIONS AND TRAINING
The training behind the work
POSTGRADUATE
Masters in Social Work
Specialist focus on therapeutic work with children and families.
PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATION
Play Therapy - PTUK & APAC
Fully Qualified Play Therapist
SPECIALIST INTEREST
Asylum & Refugee Communities
Extensive experience working with children and families seeking asylum; utilising French language skills.
SPECIALIST EXPERIENCE
Neurodiversity
Specialist experience working with children and adults with a wide range of neurodiverse diagnosis including ASD, ADHD, PDA and Global Developmental Delay.
EXPERIENCE
Children I have worked with
Complex Trauma & Bereavement
Supporting children through some of the most challenging experiences including significant loss, parental imprisonment and complex family breakdown
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Anxiety, anger & emotional regulation
Working therapeutically with children experiencing anxiety, anger and emotional dysregulation — helping them build their window of tolerance.
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Children in care & looked after children
Specialist experience supporting children in care, helping them process their experiences and build secure attachment patterns.
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Refugee & asylum seeking families
Extensive work within refugee and asylum seeking communities, including bilingual French-language support.
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ASD & ADHD diagnosed children
Therapeutic support tailored to the specific sensory and emotional needs of neurodivergent children and their families.
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WHAT I BELIEVE
The values that shape everything
Behaviour is communication
Every difficult behaviour is a child's nervous system asking for something. When we understand the ask, we can meet the need.
Connection before correction
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A child who feels connected is a child who can cooperate. Regulation follows relationship - always.
Parents need support too​
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You cannot co-regulate your child from a place of dysregulation. Your nervous system matters just as much as theirs.