Katrina used to be one of the school counsellors but now manages the team of counsellors. You might have seen her at your school or in the community. Feel free to contact her if you have any questions about the service that you can’t find on the website.
Reading, making pottery, baking bread and playing Bridge
Spicy South-East Asian food
Croatia – Dubrovnik and Split look amazing!
Binge watching a series on Netflix or working on my garden
Spring – daffodils bring optimism
‘It is what it is’ and ‘Name it to tame it’.
I’ve been a counsellor for 15 years. I enjoy helping children and young people make sense of their experiences and feelings whilst helping them learn new ways of thinking to improve their wellbeing. I like being creative and enjoy digital ways of working!
Autumn because I love the changing colours of the trees and the landscape
“You are not your mistakes; they are what you did, not who you are.” By Lisa Lieberman-Wang
When I’m not working, I love spending time with my family and friends. I enjoy walking on the beach, especially when it’s empty. I enjoy reading, especially autobiographies.
Baking.
Would be Alaska.
Purple.
Chinese.
Good Will Hunting.
animals; walking my dog, a 3 year old whippet called Wilma; reading; the outdoors.
summer, I love the sunshine!
Pizza
Light blue
South Africa and go on safari
13 years
watching American sitcoms, in my Pjs, lying on the sofa
making time for myself, to stop and be in the moment.
I like being with people, having adventures and being outdoors or just eating good food with friends.
Catch up with friends is probably one of my top strategies, catching up on a walk or chilling around a fire pit. I also enjoy being creative, making thing or just watching a good film.
I love to travel and have been lucky to see many wild and wonderful places like New Zealand, Albania, Tibet, Thailand and Hawaii. I would like to continue to see more of the world but also to catch up with friends and family who live abroad.
I enjoy gardening, cooking, craft activities and reading.
I have been a counsellor for just over 1 year.
My favourite season is Autumn because I love the changing colours of the leaves.
My favourite colour is blue like the sea and sky.
My own chill out strategies are reading, spending time in my garden and being with my sons.
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