Our Holistic Approach
Where Therapeutic Practice, Strong Leadership and Regulatory Confidence Come Together
Experienced, reflective leadership support grounded in safeguarding and regulated children’s services.
Child-Centred
Everything we do is rooted in the wellbeing and development of children and young people.
Reflective & Evidence-led
We use reflective practice, data and professional curiosity to drive safe, thoughtful and sustainable improvement.
Our Philosophy
The Willow Tree Group takes a holistic, relational and deeply child-centred approach to supporting children's homes, recognising that high-quality care is shaped not by one element, but by the whole system around a child.
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Our work blends consultancy, mentorship, development and reflective practice into a complete wrap-around model that strengthens leadership, culture, compliance and therapeutically informed practice in a balanced and sustainable way.
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We believe that positive outcomes grow from strong, confident and well supported teams, trauma informed approaches and emotionally intelligent leadership. Our work supports children's homes to move beyond reactive practice and towards thoughtful, therapeutic environments rooted in warmth, belonging, predictability and emotional safety.
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What distinguishes The Willow Tree Group is our focus on integration. We Support Children's homes to align leadership, safeguarding and regulatory responsibilities with relational, therapeutically informed ways of working. Ensuring systems support care and impact outcomes rather than overshadow it.
Relationship-Based
We believe in building strong, trusting relationships that enable meaningful growth.
We don't just advise on theory; we deliver practical, proven solutions built on years of success at the highest level of service delivery.
Over 24 years of experience in Children's residential care, including 11 years of Ofsted registered leadership roles and operating within CIW Wales regulatory frameworks . I have held senior positions including Registered Manager, Regional Manager, Responsible Individual, Head of Operations and Head of Children's Services with oversight up to 20 homes across England and Wales at any one time.
I am recognised for my professionalism, safeguarding expertise and balanced leadership, alongside a strong track record of inspiring and developing confident managers and working collaboratively with regulators and multi-agency partners. I am passionate about developing environments and teams that keep the child at the centre of decision-making. I am also committed to continually upskilling and strengthening my practice through industry-specific development and qualifications, including recently achieving AIM Level 3, AIM Under 12 certification, ACAS Conducting Management Investigations, and the ILM-approved Leadership Accelerator Programme with membership.
My Qualifications
My Qualifications
Over 24 years of experience in Children's residential care, including 11 years of Ofsted registered leadership roles and operating within CIW Wales regulatory frameworks . I have held senior positions including Registered Manager, Regional Manager, Responsible Individual, Head of Operations and Head of Children's Services with oversight up to 20 homes across England and Wales at any one time.
I am recognised for my professionalism, safeguarding expertise and balanced leadership, alongside a strong track record of inspiring and developing confident managers and working collaboratively with regulators and multi-agency partners. I am passionate about developing environments and teams that keep the child at the centre of decision-making. I am also committed to continually upskilling and strengthening my practice through industry-specific development and qualifications, including recently achieving AIM Level 3, AIM Under 12 certification, ACAS Conducting Management Investigations, and the ILM-approved Leadership Accelerator Programme with membership.