Please note, BUSS® and the BUSS Model® are registered trademarks and must be used in line with the protocol below.
Only Accredited BUSS® Practitioners 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.
The register of Accredited BUSS® Practitioners is held by BUSS® Model Ltd. If you have been offered BUSS® by a practitioner who is not listed on this register, please inform us as soon as possible (email: info@bussmodel.org or call: 01423 276203). They are not qualified to deliver this intervention.
| 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 |
| Samantha Durrant | Specialist Child Therapist | 2018 | BUSS® and Oakdale Centre |
| Joanne Hart | Specialist Occupational Therapist | 2023 | BUSS® and Leap Children’s Therapy |
| Mike Hastings | Adoption Support Social Worker | 2022 | BUSS® and One Adoption West Yorkshire |
| Nadia Khan | Specialist Occupational Therapist | 2022 | BUSS® and Bradford District Care NHS FT |
Working as an Accredited BUSS® Practitioner within their own organisation:
| Practitioner | Core Training | Year of Accreditation | Organisation |
| Emily Barnbrook | Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Director | 2023 | The Family Place |
| Anna Carter | Consultant Child and Educational Psychologist | 2024 | The Family Place |
| Rachel Faul | Clinical Psychologist | 2023 | Gateway Psychology |
| Aeron Gates | Senior Occupational Therapist | 2023 | Centre for Adoption Support |
| Jette Lemvig | Specialist Occupational Therapist | 2024 | Scottish Adoption |
| Alex Machon | Play Therapist | 2024 | Ragdoll Training and Therapeutic Services |
| Katie Mounstevens | Family Consultant | 2024 | Amersham, Buckinghamshire |
| Lesley Naylor | Therapeutic Social Worker | Therapeutic Social Work Team, Leeds | |
| Mandy Ruddock | Clinical Specialist Lead Occupational Therapist | 2024 | Family Futures |
| Naomi Thomas | Occupational Therapist | 2024 | Norfolk Children’s Services |
– Register listed in July 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 |
| 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 |
| Michelle Schofield | Children’s Therapist | 2022 | Children’s Therapy Services |
| 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 |
– Register listed in July 2024
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