About
With a background in specialist social, emotional, and mental health support, Adele has worked across a range of settings, including pre-schools, education, the National Health Service and early help social care. The practice offers psychotherapy for children (5–15), young people (16–25), and their families, with sessions available face-to-face in a private clinic in Bath or online. Following five years of theoretical and clinical training in Bristol and London at the Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, Adele has supported hundreds of clients through a wide range of challenges. These include school avoidance, anxiety disorders, anger, and depression, as well as more complex challenges such as attachment difficulties, trauma and loss. Drawing on a strong foundation in developmental and behavioural psychology, systemic family therapy, and other evidence-based approaches such as CBT, DBT and mindfulness, Adele creates a warm, supportive environment where clients are safe exploring their experiences, moving towards feeling more settled, resilient, and able to manage everyday life and relationships.
Mission
Beyond the Behaviour
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At The Dynamic Family Therapist, my mission is to help children, young people and families understand what is happening beneath the surface; because anxiety, anger, withdrawal, difficult behaviour or struggles with school often tell only part of the story.
I believe that behaviour has meaning. Our experiences, relationships and the ways we learn to protect ourselves can shape how we feel, behave and connect with others. Sometimes these patterns become difficult to understand or change, leaving children and families feeling stuck.
Through curiosity, compassion and thoughtful exploration, I work alongside children and families to make sense of what may be driving difficulties rather than simply trying to manage the symptoms we can see.
By understanding the roots of a difficulty, we can begin to create something different. Therapy can help children and families develop greater emotional awareness, strengthen relationships, communicate more openly and discover healthier ways of responding to life's challenges.
My approach is warm, collaborative and non-judgemental. Therapy provides a confidential space where thoughts and feelings can be explored safely, difficult experiences can begin to make sense, and new ways of relating to ourselves and one another can emerge.
Because understanding what lies beneath today's difficulties can help shape a different tomorrow.
All therapeutic work is treated with the highest level of confidentiality, within professional safeguarding responsibilities. Please see my Privacy and Safeguarding Policies for further information.
Early support can make a meaningful difference. Understanding difficulties sooner can help prevent patterns becoming more deeply established and support healthier emotional and relational development as children grow.