Sarah Lord Email and Phone Number

I have 20 years experience working in Primary Schools in the Midlands and Devon as a teacher, SENDCo, deputy head and head of school. I currently work as the Ambassador Volunteer Co-ordinator for DiAS and the Parent Carer Forum Devon, and I am in private practice as a counsellor (Freebird Counselling South Devon) where I work with children, young people and adults.I have contributed to the National Counselling Society's competency framework for children and young people (SEND section) and I'm passionate about ensuring all children and young people get the mental health support they need. As a freelance writer I have contributed to publications and reports on mental health, including one for the All-Party Parliamentary Group for a Fit and Healthy Childhood. I am part of a working group of professionals with the Children’s Alliance. I am a director of a newly-formed CIC in South Devon, Counselling Connection Devon, and I deliver training to counsellors with KRD Training.