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 in a border town between the North and South of Ireland during the 1980s.
I was born into a large extended family of emergency service workers in a community where relational conflict and transgenerational trauma were common.
I was directly affected by the period known as The Troubles.
Over time, I have undertaken a personal journey of healing through therapeutic exploration, academic study, and embodiment practices. These experiences have helped me work through the impact of individual and family trauma.
Learning to repair, rebuild, and sustain a healthy and contented relationship with myself and my past has inspired me to support children and young adults impacted by adverse childhood experiences, and to help caregivers and systems such as schools, organisations, and child and family services through a trauma informed lens.
My work focuses on helping those I support build safer, more conscious, and connected relationships with themselves and the world around them.