{"id":62,"date":"2026-07-28T16:17:44","date_gmt":"2026-07-28T16:17:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/adhdislington.co.uk\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-09-15T14:51:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-15T14:51:10","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/heart-space.org\/?page_id=62","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"62\" class=\"elementor elementor-62\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9680974 e-con-full imh-sec imh-sec-l imh-pagehero e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"9680974\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62ddd98 e-con-full imh-wrap imh-cap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"62ddd98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4f4acc e-con-full imh-sechead imh-sechead-c e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4f4acc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d36a3fa imh-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d36a3fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">About Me<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8be5c imh-h1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"3c8be5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Meet Rommy<\/h1>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41511ad e-con-full imh-sec imh-sec-l e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"41511ad\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4ab0d6 e-con-full imh-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"f4ab0d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-27e1ead e-grid e-con-full imh-split e-con e-child\" data-id=\"27e1ead\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0169766 e-con-full imh-split-text e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"0169766\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6931c8f imh-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6931c8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hello<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-afc0b6f imh-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"afc0b6f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Supporting Children Through Their Big Feelings<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-cb4de6e imh-rich elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"cb4de6e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I\u2019m Rommy, a qualified Therapeutic Play Practitioner and member of Play Therapy UK (PTUK), with over 25 years of experience in Early Years education.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">My extensive experience has given me a strong understanding of how children learn, communicate and develop. Alongside this, my trauma training has deepened my understanding of how early experiences can influence a child&#8217;s emotional world, behaviour and development.<\/p><p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">I bring all of this experience into my therapeutic work, creating a space where children feel listened to, respected and accepted exactly as they are.<\/p><p><strong>Every child has a story. Sometimes play is how they tell it.<\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9868cb8 e-con-full imh-split-img imh-split-tall e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"9868cb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc9df4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"3dc9df4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"288\" height=\"640\" src=\"https:\/\/heart-space.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000167937.jpg\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-198\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/heart-space.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000167937.jpg 288w, https:\/\/heart-space.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1000167937-135x300.jpg 135w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 288px) 100vw, 288px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81ca2c9 e-con-full imh-sec imh-sec-l e-flex e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"81ca2c9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1d5ea9f e-con-full imh-wrap e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1d5ea9f\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-da64bb8 e-con-full imh-sechead imh-sechead-c e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"da64bb8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d2ac76f imh-eyebrow elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d2ac76f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">My Approach<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b513b3d imh-h2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"b513b3d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Creating Space for Change<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5fad6b1 imh-lead elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5fad6b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"isSelectedEnd\">When children feel safe, understood and supported, they can begin to develop a stronger sense of themselves and their abilities.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Begin to recognise and make sense of emotions, thoughts and behaviours.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b04ee94 e-con-full imh-panel-c e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"b04ee94\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d93359 imh-h3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d93359\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Develop<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f46b43e imh-rich elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f46b43e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" 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