About Me

I am mom to three girls, all three of whom are diagnosed with Anxiety Disorder and both the oldest and youngest have Autism Spectrum Disorder.

Throughout the years I have watched them struggle and fought battles with agencies that are in place to help them, however stretched so far that the help has just not been there. I have fought every step of the way to help my girls try to feel better about themselves and have the life and opportunities that they deserve.

I soon realised that this is a very sad reality for many parents, so I decided that I firstly wanted to understand my girls issues. The more I researched, the more I thought that I should have the qualifications to go with it and so began my journey.  

After gaining my qualifications I wanted to be able to help as many other young people that I could. I currently work at a non for profit organisation that provides courses for young people to build confidence and resilience, whilst learning hands on skills. I quickly learned that most of these young people had the same story as my girls... Most had ASD and/or anxiety, many had been bullied and many were school refusers. All of these young people have so much to give.  I love my job and working with young people, so I decided to put my experience and qualifications to use by setting up my own Life Coaching business centered around children and young people. So Cheerful Choices was born. 

I have many years experience of working with children and adolescents which has both allowed me to expand knowledge and lead to extensive training and qualifications.  I have previously worked as an Anti-Social Behaviour Officer, a childminder and currently as a Youth Outreach Officer.

My qualifications include:-

Level 1 Child Protection

ASET Certificate in Conflict Management

Coventry University Certificate of Professional Development

Protective Behaviours 

Barnardos CSE Training

Certificate in Understanding Autism

Certificate in Understanding Challenging Behaviour

Introduction to Child Psychology

Child Development 0-5 years (CACHE)

Advanced Safeguarding Children (Level 2)

Early Years SENCo

Positive Behaviour Management

Safeguarding Designated Person Wales

Working with Learning Disabilities

ADHD awareness

Mental Health Practitioner Level 3

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Counselling Children & Adolescents

Coaching may not be for everyone, but it may be one step closer to a happier young person ❤️