Emily

About Me

I have a lifelong passion caring for people and working with children and vulnerable adults. I grew up caring for a special needs brother who is deaf/blind, autistic and ADHD with verbal and motor tics and a mother with neurological issues due to a brain tumour; this has given me a breadth of essential experience with a range of conditions and is something that I still draw on in my current work and personal life providing more informed care to children and adults. I began working with special needs children shortly after in both an educational and recreational settings; this is something I take great care in doing, to always support the children to achieve their personal goals whilst having fun in a safe environment. I also have lived experience in a mental health and special needs capacity, I use my insight in these areas to better support the children and adults I interact with, relating to their struggles and working to understand them as individuals.

I am currently studying Forensic Psychology at London Southbank university and am about to start my third year. Psychology is a passion of mine, and with my lived experience, is utilized to better understand people and interpret their actions, to understand why they are engaging in certain behaviours, even when these are communicated in a non-verbal way.