Zoe

About Me

I have over 10 years worth of experience working with children of all ages with all kinds of behavioral challenges including Complex PTSD, neurological challenges, autism and ADHD. I am therefore aware of how to approach challenging situations should they arise with calmness, creativity and adaptability. My caring approach is playful, loving and grounded. I treat life as an adventure and as an opportunity to express the fullness of our unique, creative human beingness. I allow children to use the fullness of their imagination to guide their interactions in life by using skills in non-directional play. I understand the importance of helping children feel safe, calm, and supported in doing so, by use of consistent approach and consistent boundaries. I will help them learn to embrace their emotions and to regulate, soothe and build trust in themselves and in others by using mirroring techniques and demonstrating my own emotional regulation ability. I also have a beautiful, gentle kind-natured service dog companion who also loves to play and explore the nature with us and loves making new friends. I am nutrition conscious so I know how to prepare nourishing food with awareness and care. I have a background in singing and theatre and am trained as a holistic therapist and life guide supporting adults to process childhood trauma. I am therefore trauma-informed and can offer to work with parents with parenting challenges should the support be required.