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Adoptive Parent
When my child and I first started our sessions a few years ago with Michelle, we were close to breaking point. Since then she has been a constant source of care and support. She is so knowledgeable about all aspects of childhood trauma and is great at teaching that information in a way you can easily understand and has helped me put it into practice to therapeutically parent my child. She has also been great at helping with other outside services such as physio, occupational therapy, school/SEN and our EHCP application. Although I know we still have a long journey ahead, we have come so far and that is all down to Michelle. She has seen us through some really difficult times without any judgement and I genuinely don't know where we would be if we hadn't been doing our sessions.
Post Adoption Social Worker
Michelle provides an excellent service to children who have experienced trauma and/or attachment disruption. The packages are bespoke to the child and their needs ensuring that they benefit the child and their family. Feedback from the families has been excellent and I would highly recommend the service.
Special Guardianship Social Worker
Michelle has worked with multiple families on my caseload who have Special Guardianship Orders for children. She has been dedicated to supporting them and advocating for them, going above and beyond. Michelle is able to help families think empathetically about the children they care for by understanding the impact of their early experiences on their behaviours now, families have shared with me that her support has meant the sustainability of the placement, describing Michelle as a ‘god send’. I am very grateful to Michelle for all the work she does with our families.
Special Guardianship Social Worker
‘Having worked in collaboration with Michelle for a number of years, I can state with confidence that she always provide a reliable, well-informed and friendly therapeutic service to families. Michelle has a wide range of skills, qualifications and knowledge to draw on; children and their carers are always well supported’.
Special Guardian Carer
“I have been using Children’s Therapy Services for quite a while now. Michelle has been a fountain of knowledge; she has helped me understanding how my daughter feels when I am at a loss. Always a smile and always makes me feel better, highly recommend”
Special Guardian Carer
“Michelle’s play therapy is like a little miracle out of a bottle. Michelle is always there to help, always happy to listen. She gives good advice and uses different approaches to combat the problem. She has taken her time to get to know my child and understand his problems so that he is given the right therapy. Would 100% recommend for children with problems and children who are struggling to find ways to be able to cope with life”
SGO Guardian Carers
Michelle has been working with us and our two grandsons, for approximately the past two years. We have always found Michelle to be friendly and extremely helpful. The boys enjoyed the time they spent with her and came to trust her with their problems. During the time they spent with Michelle their confidence grew and their behaviour was more controllable. After their therapy finished the older of the two boys remained mainly settled and controlled, and we were very happy with her work. However, the younger of the boys, who is awaiting an assessment for ASD and ADHD, has progressively deteriorated since the work with Michelle ended. We are very pleased that Michelle is going to be working with him again shortly.
Michelle has also supported us in getting help through school and social services, and assists us with filling in forms that we were struggling to complete. We have always found her very helpful and easy to talk to in a very professional manner in her capacity as a Therapist. Without her help and support, for both us and the boys, we would certainly have been left with very challenging behaviour from the boys and being buried under a mountain of paperwork which we didn't understand.
Michelle has been our lifeline over the past couple of years and we cannnot thank her enough for helping us through the challenges we have faced during the time she has been supporting us all.
SGO Guardian Carers
Having two children placed into our care, we didn’t realise how much these children needed until they have been welcomed by Michelle and her work. They enjoy going to do work with her weekly. Michelle is a helpful lady full of knowledge about the work she specialises in. Very highly recommend
Barnardos Therapist
“Excellent trainer, loud and clear delivery makes all of the difference”
Barnardos Therapist
“Very good training, thank you for your openness in sharing your own experiences and material/resources in the 2 days training”
Adopted Child
“I love going to play at Michelle’s. I love all the toys especially the babies & tent and it makes me happy”
Adoptive Parent
“We have hugely appreciated the input and support we have had from michelle at Children’s therapy services. Our daughter presents with complex needs & ongoing developmental issues. We were feeling out of our depth in terms of knowing how to help her with emotional regulation especially. Michelle has taken time to get to know our daughter thoroughly in order to complete a full assessment. The therapy input continues to help us to know how to adapt our communication through play and we are seeing big benefits. Michelle explains everything so well, she is supportive, and through both the sessions with our daughter, and with us, she is giving us the tools, knowledge & confidence to help our daughter. We are very grateful!”
Play Therapist
Thank you so much for the 'Transitions' training session. It was a really comprehensive powerpoint with lots of great resources ready to use and share. Your valuable generosity is very much appreciated!
Play Therapist, Dreamcatcher Play Therapy.
Michelle’s Transition ‘train the trainer’ presentation was a thorough and really practical resource that I am looking forward to sharing with teaching staff and parents. For therapists who don’t have the time to pull all of this valuable content together – it is fantastic to be provided with reliable and trusted content that I can use straight away.