Hi, I’m Andrea, a Mum of four children (2 girls and 2 boys), well, I think they’d prefer to be called young people now as they’re all over 18! Hardly my little bambinos any more!

I love walking my 2 whippets, Louis and Lola, along the beach and through local woodland. I also adore mountains and lakes so if you can’t find me on a beach or in the woods, look up, I may be on the top of a mountain waving at you!

I worked in primary schools for over 20 years as both a classroom teacher and 1:1 support teacher. I worked in Further and Higher Education within Inclusive Learning Departments supporting students with their individual physical and emotional needs.

Around the time of Covid 19, I experienced extreme anxiety, stress, grief and overwhelm relating to big life events: the sudden end of my 24 year marriage and the death of both my parents.

These events that prompted me to leave the education system and re-train as a mental health and emotional well-being practitioner working for Barnardos and the NHS. 

During this time I embarked on a bit of a self-discovery journey of my own too. I learned healthy coping skills, supportive strategies and useful techniques that helped me to personally process the big life changes I was living through as well as support my clients during their sessions with their challenges.

My mission now is to share not only proven therapeutic tools and techniques but also the lessons I’ve learned along the way from my lived experiences so that when life events happen you can surf the waves without being swept away by them, as I nearly was.