Therapy

Clinical Psychologist's are trained to provide a range of psychological therapies. Since training Jennie has undertaken additional therapy training in a range of approaches. The main approaches that Jennie uses are described below;

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

DDP is a relationship focused therapy that involves working with caregivers and children to build trust and connection in their relationship. DDP can be particularly helpful for children and families that have experienced early adversity that has impacted on their ability to form relationships of trust. DDP may be delivered as parent/ caregiver only sessions supporting parents/ caregivers  to understand their child and support their relationship with them. Or it may involve child & parent/ caregiver sessions helping to explore the child’s experiences of the relationship and their inner world with the support of the therapist present.

More information about DDP can be found at www.ddpnetwork.org

Building Underdeveloped Sensory Systems (BUSS©)

Following training in BUSS© Jennie is excited to be joining the BUSS© team. She is currently completing Level 3 BUSS© accreditation which enables her to offer supervised BUSS© assessments and interventions to families. BUSS© is a sensorimotor intervention for children who may have experienced disruption to their early sensory and motor development due to early neglect, trauma and adversity. BUSS© gives close consideration to the critical importance of early relationships in childhood and how these relationships can shape our sensori-motor systems. Much more information is available at www.bussmodel.org

Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing

EMDR is a specialist treatment that was originally developed to treat PTSD and other types of traumatic reactions. Since it’s development EMDR has shown efficacy in treating a wide range of distress and mental health difficulties.

To provide EMDR to children & families Jennie has undertaken additional training including Level 1 Child Certificate in EMDR, specialist training with Dr Ana Gomez in working with children and parents. As a member of EMDR UK, Jennie continues to attend ongoing training and development workshops to remain up to date with adaptations to the use of EMDR with children and families.

More information about EMDR can be found at emdrassociation.org.uk

Short video explaining EMDR to children & young people:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7yKY8Hm12Y&t=6s