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Hello & welcome to my website!

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I'm Tara......

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......a fifty something female, married with two grown up sons and blessed with four gorgeous grandchildren - (AuDHD, ADHD, ASD & Dyslexia).  A woman passionate about supporting families to jump the hurdles that life puts in their path.

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My aim is to generally walk alongside a family, supporting and empowering as a whole unit.

Apart from a fair amount of life experience, I have been supporting parents/carers and families for over 30 years through a variety of roles; playworker, nursery lead, children's centre outreach worker, manager, session / workshop creator & facilitator, schools family support worker covering SEN, EBSNA, wellbeing of parents / carers & children, plus much more. ​

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My work with a family will be tailored to suit individual needs. Mental & emotional wellbeing is the foundation from where all sessions are built.

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A few Relevant Qualifications: 

Thrive Practitioner (Play-based Therapy) & Family Thrive Practitioner (adults only), Playworker, DSL (safeguarding), ACE's & Early Trauma (including foster & adoptive families), Child Attachment, Domestic Abuse, Mental Health Lead, PDA (Pathological Demand Avoidance), EBSNA (Emotion-based School Non-attendance) Co-ordinator, Interoception-based Support, Storytelling, Journal Therapy, MBSR (Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction) Nervous System Regulation & Facilitator of a variety of Programmes & Workshops

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'When our little people are overwhelmed by big emotions it's our job to share our calm, not join their chaos'