Who we are

I qualified as a social worker in 2000 and since then my passion has always been in foster care.

My role is to ensure the service we offer our foster carers and children, helps them build the brightest of futures. I remain humbled by the amazing standards of care our foster carers offer children and young people.

The impact that a secure base and a professional team supporting a child can achieve demonstrates the positive impact that good quality care can offer. More recently, the launch of our therapeutic service has enabled us to support our carers as they help some of the most traumatised children.

In my spare time, I have applied the theory of natural horsemanship into my passion for supporting horses with difficulties and have had much success with rehabilitating horses deemed dangerous or damaged.

As an Art Psychotherapist my journey working within the fostering sector began in 2009. Since then, my passion for working alongside children and fostering families has only grown. I feel privileged to support children and young people who have experienced trauma and adverse experiences.  I am humbled by the resilience our foster carers show in helping children develop a sense of belonging and safety. It is an honour to be able to support them alongside our social work teams and Clinicians to create longer term stability for children and young people.

My role is to ensure that our MATTS (Multi-disciplinary Assessment Treatment & Therapy Service) continues to provide  adaptive, responsive and flexible therapeutic input across all the regions in the Capstone Foster Care Group, with the children and fostering families at the centre of it all.

Outside of work I enjoy spending time with my family, playing out in training, triathlons and fell running.

I’ve been with Excel since June 2014 and prior to joining the team I worked in a local authority Initial Assessment and Child Protection team.

I first heard about Excel Fostering when I was completing my social work degree and I was able to complete my final placement with them, which is what brought me into contact with foster carers and helped me to realise what a valuable role they play.

I was also impressed with how enthusiastic and motivated the team were to support foster carers and the children and young people in placement with them to achieve positive outcomes. After gaining the experience in front line social work, I was looking forward to pursuing a career within a fostering setting.

Since joining the team, I have worked in the role of supervising social worker, senior practitioner, team manager before becoming the registered manager. I have enjoyed supporting and mentoring colleagues to develop within their roles. I really look forward to working with you.

I have worked my whole career in the social care sector and qualified as a social worker in 2004.   Growing up in a fostering family has given me the drive and passion to want to help other children and fostering families like the ones i grew up with, building brighter futures together. I feel proud to  be part of Capstone and to support our fostering families to make the difference in children’s lives. 

In my spare time my I love spending time with family and enjoy a spa day and pampering session!

I joined Excel Fostering as a Supervising Social Worker in July 2016, before undertaken the role of Senior Practitioner 2 years later. I am now one of Excel’s three Team Manager’s starting this role in August 2020. I thoroughly enjoy my role within the agency, working with a great team, brilliant foster carers and feel privileged to have the opportunity to see many children flourish in our care.

I have worked in Safeguarding roles since qualifying in 2012, I worked as a social worker at the NSPCC for 4 years undertaken direct with children and families. I stepped into the Acting Manager role in January 2023 to cover maternity leave for Emma Miller.

Throughout my training I gained experience of working within adult mental health teams, children safeguarding teams and within the voluntary sector. I really look forward to working with you.