At the heart of our work at Pebbles Care is a deep commitment to providing trauma-informed, compassionate, therapeutic care to the children and young people we support. At Pebbles, we have a fully embedded and integrated psychological therapy service. This service is informed by an understanding of the impact of developmental trauma on the functioning and wellbeing of young people. Our diverse and highly skilled Psychology Team is dedicated to helping children and young people heal, grow, and thrive in safe, nurturing environments.
The therapy team consists of a number of specialist and experienced therapists and therapeutic practitioners who are trained in a number of therapeutic disciplines and modalities. A psychological assessment is completed with each child and young person placed with Pebbles Care. When there are specific areas of need identified, the Psychology team will develop packages of support to either work directly with the child or young person or to support the care teams in ensuring the identified need is met.
Therapeutic care is at the core of Pebbles Care, and our Psychology Team are fundamental to supporting this. It is our vision to ensure that trauma-informed, therapeutic care is fully embedded and integrated within every aspect of the service we provide and at every level of the organisation. Our Psychology Team includes a wide range of professionals with a diverse set of skills, qualifications and backgrounds to help embed the therapeutic approach through multi-disciplinary working. This enables us to provide a holistic approach that can support children and young people with complex and wide-ranging needs.
We have recently expanded our team to include:
The Psychology Team work closely with the care teams and education offering consultation and support to enable to teams to provide the best possible therapeutic care to our children and young people.
We understand that many of the children and young people in our care have experienced significant trauma, loss, and adversity. That’s why we take a trauma-informed approach, integrating evidence-based psychological practices with a compassionate understanding of each individual’s journey. Our goal is to empower young people, helping them develop the tools they need to build a brighter future.
We work closely with social services and commissioners to ensure that our psychological services align with the specific needs of each child or young person. Through detailed assessments, tailored interventions, and ongoing consultation, our team strives to provide outcomes that matter – fostering stability, emotional growth, and long-term wellbeing.
A specialist team of in-house psychologists supports the development of our people as trauma informed practitioners, offering healing therapeutic journeys.
Faye is a Clinical Psychologist with a wealth of experience (around 25 years) working in health and social care settings, especially with care experienced children. Her previous role was as Head of Clinical and Therapy in a residential child organisation where she led and developed the clinical and wellbeing team. She is trained in DDP Level 1 and 2, EMDR, CBT and is an accredited Cognitive Analytic Therapist. She uses various therapeutic models in practice including DBT and systemic therapy. She is passionate about trauma-informed care and has a special interest in the impact of trauma on child development and attachment.