David Linton-Smith

I am passionate and caring Child and Adolescent Psychotherapist with over 10 years clinical experience working with young people in a range of settings. The integrative nature of my training has exposed me to a wide range of therapeutic techniques and trainings which has allowed me to develop my own therapeutic model. I believe that each young person I works with is unique and I strive to tailor my approach to the individual needs of each young person by developing a strong relationship utilising talk, play and the arts whilst providing consistency and understanding to better understand their needs from therapy.

My therapeutic practice is focused on the development of a strong, empathic therapeutic relationship whilst being informed by a range of other models including Attachment Theory, Object Relations and Play Therapy. My way of working allows the young people I work with to feel safe and recognised with me and allows them to better explore their feelings, inner worlds, identity and their sense of self. I work in a client-lead way and facilitate exploration through a number of techniques including talk, play, art, music and drama.