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
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
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.
Gemma
Speech and Language Therapist
Gemma is a Speech and Language Therapist who works with Supercare to support young people with speech, language and communication needs. Gemma provides training to staff teams and assessment and interventions to the young people in the homes.
Bex
Speech & Language Therapist
Bex has been supporting young people for the past 10 years, starting as a teacher before attaining her degree in Speech & Language Therapy in 2023.
Zainab
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.
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.