Associate Work at Purple House

My Career Background

I am a chartered educational psychologist with nearly twenty years experience of working with children and young people across many sectors, mainly educational. For six years, I worked in the public health sector, engaging young people in all aspects of healthcare through GP surgeries and counselling helplines. Working across diverse areas, including rural poverty for twelve years, helped steep my working knowledge of high index need across North Lanarkshire Local Authority. During this time, I worked in mainstream and specialist schools, supporting individual pupils. I also sat on the fostering and adoption panel for many years and did more specialised therapeutic work using EMDR.  

I started off working at The Purple House Clinic Glasgow in 2018 as a self-employed Associate. I am now thrilled to be employed full-time by the clinic as a Senior Psychologist. 

My Work at The Purple House Clinic

In my role at The Purple House Clinic, I support children with a variety of mental health concerns, including anxiety and trauma, often working with caregivers and parents. In addition, I support families with their children’s neurodevelopmental needs. I carry out educational assessments such as cognitive and dyslexia assessments. In addition, I work in a consultative role for BBC Bitesize on bespoke educational psychology issues. I also work as a consultant for The High School of Glasgow, providing advice and support to staff and parents and rolling out progressive programmes of whole class work as well as specific areas of group work.

What I enjoy most about my work

Early intervention strategies with children and young people are highly beneficial, often preventing needs becoming more complex and clinical. Children can be very flexible  and resilient, meaning that making small changes can have substantial rewards.