About Me

I believe good support starts with understanding the person, not simply trying to change the behaviour.

I'm David, and I work with children, teenagers and families who are trying to make everyday life a little easier.

My approach is built around listening first. Every child is different, every family is different, and I don't believe there is one strategy or therapy approach that works for everyone. I want to understand what life actually looks like for your family — what's going well, what's difficult, and what you would genuinely like to change.

From there, my goal is to make support practical. Therapy shouldn't only make sense during a session. The strategies and skills we develop should be useful at home, at school and in everyday situations.

What matters to me

This is where I'd introduce your actual values. Based on how you describe your work, I'd centre it around things like:

Understanding before judgement.
Behaviour usually tells us something. I want to understand why something is happening before deciding how we should respond to it.

Practical change.
Families don't just need theory. My goal is to develop realistic strategies that can actually be used in everyday life.

Working together.
Parents know their children better than anyone. I see therapy as a collaboration between the young person, their family and me — rather than me simply telling a family what to do.

Building independence.
The long-term goal isn't for a child or family to depend on therapy. It's to build skills, confidence and strategies that make everyday situations easier to manage independently.

Seeing the person, not the diagnosis.
A diagnosis can help us understand someone's needs, but it doesn't define who they are. Support should be based on the individual — their strengths, challenges, personality and goals.