I found it helpful to talk to Caroline about the difficulties we felt we would be able and unable to support an adoptive child with.

I was getting myself all tied up in knots about it, feeling guilty at the though of saying yes to this but no to that illness. I was worried about what the Social Worker would think of me.

Caroline helped me see that it was important that I was honest and realistic so I could get the best match possible. My friends and family are supportive but they don’t really understand. I felt at ease with Caroline and the fact she has been through this journey herself made it easier to talk to as she just ‘got it’ and helped me really think through what I wanted.

Thanks Caroline for helping me look at past bereavements and work through the feelings of grief that I still carried.

 It was also useful being able to link my experience of loss to my child’s feeling of loss, it’s helped me feel closer to them and understand them a bit more. Feel less easily triggered.

Caroline is full of practical creative ideas that helped me and my hubby to get closer to our son.

We were having so many problems with his behaviour it was making me feel like a bad mum and I felt really down.

Caroline was brill at pulling ideas out her hat and was always dead encouraging. We have come so far as a family. Our son is much more settled than he was. We are still a work in progress but that’s adoption for you! It feels great to know we have someone we can turn to when we need it and sometimes just chatting stuff through would help clear my head and I’d feel better.

Our relationship with each other has improved as well between me and my husband. We are much better at supporting each other than before. We look out for each other and help each other get what we need. It’s really changed things for us and brought us all closer together.

I would totally recommend working with Caroline, she’s lovely.

Caroline you show warmth, truth, good insight and are not judgemental.

During the assessment process I found it really helpful to talk things through with Caroline.

 I found that I had some issues in my past that impacted relationships today that I needed to address. My Social Worker also felt it was important that I sort these issues. This was quite scary to do and the support Caroline gave me was invaluable. It was a real growing experience and I feel more confident for it.

I can now go on into looking for a link and feel more confident in my support network and in myself.

Caroline, So excited to hear about you taking your work online. Can’t wait to do some of your courses

 Caroline has helped me with feelings of anxiety and shown me the importance of TLC.

She’s brilliant to work with and is supporting me and my partner through the adoption journey as we wait for our link.