We "early interventionists" cannot simply ask babies "What hurts?" or "What seems to be the problem?" Instead we must find out the answers ourselves. We do this by first acknowledging the concerns and worries of parents and then exploring the distress, difficulties and communications of their babies.
Early interventionists act as detectives, following the child's lead to identify the specific roots of their distress, or derailment. From there, together we forge new paths of emotional attunement and understanding to facilitate healthier development.
While early intervention is a straightforward concept, it is not altogether easy, for the simple reason that our development process is so complex and normal development can be easily derailed. As every parent knows, babies cry for many reasons.
Dr Stella Acquarone - Clinical Director, Adult and Child Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist, Clinical Psychologist,
Dominique Hawksley - Integrative Child Psychotherapist, Dip Social Work.
Isabel Jimenez - Psychological Sciences
Andrea Lewis - Integrative Adult Psychotherapist
Carol Mannion - Developmental Therapist
Kimberely Quinn - Occupational therapist
Tina Rose - Integrative Adult Psychotherapist
Thea Schlotterbeck - Integrative Child Psychotherapist, Paediatric Physiotherapist