Primary/Early Years Autism Specialist (Pg Cert. Autism). Play Therapist. Ex. Head of Outstanding SEN Nursery. 20+ yrs experience. Early Intervention, EOTAS/Home Schooling. EHCP. AutPlay Therapy.

I had weekly sessions with Catherine for about 6 months to help my autistic daughter. The time we spent with Catherine was priceless. I thought I new a lot about autism but she deepened my understanding and knowledge of ASD. Her approach is very caring, calm and generous. She helped us on so many levels and was able to give lots of great recommendations to the school as well. Her impact on my daughter self esteem and help with her anxiety and social skills is something I am most grateful.

Catherine is very professional and trustworthy. I was very keen to find someone who would understand my Autistic son’s needs and should acquire tools that would help him grow. My 5 year old loved her presence and Catherine put all her energy and soul into mapping ways to bring a positive and constructive patterns in his learning. My son’s comfort, safety and his emotional well being was her priority. She always went out of her way to bring joy in his learning. It was a wonderful experience.

Catherine partnered with us to 1:1 tutor a student aged 14 with Special Educational Needs including ASD in the primary curriculum for a full academic year full time in the family home. Catherine built an amazing rapport with the young person and was able to encourage communication through makaton.
Working with the student and her family she designed curriculum, liaised with therapists and the local authority and provided in depth reports to assist with the EOTAS plan.
A highly experienced tutor, Catherine will bring out the best in her students and I have no hesitation in recommending her.

Catherine is an amazing Sen teacher that would go above and beyond in her support. She has a lot of SEN experience and we are as a family very grateful to all her support's to our child both in school and at home.

She made a huge difference in our life by giving us lots of advice and recommendations on how to manage at school and at home and without her help we would be lost by now. we saw a huge progress in our child and
most importantly she was happier and much calmer.

Also, Catherine made us aware of some of the challenges our child was facing and some of the ways to tacle these difficulties at home/day trips or at school. We will always be greatful appreciate her support.

Catherine has worked with our autistic son (now 11yrs old) for two years now, she is a sensational autism therapist, as well as kind and thoughtful, and he would not be half as happy or socially advanced without her help over this time.
When we first hired Catherine, my husband inquired how long this would be lasting, as it was a significant expense, but within a month of weekly sessions had stopped asking this because the benefits were already obvious in our son being happier and more able to cope in social settings. He has learnt a lot of skills and techniques from her and has gently 'let go' of resentment and upset over past friendships or past situations that had not worked out due to his lack of social skills, then gone on to successfully build new friendships (they worked on specific topics for this such as turn-taking in conversation, how to plan and manage play dates, managing friendships, etc.). She also spent time with us as parents, passing on tips, techniques and both advice and supportive comments. We learnt to do things like write social stories, manage difficult emotions and she even did sibling work with our other child to support her emotionally and both of them together to support their relationship. She was very supportive throughout our (successful) EHCP application process and was able to identify steps we could take to move towards a positive outcome.