Only Accredited BUSS® Practitioners practising in the UK and Ireland can offer BUSS® as a therapeutic intervention, assessing and working with individual children, young people and their families. Further details of the accreditation process can be downloaded as a PDF here. While we are keen to train suitably experienced practitioners in BUSS®, we remain passionate about maintaining the highest standards for practise, and ensuring the best service for children, young people and their families. Please note, BUSS® and the BUSS Model® are registered trademarks and must be used in line with the protocol below.
The register of Accredited BUSS® Practitioners is held by BUSS® Model Ltd. Accredited BUSS® Practitioners must be supervised by BUSS® Consultants and renew their registration every four years.
If you have been offered BUSS® by a practitioner who is not listed on this register, please inform us as soon as possible by emailing info@bussmodel.org or calling 01423 276203. They are not qualified to deliver this intervention and we would have concerns about the quality of outcomes for your child.
| Sarah Lloyd | Consultant Occupational Therapist, Play Therapist and Author of the BUSS® Model | BUSS® Model Ltd |
| Katie Wrench | Therapeutic Social Worker and Art Psychotherapist | BUSS® Model Ltd |
| Jo-Ann Robinson | Therapeutic Social Worker | BUSS® Model Ltd |
– Register listed in April 2025
Working in the core team within BUSS® Model Ltd, in partnership with Oakdale Therapies, based at Springfield Mills, Leeds:
| Practitioner | Core Training | Year of Accreditation | Organisation |
| Jenna Broome | Adoption Social Worker | 2023 | BUSS® Model Ltd |
| Alison Butterworth | Social Worker | 2025 | BUSS® Model Ltd |
| Laura Cothay | Art Psychotherapist | 2023 | BUSS® Model Ltd |
| Anya Guy | Occupational Therapist | 2022 | BUSS® Model Ltd |
| Rhiannon Matthews | Play Therapist | 2025 | BUSS® Model Ltd |
| Jillian Stilgoe | Occupational Therapist | 2023 | BUSS® Model Ltd |
| Laura Willis | Play Therapist | 2024 | BUSS® Model Ltd |
Working as an Associate Practitioner with BUSS® Model Ltd, in partnership with Oakdale Therapies:
| Practitioner | Core Training | Year of Accreditation | Organisation |
| Charlene Campbell | Child and Family Therapist | 2023 | BUSS® and Oakdale Centre, Leeds |
| Joanne Hart | Specialist Occupational Therapist | 2023 | BUSS® and Leap Children’s Therapy, High Wycombe |
| Mike Hastings | Adoption Support Social Worker | 2022 | BUSS® and One Adoption West Yorkshire, Leeds |
Working as an Accredited BUSS® Practitioner within their own organisation:
| Practitioner | Core Training | Year of Accreditation | Organisation |
| Emily Barnbrook | Consultant Clinical Psychologist | 2023 | The Family Place, West Midlands |
| Becky Blanco | Social Worker & Play Therapist | 2025 | Cowal Play & Family Therapy, Dunoon, Scotland |
| Anna Carter | Consultant Child and Educational Psychologist | 2024 | The Family Place, Worcestershire |
| Abigail Clarke | Inclusion Officer for Cared for Children | 2024 | Westmorland & Furness Council, Kendal |
| Rachel Faul | Clinical Psychologist | 2023 | Gateway Psychology, Stoke-on-Trent |
| Aeron Gates | Senior Occupational Therapist | 2023 | Centre for Adoption Support, Chester |
| Dr Lauren Good | Principal Clinical Psychologist | 2025 | Birmingham Children’s Trust, Birmingham |
| Philippa Kelly | Senior Psychological Therapist | 2025 | Gateway Psychology, Stoke-on-Trent |
| Nadia Khan | Specialist Occupational Therapist | 2022 | Bradford District Care NHS FT, Bradford |
| Jette Lemvig | Specialist Occupational Therapist | 2024 | Scottish Adoption, Edinburgh |
| Alex Machon | Play Therapist | 2024 | Ragdoll Training and Therapeutic Services, Newport Pagnell |
| Katja Michel | Occupational Therapist | 2025 | Forward Thinking Birmingham |
| Katie Mountstevens | Family Consultant | 2024 | Amersham, Buckinghamshire |
| Lesley Naylor | Therapeutic Social Worker | 2018 | Therapeutic Social Work Team, Leeds |
| Viv Norris | Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder & Director | 2025 | The Family Place, Clyro |
| Róisín O’Neill | Senior Paediatric Occupational Therapist | 2025 | The Hummingbird Clinic, Ennis, Ireland |
| Michelle Schofield | Children’s Therapist | 2024 | Children’s Therapy Services, Sheffield Michelle has since emigrated to Burleigh Heads, Australia |
| Naomi Thomas | Occupational Therapist | 2024 | Norfolk Children’s Services, Norwich |
– Register listed in November 2025
BUSS® Practitioners in Training currently undertaking the Level Three supervised practice:
| Trainee | Core Training | Started Training | Organisation |
| Zobia Arif | Senior Social Worker & Play Therapist | 2023 | Therapeutic Emotional Support Service, Birmingham |
| Yvonne Bayo | Therapist | 2024 | Adoption@Heart |
| Rebecca Couch | Social Worker & Specialist Attachment Practitioner | 2022 | The Family Place |
| Tracey Donativo | Social Worker | 2023 | Little Seeds Therapeutic Services |
| Charlotte Elliott | Play Therapist & Specialist Attachment Practitioner | 2022 | The Family Place |
| Tracie Faa-Thompson | Child and Family Therapist | 2023 | Northumberland Play & Filial Therapy Services |
| Dr Jennifer Gough | Clinical Psychologist | 2022 | JG Clinical Psychology |
| Claire Griffiths | Social Worker | 2024 | Western Bay Adoption |
| Bekki Hinkles | Senior Adoption Support Social Worker | 2024 | One Adoption West Yorkshire |
| Jane Kelly | Adoption Support Social Worker | 2025 | Adoption in Merseyside |
| Alison Kindred-Byrne | Director & Manager | 2022 | To The Moon and Back Foster Care |
| Allison Lindley | Adoption Support Social Worker | 2023 | Adoption East Midlands |
| Dr Clare McKenna | Clinical Psychologist | 2025 | Independent Practitioner, Liverpool and Wirral |
| Donna Mease | Adoption Support Coordinator | 2022 | ARC Adoption |
| Sarah Nutt | Therapeutic Social Worker | 2025 | Sarah Nutt Therapeutic Services, Central England |
| Lindsay Paterson | Play Therapist & Clinical Manager | 2022 | With Kids, Glasgow |
| Helen Peachey | Adoption Social Worker | 2024 | Western Bay Adoption |
| Victoria Pennington | Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist | 2025 | Glide Therapy, Cheshire |
| Ruth Rashid | Senior Occupational Therapist | 2022 | SEAD at CAMHS, Bradford |
| Emily Rae | CAMHS Practitioner & Therapeutic Social Worker | 2022 | Solar, Solihull |
| Jessica Sheffield | Clinical Psychologist | 2022 | Pennine Care NHS Foundation Trust |
| Wendy Smith | Psychotherapist | 2022 | Flourish Fostering |
| Selina Steffen | Adoption Social Worker | 2025 | Barnardo’s Adoption Midlands & South West, Bristol |
| Carolyn Sudworth | Play Therapist | 2025 | Platypus Play Therapy, Stockport, Manchester & Cheshire |
| Chloe Tankard | Family Finding Social Worker | 2024 | One Adoption West Yorkshire |
– Register listed in November 2025
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