Creative Children’s Therapist

Jane offers children and young people a warm, creative space to explore feelings they may struggle to express and build confidence and resilience.

Jane supports children and young people experiencing:

• Anxiety, worry and OCD-related behaviours
• Difficulty regulating emotions
• Low confidence or self-esteem
• School, friendship or relationship difficulties
• Bereavement, loss and family changes
• Childhood trauma, abuse, complex PTSD and head injury
• Autism, profound and multiple learning disabilities, and additional needs
• Adoption and early childhood trauma

How Jane works

Jane adapts her psychodynamic approach to each child, using play, music, counselling and other creative methods to help them communicate naturally.

She also draws on play-based and CBT-informed approaches where appropriate. Creative therapy can be helpful for children who struggle to explain their experiences directly.

Jane’s training in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy informs her work with parents, particularly following early trauma or disruption in relationships. She can help parents understand what may lie beneath their child’s behaviour, respond with empathy and strengthen safety and connection.

Jane has also recently undertaken Level 1 Theraplay training, further developing her use of playful, relationship-based approaches to support children and strengthen parent-child connection.

Professional background

Jane is an HCPC-registered Music Therapist.

Her work in schools has been as a Therapist, supporting children with profound and multiple learning disabilities, autism, childhood trauma and complex PTSD, including adopted children. She has also worked privately with children experiencing a wide range of emotional and developmental difficulties, often involving parents in the therapeutic process.

She has also completed Advanced Music and Imagery training. Her wider background includes pastoral support and counselling within her local church.

Works with: Children and young people, with parental support where helpful
Sessions: In-person and online

A personal note from Jane

My background in art and music has shown me how creativity can help children express experiences that are hard to put into words. Music, play and other creative approaches can give children a safe way to explore their feelings.

I believe every child has their own strengths and capacity for resilience. Where helpful, I work alongside parents to help them understand and support their child.