Hi, I’m Ginny Thompson - Therapist to Children and Young People and founder of Creative Minds.
I’m a PTUK Registered Play Therapist (Pg Dip) & a PTUK Registered Creative Counsellor for Adolescents.
My decision to start CM derives from my personal experiences as a child, a mother and my witnessing of the ever-increasing prominence of mental health considerations for children. As the world we live in continues to test our children’s mental health, I felt it was important to do what I could to help children to navigate their struggles.
My journey started at University where I obtained my degree in Special needs. From there I held various roles in the early years sector including a Management position for Montessori Nursery .
I then took sometime out to have a family of my own and as with many Mothers, I encountered struggles that I found very difficult to overcome & specialised support was very hard to locate. I decided to educate myself so that I could provide the necessary support for my own children.
As a result, Creative Minds was born…
Meet Ginny
I work with - Barnardos
After further educating myself in Play Therapy (Pg Dip) & Creative Counselling for Adolescents I became a contractor for Barnardos. Through this position I have worked with various schools providing Play Therapy services to students.
I have considerable experince working with children who have experienced a vast array of trauma. As part of this role I have also worked alongside Child (Social) services and provided support where required.
“Ginny has been supporting children in our school for a number of years. Her caring and nurturing approach has proven successful in supporting our children to explore and process their traumas and significant areas of need. The relationships she builds, alongside the quality therapy she delivers, has been exceptional and enabled the children she visits to become confident, resilient, more able to focus in school and the ability to cope with the difficulties they have or are facing. I unreservedly would recommend Ginny and her play therapy to support a child in need.”
Deputy Head Teacher (anon)
TESTIMONIALS
What people say about me…
“It is unbelievable the work you have completed with [confidential] and have given back a young boy his freedom to express himself...to play...to not fear the past and not let it shadow over him.
you must be so proud of [confidential] and yourself. Extremely well done Ginny.”
Client - Kim Tayler
“Ginny came highly recommended from a friend and our 11yr old has been working with her for a few months now.
Our son looks forward to his session every week and has really formed a trusted bond with Ginny, who has taken her time to gain his trust and boost his confidence in the process.
The change in our son is noticeable already although he still has some way to go, but Ginny has already equipped him with the tools to help him on his therapy journey.
I look forward to the review sessions with Ginny as they are so informative without breaking the confidentiality she has with our son. These review sessions allow us to support our son in new and creative ways in which he will respond well to.
We as a family cannot recommend Ginny and her expertise highly enough. She has helped us immensely!”
Client - (anon)
Ginny was an absolute life-saver when I felt like I was drowning and didn’t know where to turn, to help my 6yr old Son, who has autism.
We had a consultation and she listened with an empathic ear.
It turned out we wouldn’t be able to work with her due to us moving, but she stayed on the phone and answered all my questions and gave me tons of resources to help me on the next part of our journey.
I wish we could have worked with her as I’m sure my son would have benefitted massively (and me too!) ❤️
I hope we find a PT as supportive, passionate and understanding as you
Thank you
Beckie Andrews
Creative Minds is located in Worcestershire. I practice in my self contained therapy suite at home.
CM provides a safe and comfortable space for Children & Adolescence to express their struggles.
Within the space CM provides all the tools necessary to support expression.
My Qualifications:
BA (Hons) in Early Years Education, Special Needs and Inclusion.
Post Graduate in Play Therapy
Post Graduate in Creative Counselling for Children & Adolescence.
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