I have always been passionate about working with children. I have loved my career as a Children’s Nurse working with children and their families through some of the toughest times of their lives. I am currently also a University Lecturer in Children’s Nursing. The mental health of children and young people is a growing concern there has been a very noticeable increase in acute mental health admissions in the children’s wards. The latest figures are that a huge 1 in 5 children aged 8-16 have a probable mental health disorder. Suddenly they present in an acute mental health crisis unable to sleep, eat, function or keep themselves safe. I often think “if only they had access to NLP!” 

Through NLP child therapy either online or from my therapy space in Billingshurst near Horsham, W.Sussex, I can prevent this from happening. Experiencing this for so long has given me the motivation to help children and young people manage their mental health before it manages them. NLP offers an opportunity to prevent MH problems by promoting resilience and helping children develop coping skills for dealing with challenges, by giving them more control of their emotions, providing coping mechanisms, and helping them tell themselves a better story about themselves.

I first experienced the power of NLP when I was on maternity leave and trained to be an NLP practitioner in 2013. I was feeling frustrated that I had a fear of teaching in front of people and this was the area of nursing I wanted to go into. I always loved working with students and new nurses, supporting them and teaching them, but I hated speaking in front of groups of people to the extent that it used to make me feel very unwell and I just couldn’t engage with my audience. Through NLP I learned to manage this, I then got a temporary job as a University Lecturer – to test it out I suppose! I now happily teach 100s of students at a time and I really enjoy it!

I have 2 children (twins) of my own. The challenges of sibling rivalry, adolescence, ADHD, Autism and neurodivergence are very topical for me. I am becoming ever more aware of the growing pressures on children, young people, and their parents. There seems to be so much more stress than I ever remember experiencing, there are so many social demands on them, it is no wonder we are seeing a huge increase in mental health issues from a very young age.

Whether you are local in Horsham, Billingshurst, Pulborough or slightly further afield including Crawley, Guildford, Brighton, Worthing and Chichester I would be delighted to help either on line or face to face.