Professional experitse
I am passionate about supporting families. When you're empowered to achieve your goals, every area of your life will benefit. I know from personal experience that the domino effect is real.
I have worked professionally with children for 20 years, and have extensive experience in child psychology and how to get the best out of them. My background includes many years as a primary school teacher in both mainstream and special schools, later moving into coordinating special educational needs. Classroom and behaviour management has always been a passion. When you get children in a positive mindset and ready to achieve, anything is possible.
I am also a professional sleep consultant, accredited through the Sleep Nanny Academy. I take a highly effective holistic approach to supporting families with sleep training. With the family at the centre of the process, we work together to transform the challenges we can all face.
I continue to work on a one-to-one basis within a school, sharing my expertise and expanding my skills in line with the latest educational developments.
Personal impact
Becoming a mum to four young children helped me to understand first-hand the pressures families face. I became determined to understand sleep patterns when my first daughter experienced sleep apnoea.
As I had more children, I was adamant that I wanted to create a calm and happy life without going into daily battles with them. I learnt to take my skills from the classroom and other qualifications and apply them to our daily lives. We are nowhere near perfect, but we are happy and organised in our world.
Time for myself and quality sleep for my children is key. My children all go to bed early, allowing me to have an evening. And they stay in bed until they are allowed up each morning, allowing me the space I need to face a new day. I promise it is possible. It is quite likely that I have been through the same phase you’re in. I have certainly done a lot of problem solving for my own family.
Professional network
I love seeing first-hand the changes that come with the right support. Using my knowledge and skills has made a huge difference to my own family, and to those I work with.
I also have a wealth of experienced contacts that I am able to lead you to if there is a need for additional specialist support. This may include further educational assessment, occupational or speech therapy and more. Together, we ensure you have all the guidance you need to get the very best for you and your family.