Helen qualified as a teacher in 1988 and founded Open Minds in 2014 in order to better equip children and young people with strategies to manage their anxiety themselves.

She has Professional Training in the Applied use of Mindfulness for 7-11 year olds (BMI) and is qualified to teach 11-18 year olds (MISP).

With a specialism in music, she has developed a holistic approach which integrates music, mindfulness, movement and visualisation to enhance the wellbeing needs of children, young people and their families.

She believes that every child has the capacity to access their own wellbeing tools given the opportunity to explore them with a sense of fun, creativity and imagination.