After 23 years as a teacher, school leader and university tutor, I decided to take a break from education and explore the impact that psychology had on our education sectors core element - their people! I decided to jump in the deep end completing a bachelor of behavioural science (with first class honours) and a diploma of counselling rather than a masters degree. 

I wanted to understand the basic psychological theories, principals, elements, strategies and techniques that explained how and why people in schools (students, teachers, leaders and parents for example) develop, learn, behave and improve the ways they do. I pursued this path because I felt I was missing something that I needed to better understand myself, the people and the system I loved. 

Ironically, psychology is a service most people and businesses avoid...until the last straw is about to bend. Psychology, when carefully blended with your core business, can be profoundly dynamic because it encourages us to address some of the hardest and most avoided concepts in life...how we (including me) perceive, think, feel and behave individually and in groups and then... what we need to learn, consider, understand and change - or at least try. 

I undertook some psychology sessions myself and realised that it takes courage to address our issues and to seek professional help - which is completely normal...especially when I got my biggest and most challenging promotion - when I became a parent! 

My aim in my work now is to create a safe and nurturing experience for you, your child or children or your staff where you feel valued and accepted. A place for you to be your real self and be able to proudly grow into the best professional, parent or person you want to be. 

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Some of the most challenging life experiences can be those we least expect to happen to us or, those we thought would have been different. These are all worth exploring and understanding. ​