Company and Clinical Director of Treasure KeepersPrincipal Highly Specialist Psychologist and Lead Clinical AssessorClinical Supervisor

Treasure Keepers® is a specialist, innovative, psychological service, supporting children, families and professionals living with or supporting lives affected by developmental trauma. The service aims to help young people and their families or placements to discover and treasure their stability, strength and sparkle. The service offers high standards of clinical governance and quality assurance therefore, Service Users and local authority commissioners can be confident that clinical practices undertaken are carefully supported, evaluated and directed with the highest levels of clinical practice and ethics. The Treasure Keepers® models give a clear framework on what is likely to assist parenting to ensure adoptive families or fostered families are supported before they start to struggle, as well as when life has become more difficult. The Treasure Keepers ® models are informed by multiple theories to create an integrative approach and strive for best practice. Our models include learnings from the research evidence and clinical practice & theory. This includes influences from developmental trauma research (Van der Kolk, Perry), child development, neuroscience research, attachment/relationships theories and therapies (Dan Hughes, Daniel Siegel), Body & Trauma theories (Stephen Porges, Babette Rothschild), regulation approaches, Neurosequential therapeutic approaches (Bruce Perry), psychodynamic theories and other therapeutic approach theories (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Systemic Therapy). This enables strong and stable families to be cultivated. The intention is to help create loving families that can meet developmental and often complex needs of their children. Currently the service operates across Thurrock, Havering and Essex and is primarily commissioned by Thurrock Local Authority children’s services.

The Treasure Keepers® service offers specialist psychological support to Looked After & Adopted Children, children with additional complex needs and their Carers, Parents and Families.Treasure Keepers® have been offering support to families in since 2007. The Treasure Keepers® model integrates Psychological therapy and strategies following the Treasure Keepers® intervention Model. These interventions are delivered through the Carer/Parent to the young person as well as directly to the young person. This mode of therapy is thought to be most effective when working with traumatized children & young people (Perry, 2006). The service operates a bespoke intervention for each referred family/placement. Treasure Keepers® intervention aims at enhancing the mental health and emotional well-being of young people. This is done by facilitating and fostering placement/home stability, primary attachments with Carers/Parents and recovery from trauma. As a Consultant Psychologist Services offered include: - Specialist Psychological Assessment, Intervention and Support for Carers/Parents of Looked After & Adopted Children (including psychological formulation, emotional regulation, attachment issues, parenting strategies). through working collaboratively with young people, social work staff, foster carers & parents, schools and other relevant agencies - Comprehensive Psychological assessments - Psychological treatment with complex cases - Specialist parenting intervention - Skill at adjusting interventions for hard to reach children, young people and adults - Group work. - Consultation/Supervision/ and reflective practice to other professionals/trainees - Training Day Packages.

 Individual psychological counselling with adults and children Special interest in supporting parenting of multiples, working with psychosis, gaining emotional well-being (managing depression, anxiety and/or trauma based difficulties) Integrative approach combining cognitive behavioural therapy, psychodynamic therapy and solution focussed therapy depending on the needs of the client.  Insurance Provider Recognised Practitioner  Cognitive-Behavioural and Integrative techniques for a wide range of presenting problems including anxiety disorders, depression, bi-polar disorder, post traumatic stress disorder, pain management.