Get to know me…
I’m Kelly, and I’m here to support, nourish and nurture the young minds around you. But, you may be wondering why, so here’s my story.
Born a Yorkshire lass, I moved to South London as an eager 4-year-old, ready to start school.
My Mum told me that from a young age I loved to learn, but I also loved people - constantly asking questions and wondering why people behaved in the way that they did.
My childhood years were happy, surrounded by loving family and friends, but I was anxious and an overthinker. My thirst for knowledge meant that I found it hard to switch off the many thoughts that whizzed around my brain, often catastrophising them. And, to top it off, I hated being apart from mum.
Being a typical Aries, I was keen to create and to do, but with that came a self-imposed pressure to perform, with a constant self-doubt narrative wondering what others thought about me.
Then at 13, my world was rocked. My loving Grandad passed away after a short but tough battle with cancer. To say I was stunned is an understatement.
He’d been the one to take me horse riding every weekend. I got up with him in the small hours of the morning in school holidays to accompany him to Covent Garden Flower Market – home to his wholesale flower business.
We’d eaten Malteser’s that were hidden in his car so that my Mum and Nan didn’t find out.
And then just like that, he was gone.
My loving Grandad
Unsure what to do with these big emotions, and struggling with watching my own Mum grieve, I became caught in a word of disordered eating, desperate to gain control in the chaos, with continual feelings of being unworthy.
I stopped riding and turned on myself – with both my mind and body suffering. My confidence dropped and life felt difficult, especially when you layer in the usual teenage challenges and leaps. Don’t get me wrong, there were moments of joy in my teenage years, but overall, my mental health was a struggle and negative coping strategies reared their heads. But, by 17, I’d turned a corner. With the love and support of my family, talking therapy, complimented by writing, yoga and a return to horses, I started to change my mindset. I was better able to manage and had a solid understanding of the unhealthy strategies I’d been employing.
I went on to travel, to study and then work in advertising for the duration of my 20’s – a world that at the time, I loved as again, it was all about people.
But, deep down in my soul, I knew it wasn’t where I belonged.
Little Kelly
When I was 29, after a long chat with my mum, I uncovered a diary entry I’d made when I was 18. In it, I said that one day I hoped to be able to help children who were struggling emotionally. To give them access to the same support that had helped me. And that was it. The fire was lit and I felt ready. It became clear I needed to realign and to fulfil the dream I had seeded.
Over the coming few years, I trained and upped my knowledge. I reflected on personal experiences and my own learnings. And what I realised is that those positive skills I’d embedded as a teen not only supported me through a tough time pre-adulthood, but had enabled me to thrive as I got older.
Like everyone, my life has ebbed and flowed.
My parents separated when I was 21, I lost a friend to suicide in my mid-twenties, have had miscarriages and most recently, have experienced the earth-shattering loss of my beautiful Mum, who moved on from this world in November 2024, after her own inspirational battle with cancer.
But throughout it all, my emotional toolkit has stayed with me.
Supporting the dark days, keeping me rooted and growing, meaning that I’ve been equipped to navigate the challenges.
And so, that’s me in a nutshell. I’m Kelly A flower fan, animal lover, Crystal Palace supporter and travel enthusiast.
You’ll regularly find me at a festival, or under a glitterball dancing to everything from Fleetwood Mac, to House Music, to the Spice Girls. I have 9 tattoos, each with a special meaning, and I love Audrey Hepburn. I adore ritual, so candles, cacao, the moon and sunrises are joys I regularly indulge in with my incredible daughter Hallie.
But, my fire, my passion and my soul is here to support and educate the children and young people of today, through a unique blend of science and wonder.
As I rapidly approach my 4th decade on this beautiful planet, I’ve trained in trauma informed yoga, children’s mindfulness, equine facilitated interactions, and studied various levels of children’s counselling and creative therapy so that I can deliver wellbeing interventions and education in a way that enables children to uncover their deep-rooted magic and develop an emotional toolkit, not just now, but as they journey through life’s ups and downs. And, I hope that just like me, they discover that Wisdom begins in Wonder.
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I've completed training and qualifications in a variety of areas, including:
BA Hons Degree, (Combined) Psychology, Sociology and History
Levels 2 and 3 in Child Counselling and Play Therapy (BACP)
Diploma in Mindfulness for Children (Distinction)
Children's trauma informed yoga and mindfulness (accredited teacher)
Equine Facilitated interactions
Safeguarding for Children and vulnerable adults
Equality and Diversity
Positive behavioural support
I hold a valid, enhanced DBS check.