In my line of work I come into contact with many parents and children. When a parent first contacts me, I can already tell a lot about them, their parenting style and how they feel about being referred to therapy.…

Development is an unfolding, one petal at a time – until you see the full bloom of maturity. As a society, we are conditioned to see development as multiple boxes that we need to tick-off. Rolling over, sitting, crawling and…

One of the gaps in my practice that I wanted to fill, was the lack of fantasy and dress-up clothes and props. Fantasy play is so powerful for a number of reasons, especially when it starts to emerge in children…

I have recently been revisiting a lot of theory around neurology and the sensory systems. Every time I do I am amazed at how intricately we are put together. All our sensory systems are finely tuned to receive external and…

Life is uncertain and our children are inevitably going to get faced with difficult situations in their lives that may change the way they see themselves, the world and the future. What makes one child stand up from adversity and…

‘The ability to regulate through the comfort of another is called co-regulation. This on repeat wires up the brain for self-regulation, emotional intelligence, empathic responses, rational thinking and problem solving.’ Lelia Scott And then it happened to us – the…