Meet Sarah
Sarah spent most of her childhood in the glorious Somerset countryside, she is a qualified Play Therapist, consultant, workshop leader, turned author – using her many experiences working with families to provide the inspiration for her books. Originally Sarah worked for a bank but realised that office work was really not her thing, resigned and spent a few years in France au pairing in St Tropez & then becoming a Nanny just outside of Paris. It was these wonderful experiences where her passion for working with children was born.
Upon her return to the UK she undertook some qualifications to stand her in good stead for working in Early Years. It was here that she met the work of Jenny Mosley, the founder of the Quality Circle Time Model. It was whilst travelling extensively promoting Jenny’s wonderful work that Sarah found Play Therapy and took 5 years training through APAC to become a qualified Play Therapist. Sarah is proud to have gained an MA in Play Therapy at the age of 49!
Since then Sarah has worked as a Play Therapist delivering over 25,000 sessions. More recently Sarah has focussed on working with adults- for more information please see the ‘empowering‘ section.
Book Dedication
I dedicate my very first book to my Mum! She was the inspiration behind this first story and indeed much of my life, and is represented in the book by the robin, as her favourite bird.
Beautiful Illustrations
Stories With Emotion
Having worked to promote the self-esteem of children for almost two decades, my stories are all about emotion – connected with the Bear Family.
My second book is about the words we associate with a bereavement or death Baby Bear and the Day His World Changed was published in May 2024.
Signed copies of both Mumma Bear and Baby Bear are available to be purchased from Owls Shop here on my website.
About
Sharing the Magic of Books
Sarah is passionate about the emotional wellbeing of children & has even spoken at The Houses of Parliament on this subject. This is the theme she shares in all her work whether that be with parents, or professionals and volunteers, or through her stories. The stories are all ‘therapeutic’ that means they touch on emotional situations that children experience & Owl helps the characters to resolve their concerns. The books are fully inclusive.
Sarah is also passionate about the natural world, loves growing her own vegetables, has two sons and lives in the UK with her husband.
How do I feel about the business?
I am so proud and humbled to have spent a career promoting the self-esteem of our children.
“I believe the children are our future” declared Whitney Houston & I agree wholeheartedly.
Whether it be through working directly with families & professionals, running courses, producing podcasts, writing books and being the lead for the Child Mental Health Charter, self-esteem and children’s mental health is in my veins, and I will continue to do all I can to support it.