meet Jemma

I'm a therapist, supervisor, educator and mum.

I've worked with people from many different cultural backgrounds, including communities in Myanmar, Turkey and Greece. Working alongside people who have experienced war, displacement and profound uncertainty has shaped me both personally and professionally, and has led to a deep interest in how trauma is experienced within the context of culture, family, identity and community.

I work with children, adults and families, and I also support practitioners through supervision, training and consultation. Much of my work centres on trauma, migration, displacement, war and conflict, and on developing ways of working that are culturally responsive and grounded in people's actual lives.

I'm particularly interested in children's experiences of trauma. My research has explored the role of play for children affected by war, and this continues to influence how I understand and work with children who have experienced difficult and sometimes unimaginable things.

I don't believe there is a single way to understand trauma, or a single way of working with it. I want to understand the person in front of me… their story, their culture, their relationships and the experiences that have shaped their lives.