Ruth’s professional experience includes working in residential care homes for children and young people, delivering youth and community projects, providing emotional and behavioural support in schools, delivering therapeutic services in schools and providing clinical leadership for therapy teams in schools. She also has over 14 years’ experience working in specialist CAMHS teams. Consequently, Ruth has experience of working with developmental, relational and complex trauma, mental health presentations such as depression, anxiety, compulsive behaviours, difficulties in emotional regulation, suicidality, self-harming behaviours and the impact of bereavement, loss, family separation and experiences of discrimination.
Ruth’s professional practice is informed by a blend of child-centred, humanistic, psychodynamic and systemic approaches. Ruth centres the following core values in her practice: Anti-oppression, anti-racism and equity of access, the importance of working holistically, and upholding high standards of practice and professionalism.
Ruth has full membership with British Association of Play Therapists (BAPT) which is accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). She is also registered as an ‘anti-discriminatory aware’ therapist.