Articles on SEN Parenting, Trauma, and Creative Counselling

Recently, I had the honour of joining Cerebra’s new podcast, The Calm in the Complicated, where I shared a brief glimpse into my experience navigating the SEN system. Hosted by Dr Carrie Grant MBE and Dr Samantha Flynn, the podcast explores the realities faced by families of children with additional needs. The cost of parenting an SEN child In the first episode, I say that I have “suffered the consequences” of getting my child the education he needs. Carrie insightfully wonde

Being a parent carer means walking a path most never see — one filled with fierce love, relentless advocacy, and often, invisible wounds....

‘Welcome to Holland’ is a well-known poem that likens becoming a parent of a child with additional needs with planning a trip to Italy,...

Hello, Hopefully you’ve read my 2 earlier blogs: Online Creative Counselling: What do I need? Online Creative Counselling: Getting...

Hopefully, you’ve read my first blog: Online Creative Counselling – What do I need? This second blog in the series is the next step...

I am very glad you asked. When you think of zoom you may think of meetings, work and training. You probably don’t think about the ways...

Recently I had a chat with Carers Leeds, who are a fantastic organisation that support all unpaid carers in Leeds. I opened up about my...

Actually, I’m not going to beat around the bush here, unless a child has learning difficulties or cognitive impairment that affects their...

12 months ago I started a journey into discovering whether Mr 8 (now he's 9) was Autistic. We were lucky. Our wait for an Autism...

Giving yourself creative space will enable you to increase your capacity to grow your business. I want to encourage you not to see this...

What is Creativity? Right at the start I want to make it clear that being creative doesn’t mean being artistic or skilful. In this blog...

But let's first start with you. Are you lacking in energy, depleted and exhausted and fed with COVID-19? Are you getting moments of rage...

I can still remember the day I got married. I was stood at the back of the church. My dad’s job was to walk me down the aisle slowly –...

If you’re like me you will struggle to keep the demands of school in perspective. You will want to do your absolute best for your child...

When we first went into lock down I made a point of having weekly (socially distant) walks with a counselling peer and friend. We...

Today I did Route 2 of one of my Outdoor Therapy Walks. Its a big playing field and today it felt huge, huger than it usually does. ...

Every now and then I have a conversation about who I feel really sorry for during this crisis. It's usually one of these: High school...

​​ Are you bogged down with all the opinions on Social Media? Are you scared about the future for your children? Are you confused about...

Are you in need of Counselling but unsure of how Online works? I wonder if you are apprehensive about whether it really works and is it...