About me
As a practising Speech & Language Therapist working with children and Mum of two young women who both received extra support at school and college, my main area of expertise is working with those supporting children and young people.
I also have a passion for all things related to human relationships and communication and so I love to support teams to do their best work together.
What others like and admire about me
- Compassionate and warm
- Deeply kind
- Creative connector
- Effortlessly funny
- Morally courageous
- Calming
What's important to me
- My family. My husband Joe and my daughters Mel and Lucy. Mel & Lucy now live in their own place nearby and we eat dinner together every evening. We are all season ticket holders for Tranmere Rovers and enjoy (?) watching games together.
- My Mum and Dad. I like to speak to them at least once a week and aim to visit them in Brecon every month.
- Going on adventures with Joe. We are equally happy in the city or the countryside, exploring side streets or beaches.
- To have a good coffee every morning – I’m a big fan of a flat white, even better when I get to chat with a friend at the same time!
- I am lucky to have a large circle of long-standing friends from Port Sunlight, my reading group, school and university. I like to meet up with friends each week and keep up to date with them on whats app
- I play speedball (a kind of netball) every Monday evening which if you know me you’ll find funny as I am not at all sporty and duck when balls are thrown too hard at me.
- To work and play with Ben, Helen and Michelle and see them every week at our team meeting.
- I love to spend time with people with similar values, who trust each other and have a real commitment to doing the right thing. I find it upsetting if people do things without integrity, kindness or are disloyal.
- Having nice stationary: a paper diary, fountain pen and bullet journal
- To play my part in my local community. I am a trustee of Port Sunlight Village Trust and I am proud and grateful to live where I do.
- It is really important to me to see the fun in things and to laugh everyday.
How to best support me
- If I have something on my mind that is worrying me I can become quite pre-occupied and quiet. It helps to have someone I trust to ask me what’s up and to listen to me.
- The best way to give me feedback is to be curious, ask questions and to let me know if you’ve spotted something that you think is getting in the way of me being my best.
- I’m working hard to use language that is inclusive and non-judgemental. Please let me know if I’ve said something that makes you feel uncomfortable, upset or irritated. The best way to do this is to send me a direct message and let me know as soon as you feel able to. I will then make sure that I learn and will take responsibility for educating myself.
- Tell me how you like to communicate so I know the best ways we can work well together. I am happy for you to message or email me whenever you like but know I will respond in the hours that I’m working. I work flexibly so I might message/email in the evenings and weekends but please only respond at times that suit you.
- Be clear what is expected of me. I will clarify or summarise plans once we’ve made them.