Carleen Kirk
Carleen Kirk
She undertook her foundation training in Counselling and Psychotherapy at CCPE in 2003 and went on to support children with additional educational needs, whilst undertaking further training at the Tavistock NHS trust in 2007. After having taken a break to raise her own children she returned to the profession in 2015 and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling Children and young people in schools in 2018.
As an integrative therapist she draws from different modalities, including psychodynamics, person-centred, creative and systemic approaches, and she is guided what is most suitable for the individual child or young person. She is sensitive and considerate of intergenerational family context as well as school and societal influences.
She offers a non-judgmental, child-centred and compassionate approach that supports children, young people and families with their challenges. She works together with the child or young person with a view to encourage them to find their own internal and external resources that can support their ongoing development and wellbeing. Whilst holding onto principles of confidentiality, Carleen is a firm believer in thinking together with the systems around the child, so to best provide ongoing support for children and young people as they grow and develop.
In addition to her clinical work, she is the Programme Lead on a Post Graduate Diploma Training underwritten by the University of East London. She leads a team and training programme, writes and delivers lectures and facilitates learning forums to support child and adolescent clinicians in training.
Carleen is passionate about early intervention and has most recently been involved in a pilot research project led by UCL to improve wellbeing in schools, which is due to be rolled out nationally.
Whatever the difficulties facing children and young people, she aims to offer support by offering a space where these difficulties can be thought about and understood, so that children, young people and their families can thrive, with the capacity to manage the inevitable ups and downs of life.
Ü Health Clinic Locations
OUR SEVENOAKS CLINIC
- 74 London Road, Riverhead, Sevenoaks TN13 2DN
Our Sevenoaks clinic is conveniently located at 74 London Road, Riverhead, Sevenoaks TN13 2DN, in the attractive village of Riverhead — a northern suburb of Sevenoaks in Kent. Riverhead is a well-connected yet peaceful area, offering a blend of village charm with easy access to the wider town.
Ample parking is available on-site and the clinic is reachable by public transport from Sevenoaks station within minutes.
This state-of-the-art facility is our primary location where you can see all our specialists — and for your convenience we also operate at various locations across London and the Southern Home Counties, so please call us to arrange an appointment at a location most convenient to you.