Daydawn Therapeutic Services
Tracy Cooper
- As an Independent Social Worker undertaking Therapeutic work, Tracy has over 20 years' experience working with Children and Families. This includes Early Years Education, Child Protection, working in and then managing a Local Authority Therapeutic Team, where Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) was the core therapeutic approach.
- For the past 10 years, Tracy has been undertaking therapeutic work, providing therapeutic consultation, supervision, support and training from an attachment trauma perspective, to prospective adopters, parents, foster carers, social workers, supervising social workers, health professionals, residential and school staff.
- Tracy is a Certified Practitioner in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP).
- Tracy is a Foundational Theraplay® Practitioner, trained to Theraplay® Level 2 and Group Theraplay® and is undertaking the Theraplay Practicum.
- Tracy is a registered EMDR Therapist who also has training using EMDR with Children and Adolescents.
- Tracy is a Safe and Sound Protocol (SSP) Practitioner, (Therapeutic Listening Programme) including virtual delivery.
- She also has training in: Therapeutic Lifestory Work, Sensory Attachment Integration, Adult Attachment Style Interview, Sibling Assessment, and holds a City and Guilds Level Three Award in Education and Training
- Tracy is registered with Social Work England, BASW Independents (British Association of Social Workers), the DDPI (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy Institute), EMDR Association and the Theraplay® Association; practising within the relevant ethical codes. She maintains a current, Enhanced DBS (Disclosure and Barring Service) Certificate and holds professional and public liability insurance.
- Tracy receives monthly independent supervision from: a Clinical Psychologist who is also a certified DDP Consultant; a Licensed Clinical Social worker who is also a Theraplay Therapist, Trainer and Supervisor; and an EMDR Consultant
- Tracy maintains a high level of attendance and participation at conferences and training from experts in their fields, in relation to Attachment, Trauma, Sensory Integration, FASD, Neurosequential Development, Safeguarding (including Abuse, Neglect, Child Sexual Exploitation) and more.
- Tracy facilitates the North West Regional DDP Special Interest Group for professionals and practitioners working with DDP.
Sinead McGoldrick
- As an Independent Social Worker undertaking Therapeutic work, Sinead has over 15 years' experience working with Children and Families. This includes working in a Local Authority therapeutic Team, where Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) was the core therapeutic approach, Child Protection, Family and Friends Fostering and secure residential care.
- For the past 10 years, Sinead has been undertaking therapeutic work and delivering training to prospective adopters, parents, foster carers, social workers, supervising social workers, residential and school staff.
With a range of formal training and experience, our practice is permeated with the PACE (playfulness, acceptance, curiosity, empathy) approach (Dan Hughes), within the relevant professional and safeguarding frameworks. We are dedicated to using our intuitive, empathic abilities to see and understand experiences and relationships from both child and parent / adult perspectives, supporting positive change in relation to emotional, social and developmental needs. In addition, we have a particular interest in neurobiology and the impact of trauma, abuse and insecure attachment on brain development, sensory needs and relationships.
