Wellbeing Education - Professional Training in Therapeutic Wellbeing Practice for Children and Young People

Director of Education / Course Leader

Jocelyne Quennell is former Principal of IATE and has been committed to the growth and development of the professions of psychotherapy, counselling and the arts therapies across the life course for thirty-five years. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS) and the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), where she was made a UKCP Honorary Fellow in 2008.

Jocelyne is Co-Chair of Training Standards within the Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College (HIPC) of UKCP and has been engaged with standards in professional regulation within the Education, Training and Practice Committee.

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She is also the Lead on Training Standards in the European Interdisciplinary Association for Therapeutic Services for Children and Young People (EIATSCYP) and was a leading consultant on the Sarajevo Declaration. She is committed to enhancing quality and standards in education, training, practice and research, and increasing access to therapeutic approaches for children, young people, families, organisations and communities.

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She was the course leader for the supervision training at IATE and has been a supervisor and consultant for many organisations in statutory, independent and charity sectors. She has been responsible for supervising many arts therapists, counsellors and psychotherapists, working with many different client groups at different ages and stages of life in health, education and social care. 

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Jocelyne was formerly the lead for the Sesame Training in Drama and Movement Therapy at the Royal Central School of Speech and Drama and the course leader for the MA in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy at IATE for a decade. She qualified with The Anti-Discriminatory Focus (TADF) and is a member of the London ACEs Hub, promoting contextual awareness, understanding and inclusive practice. 

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Assistant Course Leader / Safeguarding Lead Children and Young People

Naomi Moore is a play and creative arts therapist, child, adolescent and adult therapeutic counsellor,  therapeutic wellbeing practitioner and clinical supervisor.  She is registered with NCPS, BACP and PTUK. Naomi has been clinical lead at Oasis Nurture and has extensive experience of setting up and leading therapeutic services in schools, including undertaking a second MA in Leadership of Mental Health and Wellbeing in Education.  She is additionally trained in various forms of parent-child work and specialised therapeutic approaches for working with neurodiversity, trauma and trauma-informed education.  She works in private practice supporting young people with a range of challenges including eating disorders and self-harm.  She has worked extensively with children, young people and families in multiple roles in the UK and overseas including schools, orphanages, hospitals and IDP camps.  She was the manager and leader of the weekend play and creative provision for sick children and their families at Great Ormond Street Hospital for ten years.  Naomi teaches and trains on various aspects of mental health and emotional wellbeing.  In her spare time she writes therapeutic stories for children, young people and those that work with them, currently with fifteen published.

Course Convenor/ Administrator

Lorna Dighton is responsible for coordinating and administrating the training programmes at Camila's. Since graduating from Liverpool she has a rich history of work in related fields including: Research Assistant for a Member of Parliament at the House of Commons working closely with a Government Minister on issues concerning women and equality organised a cross-party National Women’s Day and nationwide parliamentary campaign.  She was an Executive Assistant at the School Food Trust which pioneered work on regulating food provision in education.  As well as volunteering in dyslexia support services in schools she co-ordinated volunteer programmes in the charity sector where she was responsible for child protection and safeguarding procedures and education. Lorna has worked for many years in convening trainings in therapeutic practice at Kids Company, in partnership with London Metropolitan University and at The Institute For Arts in Therapy and Education (IATE) working in partnership the University of East London.

Lynda Miller is a UKCP HIPC registered psychotherapist who has developed services in a wide range of educational settings.  She is a supervisor for qualified and experienced clinicians who work with children and provides reflective practice opportunities for teachers in schools as well as students in training. She is interested in the relationship between therapy and education providing forums where teachers and therapists can work with the issues that impact schools managing challenging and difficult situations in the classroom.

Sheetal Amin is a NCPS and UKCP HIPC registered psychotherapist and supervisor who has many years of experience working with children, adolescents, families and adults in statutory mental health services and residential care.  She has been the adoptions lead specialist and clinical lead for a CAMHS service and specialises in working with both adopted and looked after children with complex needs.  She has a consultative role with schools, social care professionals and CAMHS clinicians regarding this client group and supervises psychotherapists promoting multi-agency practice with children.  Sheetal also has a private practice where she provides individual psychotherapy to young people and adults. She consults with independent providers of services for children and young people, offers clinical supervision to both qualified and trainee therapists and lectures on psychotherapeutic training courses.  She  works for Action for Children as a clinical lead, pioneering integrated multidisciplinary services for children, young people, families and communities. She is also a member of the Assessment Board within the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy, Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College, where she has contributed to consultation about equality, diversity and inclusion for many years.

