Working Together
Every service begins with understanding your context, your strengths and your goals.
services
My work supports professionals and early childhood teams through reflective supervision, consultancy, coaching and professional learning.
Each service is relational, collaborative and responsive to context.
We begin with where you are, what you're noticing and what would be most useful in your work.
EARLY CHILDHOOD CONSULTANCY and Coaching
Working alongside educators, leadership teams and services.
I work alongside early childhood educators, leadership teams and services, providing practical, relational and developmentally informed coaching within everyday learning environments.
Through observation, on-floor modelling, reflective practice and collaborative planning, I support educators to deepen their understanding of children's play, behaviour, relationships, sensory experiences and development.
Drawing on therapeutic, educational and developmental perspectives, including the Developmental Play Model, we explore children's emerging strengths and developmental foundations through a stages, not ages lens.
Together, we translate this understanding into responsive, sustainable practices that support children while strengthening educator confidence and capacity.
Support may include:
- observation within children's everyday environments
- educator coaching and mentoring
- reflective practice with educators and teams
- collaborative problem-solving around complex presentations
- modelling relational, play-based and responsive approaches
- considering development, regulation, sensory experiences, relationships and environment
- translating observations into practical, sustainable approaches
The goal is always to honour the child while nurturing the adults who walk alongside them every day.
reflective supervision
Reflective supervision for professionals working with children, families and early childhood services.
Supervision is more than case discussion. It is a reflective, collaborative space to think deeply about your work, explore challenges with curiosity, and strengthen your relational practice.
Together we create space to:
- reflect on complex situations and professional decision-making
- explore relationships with children, families, educators and teams
- navigate ethical, relational and systemic challenges
- deepen reflective practice and professional identity
- reflect on the impact of the work and support professional wellbeing
- build confidence working within and alongside early childhood settings
Ideal for: Play therapists, counsellors, social workers, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, key workers, early childhood professionals and other practitioners working with children and families.
Reflective supervision is offered within my areas of qualification, experience and scope of practice. If supervision is required for professional registration, accreditation or employment purposes, please check the requirements of your professional body or employer.
Professional mentoring and consultation
BRIDGING THERAPY & EDUCATION for practitioners working in, or moving into, early childhood settings.
For professionals wanting to translate therapeutic knowledge into the realities of everyday early childhood practice.
This support provides space to think through how your existing knowledge and skills can be adapted to educational environments, while respecting the role, expertise and context of educators.
Together we explore how to:
- work collaboratively with educators
- translate therapeutic principles into everyday educational practice
- navigate funding pathways and service systems
- explore and develop roles within early childhood settings
- build confidence working within multidisciplinary teams
- create sustainable models of practice
This service is ideal for professionals who want to bridge therapy and education in meaningful, practical and relational ways.
You can book a one-off Professional Consultation or arrange ongoing mentoring, depending on what would be useful to you. There is no expectation of an ongoing commitment.
Professional Learning
Learning that translates into everyday practice
Professional learning should deepen understanding and translate into practice. Sessions are practical, reflective and grounded in the realities of working alongside children.
Topics may include:
- behaviour as communication
- attachment, felt safety and relationships
- regulation and co-regulation
- play and child development
- sensory experiences and participation
- reflective and relational practice
- trauma-informed practice
- educator and practitioner wellbeing
- supporting diverse developmental and learning needs
- collaboration between education, therapy and allied health
Professional learning also includes opportunities for practitioners to explore how therapeutic knowledge can be thoughtfully translated into early childhood education settings, with an emphasis on relationships, collaboration and the everyday realities of educational practice.
Sessions can be tailored for individual services, leadership teams, organisations or conference presentations.
Not sure where to start?
You don't need to know exactly which service is right for you.
Whether you're looking for reflective supervision, support within an early childhood setting, or guidance as you expand your practice, we can begin with a conversation.
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