Rebecca has made such a positive difference in Joseph’s life. As a parent, it’s heart-breaking to see your child struggle, especially when they can’t express how they’re feeling. Before we started therapy, Joseph found it incredibly difficult to cope at school and was often overwhelmed. Social situations were a challenge, and we could see how much it affected his confidence.

From the very first session, Rebecca put us all at ease. She’s not only approachable but has a wonderful way of connecting with Joseph. Her person-centred approach meant the sessions were tailored specifically to his needs, and it really showed. Over time, Joseph has learned to recognise when he’s becoming overwhelmed and has started to express himself more clearly. His social skills have also improved, and he’s much happier at school.

We’re so grateful for the progress Joseph has made with her support. She’s been a pleasure to work with—both effective and genuinely caring. We couldn’t have asked for a better therapist for our son.

 

 

 

Rebecca has made a huge difference in Alex’s life, at home, in education and now in day centres. Being the parent of a severely autistic child, now adult has been fraught with many issues as Alex has quite complex communication issues, as such he finds it extremely difficult and frustrating to make his needs/wants and requirements known. About a year ago Alex suddenly started “clearing surfaces” and throwing anything he could get his hands on around the room, and he appeared very agitated, after a few weeks with Rebecca’s input and we discovered that Alex had severe toothache, and as it eventually came apparent that all 4 of his back molars were severely decayed and needed removing with a general anaesthetic. Due to him being unable or unwilling to allow a check-up never mind treatment, Rebecca advised to acquire an oxygen mask, to “practise” deep breathing with to familiarize him with part of the process. She made a game of it by alternating his turn and then mum’s turn, both making “silly noises” into the mask while deep breathing through it.

Rebecca has achieved such a special rapport with Alex from their 1st meeting, and that has continued to grow. She adopts very much a person centred approach, which means that her times with him are specifically tailored to him, and are in his best interest. Since working with Rebecca, Alex has been able to make his needs known a little better, and with less behavioural problems, this is an on-going process, but it’s quite obvious to not only to us, but also day centre staff have commented on it too.