Hi, I’m Jasmine.

I completed my Doctorate in Child, Adolescent and Educational Psychology at the UCL Institute of Education in 2018. Before training as a psychologist I worked as a primary school teacher and a secondary school mentor, and these experiences sparked a lasting passion for supporting the social, emotional and mental health needs of children and young people. That passion remains at the heart of everything I do.

I have a particular interest in the early years. I love working with families and settings to nurture early play and language skills, and I draw on the principles of attunement and attachment to help the adults in a child’s life build warm, responsive relationships from the very start. I am an accredited Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) practitioner and regularly use VIG to celebrate and grow the moments of connection between children, their parents and their teachers.

I believe strongly in the power of consultation, and it forms the foundation of my work. By bringing parents, carers and professionals together for solution-focused conversations, we can understand the barriers a young person is facing, problem-solve collaboratively, agree next steps and review how things are going.

I have worked for a number of London local authorities, and others, with children and young people aged 0–25, including in nurseries, specialist settings, alternative provisions for vulnerable pupils and the virtual school for children who are looked after.

My doctoral research explored the peer relationships of pupils with and without special educational needs in mainstream primary schools. Hearing the voices of pupils who are often marginalised was central to that work, and I continue to champion pupil voice, inclusion, diversity and social justice in all aspects of my practice.

I live in South-East London with my husband and our three children.