Paloma Plazas is a DDP Practitioner in training who has a Masters’ Degree in Children and Youth. Her passion for supporting children that encounter difficulties in their lives has led her to train initially, as a Play Therapist, working in school settings as well as in private practice in Somerset, Bristol and Bath area. Paloma has broaden her practice using techniques such as Therapeutic Life Story Work and DDP to work with families with adoptive children in need of a parenting approach based on developing trust.
Paloma has spent the last two decades dedicated to work with children, supporting families through the Children's Centres, studying symbolism in Fairy Tales from a Psychoanalytic perspective, and hosting a radio program promoting children's literature. Her journey has taken her from her beloved Colombia, to Mexico and England.
Email: palomaplazas@hotmail.com
Amanda Hopton – Play & Creative Arts Therapist
With over 15 years’ experience working therapeutically with children and young people, Amanda is committed to supporting children through challenging and often very confusing times in their lives. She believes that every child has the inner strength and potential to heal, grow and thrive when given the right space and support.
Initially, Amanda studied a bachelor’s degree in Child and Adolescent Mental Health and subsequently honed her skills in Play Therapy where her approach is grounded in empathy, patience and respect for each of her clients unique story.
Amanda uses Play & Creative Arts Therapy to help her clients express themselves in ways that feel natural and safe, especially when words are hard to find. Whether clients and their families are facing anxiety, trauma, loss, changes in family life or behavioural difficulties, she aims to create a nurturing environment where they can feel truly seen and heard.
Working across Bath and North East Somerset, Amanda visits many schools and works with clients aged between 3 and 14 years old. As part of her practice, Amanda has the privilege of working with fostered and adopted children, and in a specific provision for children and young people who find attending school challenging.
To support those who’d rather not have sessions at school, she has the benefit of using The Nest, a specially developed space set in beautiful grounds where she offers a range of creative medium such as clay, music, puppets, sand tray and miniatures.
Amanda firmly believes in the power of relationship and holds this at the forefront of everything she does both with the clients and their families.
She is a member of Play Therapy UK.
For more information, please see her website: www.amandahoptonplaytherapy.co.uk
