My journey…

This year will be my third year working closely with DSPL3 Hertfordshire delivering Chill Skills sessions to Year 7 students in Hertfordshire schools. I am employed by Birchwood High School SEND department to deliver sessions to students on a 1:1 weekly basis and am funded by Joyce Frankland Academy and Dame Bradbury’s in Essex to deliver Relax Kids sessions and Chill Skills courses.

I am a trained Primary School Teacher with 10 years experience. I trained as a Relax Kids Coach in 2018 and as a Functional Breath Coach in 2023.

In 2022, I completed the ‘Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Beginners’ course with Russ Harris. I studied with MISP (Mindfulness in Schools Project) in 2020 and have completed both the Mindfulness Based Self Compassion (2020) and Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (2019) courses.

More recently, I have studied ‘Mindfulness adaptations for ADHD’ with the British Psychological Society. I have also attended courses on ADHD and neurodiversity through ADDitude, Add-vance, GoZen and SPACE Hertfordshire.

In an ideal world I believe that everyone should have access to REGULATE, Chill Skills and Mindkindness made E.A.S.Y sessions. They are suitable for all but can be tailored effectively to the varied emotional and learning needs of each individual.

In future months, I hope to focus further on the crucial role of Executive Functions and in supporting both parents and teachers to understand and benefit from my courses.

Other relevant certificates include Enhanced DBS, NSPCC Safeguarding, Paediatric First Aid, Allergy and Anaphylaxis training, Mental Health First Aid, Trauma Aware Facilitator and Yoga Alliance approved Breath Coach.