Hi, I’m Emma. Welcome to embrace

Built from lived experience and professional expertise

For over a decade, I worked on the frontline for an award-winning charity supporting vulnerable children and families across the Midlands. Through this work, I’ve supported schools, social workers, and community professionals to recognise the impact of early trauma and respond with compassion, awareness, and practical strategies that help children feel safe and understood.

Ten years ago, my professional world became deeply personal when I adopted my daughter. That experience reshaped everything I thought I knew about parenting, belonging, and the power of connection.

I learned firsthand how creating safe space for children involves parents, families, schools, and professional agencies working together. In particular, I understood that parents need someone to walk alongside them; not just through the paperwork and panels, but through the emotions, questions, and everyday realities that follow.

embrace was created to bridge those gaps.

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“Every child deserves to be seen for who they truly are, heard in their deepest needs, and nurtured with the understanding that healing and growth take time, love, and compassion.”

Real-life understanding and trauma-responsive skills

Whether you’re an adoptive parent seeking support, a school working to build trauma-responsive classrooms, or an adoption agency preparing families for the adoption process, I offer guidance, training, and tools that make a difference.

At the heart of everything I do is one belief: ‘Every child deserves to feel safe, soothed, seen, and secure and every adult supporting them deserves to feel equipped, confident, and cared for too.’

Working together, we transform understanding into everyday connection, helping parents, schools, and professionals respond with confidence, compassion, and care so every child feels safe and supported.

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embrace educates and empowers parents and professionals to ensure children are safe, seen, soothed, and secure

When you embark on a journey with me, I will stand by your side. I will listen to you to ensure you feel heard. I will offer advice and guidance through resources, courses, workshops, and coaching to enable you to feel more equipped and confident. Together we will ensure every child has the best possible foundation.

No matter where you’re starting from or where you want to go, I can help you get there.

Families testimonials here

“For the first time since we started our adoption journey I feel truly understood, not lost. embrace gave me language for what we were going through and supportive tools that actually work. I have what my child needs to feel attached.”

Christina & Alistair

Parents of 2

“I used to feel overwhelmed by my child’s big emotions and didn’t know how to respond. Through embrace’s workshops, I’ve learned simple, trauma-informed strategies that help me stay calm and support my child.”

Sarah & Craig

Parents

Emma’s exceptional pastoral ethics and deep compassion for children and families are truly inspiring. She brings a rare blend of empathy, wisdom, and practical support, particularly when working with those who have experienced trauma.”

Mrs Louise Noonan

Principal

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