About Me
Hello, I'm Victoria. From early on building meaningful relationships has been a focus within my work. This is when I feel most fulfilled, grateful and motivated, and have experienced an important factor for healing and growth. I have 13 year’s experience working with children and families, including seven years as a qualified Social Worker. I have worked within Family Support, Youth Offending and statutory teams. I have experience working in CAMHS, specialising in therapeutic assessment and intervention for Children in Care. This path lead me to experience the healing power of play. Feeling strongly connected to the values and qualities of the role I decided to undertake Play Therapy training in 2015. I work as a trauma informed therapist, with knowledge of attachment theory, the nervous system, neurodiversity and sensory integration being integrated into my work. At the forefront of all my work is the belief in the importance of the therapeutic relationship and the attunement between child and therapist, which I believe so much of the healing is anchored from. My Play Therapy path has been one of the most rewarding experiences, and I feel so grateful and privileged to work alongside each child’s unique healing journey. ​​
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Qualifications
Post Graduate Diploma in Pay Therapy (APAC)
Parent Child Attachment Play (PCAP)
Work with Parents City and Guilds Level 4
MSc Social Work
BSc Psychology with Criminology
​Further Training and Workshops
Children and Attachment
Outdoor Therapy
Domestic abuse
Safeguarding Children Level 3 (updated every 3 years)
Applying the Polyvagal theory to child Centred therapy
Regression in play therapy
ADHD
The use of Clay in Therapeutic Work with children and families
OCD
Supporting parents to use PACE (playfulness, acceptance, curiosity, empathy)​​
Healing Developmental Trauma through Play Therapy
Fostering Ego Development through Play Therapy
Making meaning out of Loss
Refugee Children and the impact of loss
Supporting children through divorce and separation
Self-harm and suicidal ideation
Helping children to understand their neurodivergent brain