Polly Irvin is a NCPS and UKCP HIPCregistered psychotherapist who initially trained at Central School of Speech and Drama and been Theatre Director with her own Company Wild Iris.  She has experience in adult mental health and was based at the Priory for nearly seven years. She also works independently for Triangle which provides therapeutic services, training and advocacy for children with special needs and learning disabilities.  She has a private practice for psychotherapy and supervision and works creatively and relationally with young people. She was Clinical lead at Rise delivering trauma focused therapeutic services to children and families suffering from domestic violence. Polly has trained in internal family systems therapy and provides training and education about Self leadership within communities. She is also a founder of Orange Collective, which supports participatory arts and creative health practitioners in Sussex

Isabelle is an HCPC-registered Dramatherapist and Clinical Supervisor.  She has worked for many years in therapy in education, pioneering whole school approaches to wellbeing and managing pastoral care teams.  She is a strong advocate for trauma-informed approaches and has worked both in the UK and overseas, supporting schools and youth justice teams in developing their understanding.  She has a special interest in increasing awareness of neurodiversity, such as autism and ADHD, and how to support these children and young people to thrive.  She was Clinical Lead at a school which specialises in supporting pupils with Autism, ADHD, and Trauma, and provides Clinical Supervision for youth justice teams and headteachers 

Vaughan Titheridge is an HCPC registered Drama Therapist with a long history of experience in mental health and education working within the NHS and Schools including as a psychiatric nurse, deputy manager and clinical lead in an acute day service and lead therapist in children’s services, working with families, children and young people providing consultations, supervision and assessment of referrals.  Vaughan is currently working in a number of settings. He provides supervision for Common Thread, a specialist service for children and young people with emotional and behavioural problems offering creative solutions for looked after and accommodated children in a residential environment and training for those working in this area of social care and working with the school for learners who have become detached from mainstream education.   He provides group and individual supervision and debriefs, and is developing the training programme from a therapeutic perspective.  He oversees the training and development of the Dramatherapy Psychotherapy training Warsaw, Poland where he is guest tutor, assessor, supervisor for students and course convenor.  He works as a Drama therapist for  Adopt London South, an independent adoption agency based across four regions of London.   He also has a private practice and delivers consultancy and training in trauma and adversity-informed approaches in organisations

Sarah Bennett is a UKCP HIPC registered psychotherapist who also has many years of experience working in secondary schools as a teacher in Special Educational Needs (SEN). She is an artist and works as a creative psychotherapist in primary education.  She is committed to multi-disciplinary and multi-agency approaches in the school communities where she works as a teacher and psychotherapist. She also works with adults in organisations including LBGTQ at the Metro.  She has a private practice for psychotherapy and supervision near the South Coast, where she works within a charity for women who have experienced sexual violence and exploitation. She has been a tutor and integral contributor to the development of therapeutic training for many years

Joanna Parker is a NCPS and UKCP registered Integrative Arts Psychotherapist MA and qualified Supervisor and trainer who trained at the Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education. She has worked with both adults and children in a range of settings for the past twenty years including schools, CAMHS (Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service), in a range of voluntary sector organisations, as well as in private practice. Jo has been the Young Oasis Lead for a ten year period, managing a multi-disciplinary team supporting infants, children, young people and parent/carers affected by familial drug or alcohol misuse. Jo has specialised in working with vulnerable families where safeguarding issues are an ongoing concern. In 2016 she was the winner of Adfam’s Gary Seaman Award celebrating outstanding commitment from practitioners supporting families. One of her successful initiatives was the development of a programme of Outdoor Holiday Art Groups, collaborating with local artists, local galleries and organisations such as South East Dance and Brighton and Sussex universities. From this came the Art of Attachment, a high profile arts project funded by Wellcome and the Arts Council researching attachment. Jo has been a child and family therapist at PAC-UK, working with adoptive parents and their children. Before training as a Psychotherapist, she studied Fine Art (BA Hons). The use of traditional, as well as less typical, art materials underpins her therapeutic approach.

Stephanie Mattioni is a UKCP HIPC registered Psychotherapist fluent in French, Italian and English, providing psychotherapy services to people across different cultural backgrounds. While training in Integrative Arts Psychotherapy she completed placements in the charity sector and in schools. She has a thriving independent private practice in Kensington and Chelsea and supervises within an interdisciplinary organisation offering support for French speaking families. She has experience at the Richmond Counselling and Psychotherapy Service as well as Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trusts.  She is particularly interested in linking Jungian perspectives in creative and relational approaches to working with all ages and stages of life.  She is interested in therapeutic support for parents and teachers as well as children and families.

