About Us

Kirsty Jordan

Kirsty Jordan, is the Director and Founder of both Therapy and Education Collaboration Ltd and Abundance TEC Ltd, running two private therapy practices in addition to offering training. A fully qualified professional therapist specialising in clinical hypnotherapy, hypno-analysis and psychotherapy, education consultant, teacher and coaching professional, Kirsty also holds qualifications in Lego therapy and Grief therapy.

After witnessing first hand in the education sector an increase in mental health needs for young people and their families, Kirsty decided to retrain to offer therapy and support that can empower clients. With over 15 years in the education industry, experience as a teacher of Social Sciences, including Sociology and Psychology she fully understands the well-being needs for adults and children.

Kirsty has also been successful with consultancy work in the education sector, and progressed to Senior Leadership before deciding to retrain so she could support individuals through therapy and coaching.  She has a wealth of experience working with young people, parents and carers, and leading and managing teams. She has been successful in coaching and facilitating the self-growth of colleagues in the education industry and young people and have also trained to be able to offer individual and group therapy sessions and workshops to children and adults.
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She has held many roles in the education sector to date, working in both FE and Secondary Schools, including being an Assistant Headteacher, Deputy Safeguarding Lead, Head of Sixth Form, Head of Faculty, Curriculum Leader, a Teaching and Learning Lead as well as overseeing Teacher Training including: SCITT, PGCE and Teach First programmes, where I was able to share my own passion for pedagogy and experience to date with the next generation of teachers and coach colleagues. She has also been very fortunate to work as an Education Consultant and have worked for PiXL6 and other organisations, delivering national Sociology conferences and sharing resources and knowledge.

A parent herself she understands the demands facing not just the education industry, but the pressure on parents and students. She offers innovative and engaging training to tailor to the needs’ of all organisations, and to place young people and staff well-being at the forefront.

Kay-Ann Chambers-Smith

Kay-Ann is the Director and Founder of Therapy and Education Collaboration Ltd. She is a qualified therapist, specialising in clinical hypnoanalysis, hypnotherapy and psychotherapy and also qualifies in Grief therapy.

With over 16 years’ experience working with children and young people, Kay-Ann is also a Psychology specialist, working as an educator and coach in the secondary school sector. She has held many managerial positions and worked closely with schools’ Senior Leadership Teams as well as being a member of the Extended Leadership Team, where she initiated various projects which have benefitted schools’ policies.

Kay-Ann has progressed to various positions including Director of Action Research, Director of Social Sciences, Faculty Leader, and Curriculum leader of Psychology, Sociology and Health and Social Care. Furthermore, Kay-Ann has a wealth of knowledge and teaching experience which she has imparted to other colleagues; working as a coaching facilitator supporting trainees and other teachers on various pedagogy and teaching techniques.

Moreover, Kay-Ann has worked closely with Teaching and Learning groups as well as different Behaviour Policy groups in different schools; writing the Inclusion section of the Teaching and Learning handbooks which impacted on how to guide best practices and provide a classroom culture of equality and diversity, as well as how to help provide support structures for students and parents alike.

Kay-Ann is dedicated to the budding young minds she supports and work with. She understands the cognitive processes of young people and how their mind-set can influence their behaviour. As such, she employs a variety of educational and psychological approaches as well as therapeutic and practical resources, enabling young people to reach their full potential; emotionally and academically.

Being a leader, teacher and parent herself, Kay-Ann understands the challenges of the classroom and home environment, and the demands teaching and raising children in today’s ever changing world brings. Therefore, she has a passion for supporting students, teachers and parents alike, drawing upon a wealth of knowledge in order to do so.