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 July 2024
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 |
Laura Cothay | Art Psychotherapist | 2023 | BUSS® Model Ltd |
Anya Guy | Occupational Therapist | 2022 | 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 |
Nadia Khan | Specialist Occupational Therapist | 2022 | BUSS® and Bradford District Care NHS FT, Bradford |
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 |
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 |
Jette Lemvig | Specialist Occupational Therapist | 2024 | Scottish Adoption, Edinburgh |
Alex Machon | Play Therapist | 2024 | Ragdoll Training and Therapeutic Services, Newport Pagnell |
Katie Mountstevens | Family Consultant | 2024 | Amersham, Buckinghamshire |
Lesley Naylor | Therapeutic Social Worker | 2018 | Therapeutic Social Work Team, Leeds |
Mandy Ruddock | Clinical Specialist Lead Occupational Therapist | 2024 | Family Futures, London |
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 September 2024
BUSS® Practitioners in Training currently undertaking the Level Three supervised practice:
Trainee | Core Training | Started Training | Organisation |
Alison Butterworth | Social Worker | 2024 | BUSS® Model Ltd |
Rhiannon Matthews | Play Therapist | 2024 | BUSS® Model Ltd |
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 Sharon Giblin | Clinical Psychologist | 2023 | Gateway Psychology |
Dr Lauren Good | Principal Clinical Psychologist | 2023 | Birmingham Children’s Trust |
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 |
Laura Hooper | Child and Family Therapist | 2024 | Creative Connections Therapeutic Services |
Philippa Kelly | Senior Psychological Therapist | 2023 | Gateway Psychology |
Alison Kindred-Byrne | Director & Manager | 2022 | To The Moon and Back Foster Care |
Allison Lindley | Adoption Support Social Worker | 2023 | Adoption East Midlands |
Donna Mease | Adoption Support Coordinator | 2022 | ARC Adoption |
Katja Michel | Occupational Therapist | 2022 | Forward Thinking Birmingham |
Viv Norris | Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Founder & Director | 2022 | The Family Place |
Róisín O’Neil | Occupational Therapist | 2024 | The Hummingbird Clinic |
Lindsay Paterson | Play Therapist & Clinical Manager | 2022 | With Kids, Glasgow |
Helen Peachey | Adoption Social Worker | 2024 | Western Bay Adoption |
Ruth Rashid | Senior Occupational Therapist | 2022 | SEAD at CAMHS, Bradford |
Emily Rae | CAMHS Practitioner & Therapeutic Social Worker | 2022 | Solar, Solihull |
Kim Rooney | Clinical Psychologist | 2023 | Gateway Psychology |
Jessica Sheffield | Clinical Psychologist | 2022 | Changing Minds UK |
Wendy Smith | Psychotherapist | 2022 | Flourish Fostering |
Chloe Tankard | Family Finding Social Worker | 2024 | One Adoption West Yorkshire |
Sally Wrenwood | Specialist Mental Health Therapist | 2024 | CAMHS New Leaf, Surrey |
– Register listed in October 2024
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