She started counselling training in 1994 and established a counselling service in a hostel for homeless young people.
She went on to work with Traveller families in Surrey Education Service and set up a home/school liasion service.
Wendy undertook additional training at Iron Mill, Exeter and PTUK (Play Therapy UK) to work with children and adolescents and subsequently set up a full time counselling service in a local secondary school in Hampshire where she worked for 2 years. Later joining Hampshire Schools Counselling Service where she worked in Basingstoke secondary and primary schools and was a member of the Hampshire Steering Committee for Schools Counselling.
Wendy uses a range of creative and play therapies such as art, puppets, sand tray, small world, collages and games with her younger clients (and with her older clients if they wish to work this way!)
Wendy has also worked in local GP surgeries for the NHS.
She is qualified to work with adoption issues having undertaken specialist training through Barnados Link service and can take referrals privately, through adoption agencies or local authorities.
Wendy currently works in private practice with adults, couples, children and adolescents where she takes referrals on a wide range of issues. She also works with Employment Assisted Providers for companies who provide counselling for their employees and private health insurances.
She is a member of the Hampshire Association of Counsellors http://www.hacp.co.uk and is also on the register of Pink Therapy http://www.pinkpractice.co.uk.
Wendy started a supervision practice in 2003 following supervision study as part of her MSc in Counselling at Bristol University and now supervises counsellors from a broad range of experience and specialises in those working with children and adolescents as well as those working with relationships, families and sexuality issues.
