Meet Tanya Part 1

 

This is to tell you all about me. I am a humble, honest person and what you see is what you get. I dont expect my participants to hold any thing back with me and so I won’t from them either. 

I work with my participants, by helping them to reflect, build their confidence and help them to solve the problems that they are facing, so they can make the necessary improvements in their lives.

My Timeline

I have always been recognised as a calm person in a crisis and able to solve problems swiftly.  A situation arose in primary school that saw me mimicking the behaviour of the teachers, rather than those of the children, who rightly so, were traumatised.  

I continued to be this person throughout my life, helping friends through difficult times.  I even found myself, in secondary school,  being a listening ear to my teachers. I learnt about confidentiality very early on in my life.

In 1997 at the age of 21, I started my career (not one I chose, it just landed in my lap) in childcare, as a trainee nursery nurse, until professionally 2014.  I worked in various settings including nannying, nurseries, schools, children’s homes, assessment units, NVQ assessor, university guest lecturer and finishing as a childminding.   

From 2014 I have home educated and therapyed our daughter, who was forced out of the formal education system due to having Autism and being bullied (usual story of punishing the victim and not the perpetrator). From the age of 16 she started her own business and is about to start work as a Youth Practioner for the charity Kids. 

Also from 2014 I ran a Community Interest Company for 4 years providing activities for other home education families. Here I had the privilege of meeting families from different backgrounds with varying physical and emotional needs. 

In 2018, I started volunteering for the local M.E/CFS self help group (a condition my son and I have) in order to re-launch and build the group. In 2022 I turned it into a CIC and become one of the two Directors.

In January 2021, I decided I wanted to use all the skills I have learnt throughout my life, though Belle Avec Tanya, to continue to help those that need a listening ear and to understand and come to terms with the changes that they desire to make in their lives.