Our Therapists
Supporting Children In Our Care
Therapy is a main part of our offering to all children in our care. In support of our Care & Love model and the Positive Behaviour Support approach our therapists are trained to help children grow and prepare for life as adults.
We deeply understand that caring for young people with learning disabilities requires a compassionate and skilled team. That’s why we have assembled a team of experienced therapy professionals who are not only highly competent but also genuinely care about helping children with learning disabilities reach their full potential.
Dr Paula Corredor Lopez
Clinical Psychologist
Paula is a Clinical Psychologist specialising in transformational child and adolescent mental health. Paula has over 20 years’ experience supporting children with complex emotional, behavioural, and mental health needs across both NHS and educational settings
Dr Laurie Preston
Clinical Psychologist
Laurie is a Clinical Psychologist with an interest in working with children and young people in care, specialising in neurodevelopmental differences such as autism and ADHD. Laurie has over ten years’ experience supporting children with complex emotional, behavioural, and mental health needs across both NHS and private sector services.
Chelsea Henderson
Assistant Psychologist
Chelsea is an Assistant Psychologist, recently graduated with a Master’s degree in Health Psychology and harbours aspirations of pursuing a doctorate in Clinical Psychology in the future. Chelsea has 6 years of experience supporting young people with Autism, ADHD, learning difficulties and neurodevelopmental disorders, both verbal and non-verbal.
Ioana Mischie
Behaviour Analyst, BCBA, UKBA, UKSBA (Cert)
Ioana has been in the field of behavior analysis for over 10 years, working with individuals with autism and learning difficulties aged 2.5 to 62. Most of her work has been one-to-one, as Ioana loves working directly with the individuals. However, for the past 3 years, Ioana has also been working in supported living and children’s homes, assisting the teams.
Claire Cooper
Occupational Therapist
Claire is an independent occupational therapist working with SuperCare. Her role involves supporting young people to learn new skills, to participate in activities of daily living and to increase their independence and confidence.
Natiq Khan
Occupational Therapist
Natiq is an experienced Occupational Therapist who has spent almost 10 years supporting children, young adults and adults in various clinical settings across London.
Lara Parish Marage
Assistant Psychologist
Lara is an assistant psychologist with a passion for supporting young people in care settings. She recently completed her MSc in Clinical Applications of Psychology with a focus on compassion-focused therapy in care settings.
Amilia Green
PBS Lead - Eastbourne
Amelia is an experienced Positive Behavioural Support specialists with experience working in both private health care and the NHS. She previously worked as a Support Worker whilst completing her Masters.
Moira Mendoza
Assistant Psychologist
Moira is an assistant psychologist with an MSc in Clinical Psychology. She brings extensive experience working in both care and SEN school settings to her day-to-day role here at SuperCare, supporting young people in our East Sussex satellite.
Zainab Azeem
Dietician
Zainab recently graduated with a Master of Science in Nutrition and Dietetics and has supported young people with neurodiverse backgrounds for 5 years for the NHS.
Elizabeth Gipson
Occupational Therapist
Elizabeth worked for SuperCare as a Coach in our Eastbourne homes whilst completing her MSc in Occupational Therapy. She recently joined the therapy team to continue supporting the young people in our East Sussex homes.
Ronan Williams
PBS Lead - London
Similar to Elizabeth, Ronan initially joined our Norwood home as a Therapeutic Support Worker, supporting the young people in that home. He now extends the therapy side of that role to all young people in our London homes.
Steven Bennet
Internal Counsellor
Steven is our internal counsellor for all adult staff in the homes. He joined us to support in our efforts to being the number one employer in the social care industry, by providing exceptional, confidential support for adults supporting the young people in our homes.
Therapy Roles at SuperCare
Our Part Time Clinical Psychologists support our young people with Learning Disabilities, aiding in developing the strategy alongside social workers for the young people. They also help support our full tine staff by providing knowledge and advice.