I offer a space to think, explore and make meaning of practice, supporting professionals to think systemically, understand the impact of trauma, consider risk, and strengthen relational approaches to care.
this Service Supports
- Residential Children's Homes
- Supported Accommodation Services
- Semi-Independent Services
- Fostering and Adoption Agencies
- Leaving Care Services
- Residential Staff Teams
- Managers and Team Leaders
- Social Workers
- Professionals Supporting Care-Experienced Children and Young People
Areas of Consultation
- Trauma and care experience
- Emotional distress and mental health
- Self-harm and risk-taking behaviour
- Missing episodes
- Exploitation concerns
- Placement instability
- Family contact and loyalty conflicts
- Professional anxiety or stuckness
- Staff wellbeing and secondary trauma
- Organisational and relational dynamics
Consultation Options
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Group Reflective Practice
A facilitated space for staff teams to think together about complex cases, trauma, risk and relational practice
02
Case Consultation
Focused consultation around a specific young person, situation or professional network where things feel stuck or uncertain
03
Manager Consultation
A reflective space for managers to think about team dynamics, complex risk, staff wellbeing and organisational responses
This service is designed to support teams to
- Feel more confident responding to complex behaviour
- Reduce professional stuckness and reactive practice
- Think more clearly about trauma, risk and relationships
- Develop more consistent responses across staff teams
- Strengthen safeguarding thinking
- Support placement stability
- Improve staff reflection and emotional containment
- Link day to day care with care plans, risk plans and professional networks
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Training and Consultation Bundles
Short training sessions followed by reflective consultation to help teams apply learning to real practice
My Approach
My approach is informed by Social Work, CAMHS practice, Systemic Family Practice, Trauma Informed Practice and Anti Oppressive Values.
I support teams to strengthen their curiosity and compassionate thinking about a child or young persons needs, considering not only their individual presentation but also the wider context; trauma, relationships, family and professional networks, culture, power, care experience and patterns of response.
Professional Background
I am a registered Specialist Social Worker and Systemic Family Practitioner working within a Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS). My practice is grounded in systemic, relational and trauma informed approaches with a focused on understanding children and young people within the wider context of their relationships, care experiences, families, communities and professional network .
I have experience supporting professionals to reflect on child and adolescent mental health, trauma, risk, safeguarding, family dynamics, relationships and the wider professional networks supporting children and young people.
Fees
Fees are tailored to the support needed and can be discussed during an initial enquiry.
Business Info
Email.
Lbreflectivespaces@outlook.com
Phone
07539 029688