Sarah Curnow Webb

As a mother of 2 girls and a grandparent with 2 granddaughters (one a teenager), I know how all the stages of parenting can be fun and rewarding, but also exhausting, tough and challenging. There are so many opinions and judgements on parents that it can be easy to doubt your own instincts and how you want to parent. I’ve worked with parents and families for over 30 years which has enabled me to gain a wealth of knowledge, skills and experience in many areas including children and young people’s behaviour, neurodiversity, mental health and wellbeing, and supporting families through difficult life events and challenges. This enables me to provide a flexible, practical approach to parenting and family support that is individual and family centred.

Children’s behaviour can be challenging so working out the best way forward can be tough. However, by working through what is actually going on for your child, underneath the behaviour, means the right strategies are put in place, rather than a one size fits all approach. There may be behaviour you want to understand better, life events that are causing stress, sadness or anxiety, situations you want to handle differently or even change completely. By having space to think about your child, a deeper understanding of their behaviour will be achieved leading to improved relationships and a calmer family life. Putting changes in place can be difficult, but with guidance, encouragement and support you will be able to understand your child better, have an improved relationship with them and be able to use a ‘tool kit’ of strategies that adapt and work for you.

I worked for the NHS as an experienced parenting and family practitioner, as part of a behavioural support team and worked closely with Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS). I have worked with many families through the years with a huge variety of concerns, including children and young people’s behaviour, mental health and neurodiversity. In addition, I am a qualified integral counsellor and have completed many evidence-based training programmes including Parenting Positively, Parent Partnership training, Positive Parenting accreditation to deliver Time Out for Parents, Millpond Sleep Training, The Solihull Approach, HENRY and the TEACCH approach in collaboration with the National Autistic Society all of which I use in my daily practice.