About me
I am a qualified & registered Arts Psychotherapist (Dramatherapist) and qualified and registered Social Worker with fourteen years experience.
My experience to date is with a range of people, including children, young people, adults, older people and families.
Awarded a BSc. Honours in Theatre and performance from the University of Hull and a Master's degree in Dramatherapy. A Master's degree in Social Work from Anglia Ruskin University, Cambridge.
My practice is steeped in therapeutic and trauma Informed Practice. I take a creative, somatic and a relational approach which seeks to understand and respond to the impact of developmental, secondary, intergenerational and systemic Trauma in people lives.
My practice embodies core values of respect, inclusiveness, honesty, compassion, cooperation, humility and the power of vulnerability. I am passionate about continuous professional development and engage in regular supervision and training, specifically in the areas of Trauma informed practice and somatic movement and creative therapies.
"No matter where you are in the world, you can access support from Dream together".
Maria
My childhood
I grew up on the border town between the North and South of Ireland in the 1980s.
I was born into a large extended family who were all emergency service workers in a community where relational conflict and trans-generational Trauma was rife and I was directly impacted by ‘The Troubles’.
I have undertaken my own transformative healing journey through therapeutic exploration, academic learning and discovery, signposts that have helped me navigate along the path of healing from the impact of personal and family Trauma.
My personal journey repairing, rebuilding and sustaining a healthy, contented relationship with myself and my past experiences has inspired me to help others to find contentment in their own relationships.