About Rebekah
Through years of Dramatherapy practice and keeping abreast of professional development Rebekah became drawn towards the parent-child relationship. She went on to train and use Sherborne Developmental Movement and then to train for a Certificate in Parent-Child Therapy from the Institute of Arts in Therapy and Education. Around this time Rebekah took on the personal role of Parent Carer and deepened her understanding further through lived experience. It was through this experience, as well as her training, that Rebekah acquired some key ingredients to carry forward into practice;
Hope, Support and Connection.
Rebekah has long held the belief that parenting matters and now adds to this
the belief in support for the parent so that the parent grows as well as the child.
In addition to her focus on family Rebekah has continued to develop and facilitate creative spaces for groups and individuals to engage with material creatively to look after their well being and/or promote their own personal growth.
Rebekah supports her practice through clinical supervision, professional membership, CPD
and her work co facilitating professional groups for Dramatherapists and Arts Therapists.
In the past she has worked as a Dramatherapist for the NHS Adult Mental Health Service, Nottingham Asperger's Service (now Neurodevelopmental Specialist Service), IPARO (Therapy in Schools), Catharsis (Therapy in Pupil Referral Units), Social Services (Therapy via Adoption Support) and in Private Practice.
Rebekah has trained Mental Health Nurses and Clinical Psychologists and also works as a Mental Health Speclialist in Higher Education for the Learning Support Centre.
Rebekah is Registered with The Health and Care Professions Council and a member of The British Association of Dramatherapists. She is also a published author in Dramatherapy the Journal of the British Association of Dramatherapists for her work in the NHS with young adults with Autistic Spectrum Disorder.
Rebekah is a member of the British Associaiton of Dramatherapists Sub Committee Spirit Matters.
