Heidi Foster

Heidi is a Child and Family Therapeutic Practitioner. Heidi studied for her degree BSC Care and Education  In the Community, and completed this in 2002. Heidi has worked with children for all of her career in a variety of settings; as a Nursery Nurse, as a Special Educational Needs Teaching Assistant, as a Therapeutic Residential Keyworker within a Therapeutic Children’s Home; as a Family Centre Worker in the Unthank Family Centre followed by several years working within Children’s Services offering mulit-disciplinary parenting support and advice to Parents, Foster Carers and Adoptive Parents; aswell as providing a therapeutic relationship working with children whom may have had additional needs, or whom had experienced trauma, bereavement; some whom needed Life Story work, Sensory experiences, or whom have needed extra support whilst they were experiencing many changes and turmoil in their childhood.

Heidi has completed training within Theraplay, Patterns of Attachment, Solihull Parenting, Child Abuse and maltreatment, Child and Adult Psychology, Infant Care Index (Crittenden), and Systemic Family Therapy. Heidi is passionate about helping to make a difference to children and their families.

In my sessions I have lots of toys such as dinosaurs, Peppa Pig and cuddly toys that we use. If you have a particular favourite toy please let me know!