Britto Belevendran is a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and a priest.  He has extensive experience working with all sections of the community in London, and has taught in India, Singapore and Sri Lanka, facilitating therapeutic approaches to wellbeing. He is a pioneer of interfaith, spirituality and wellbeing in mental health as well as intercultural work. He has a private practice for psychotherapy and is responsible for a parish community.  His background includes cultural anthropology and children’s folklore and he teaches on spirituality and the transpersonal in therapeutic training. He is currently based in East London within a multicultural community in Newham, where he contributes to the well-being of children, young people, families and communities. Britto is a pioneer of interfaith dialogue, drawing on his commitment to Jungian perspectives, depth psychology, creativity and the arts for healing, social responsibility and change  

Joanna Ede is a UKCP-registered psychotherapist and a Social Worker registered with the Social Care Council of Wales. She has a BSc in Sociology and Social Anthropology as well as an MA in Social Policy. She has many years of experience working with children and families with complex needs, special educational needs and disabilities. She has experience in the NHS in mental health within secondary care services and currently works within a multi-disciplinary team in Swansea, Bridge End, Neath and Port Talbot. She has experience working with adults and children struggling with substance misuse and with children whose parents have issues related to substance misuse. She has established a charity providing sober-living accommodation in Neath, which is for recovering addicts to integrate back into their communities. She provides reflective practice and supervision for individuals and groups and facilitates ongoing groupwork for people in recovery

Sam Hunter is responsible for promoting community wellbeing and is the director of Orange Jackets. Her portfolio has included Harry Potter and the Cursed Child  at the Palace Theatre in London. She has a wealth of experience in the West End. She has been the Show Director of Letters Live for ten years including New York Town Hall and  Brixton Prison. Sam was the Production Stage Manager on the highly-acclaimed London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Opening and Closing Ceremonies, and has also held that role on the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver, the Torino Winter Olympics in 2006 and the Athens Olympic Games in 2004. She was the Production Stage Manager on the 90th Birthday Celebrations for Nelson Mandela in Hyde Park in 2008, the Royal Gala launch of St Pancras International in 2007, the Royal Gala 80th Birthday Party for Her Majesty The Queen at Buckingham Palace in 2006, the Opening and Closing Ceremonies for the Commonwealth Games in Manchester 2002 and the Opening Ceremony of the Millennium Dome in London.   Sam worked as the Associate Producer for the Opening and Closing Ceremonies of the Pan American Games 2011 in Guadalajara, Mexico, and in 2014 repeated that role in Sochi on the Opening & Closing Ceremonies for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games in Russia. Sam worked in Brazil as Consultant Production Stage Manager for the Rio 2016 Olympic Games. She has worked in Baku, Azerbaijan and the United Arab Emirates, managing high-profile events. She is responsible for coordinating and stage managing the 75-year celebration of the Festival of Britain, including working with Danny Boyle to acknowledge the history of British Youth Culture

Louis Sydney is a UKCP HIPC registered Psychotherapist who is trained in Psychosynthesis, Integrative Arts Psychotherapy and Child Psychotherapy. He has a wide variety of experience in different organisations, including Family Futures Post Adoption Services.  His own organisation, Attachment Matters provides therapeutic family consultation and he enjoys creating innovative training events for multi-disciplinary professionals working with children and young people. He is a supervisor and a trainer who has contributed to many different trainings. he currently leads the supervision training at Terapia and is on the assessment board within the UKCP, Humanistic and Integrative Psychotherapy College. Louis is trained in Compassion Focused Therapy and Theraplay, with many years of experience working with Dan Hughes PACE approach. He has written and published on a variety of subjects and has responsibility for a centre in West London providing community-based therapeutic services.

Christina Enright worked for sixteen years as a nurse in the NHS before completing a BSc in Psychology, Dip in Family Therapy and an MA in Child Psychotherapy. Over the past ten years, she has worked with children, adolescents and their families in a variety of settings, including schools and alternative education provision. Her experience is varied including direct work with children and young people, parenting capacity assessments, consultation to staff teams as well as service development.  Christina has a special interest in the brain, trauma and attachment; in particular how complex or developmental trauma impacts on the global development and mental health of the child, as well as its manifestations through presenting behaviour. She has developed and delivered extensive training and education programmes in these areas including the Kids Company ‘in-house’ and ‘out-reach’ professional development courses.

She is passionate about disseminating research evidence on the impact of trauma in child development. She has presented at many conferences on these subjects and is a committed educator raising awareness about the psychological implications of trauma, abuse and neglect. She has offered training within the NHS, social care and education. She has also delivered support programmes for staff in working safely and effectively with the most challenged and challenging children and young people. She frequently uses her specialist knowledge and experience with children who have endured attachment ruptures and trauma, to train staff within these sectors, as well as direct work with children, adolescents, birth parents, foster carers and adoptive parents