Valencia Adams

I am an Accredited Mental Health Social Worker, relationships therapist and mediator/family dispute resolution practitioner.

I am an empathetic clinician who applies a holistic perspective to understand and address trauma responses in young children and adults and to empower children and families to address everyday life situations.

Through my work with children diagnosed with ASD and their families, I adopt the strengths-based approach to encourage independence, confidence, improved social skills and to increase their window of tolerance towards more efficient emotional regulation.

I understand the challenges that clients face in everyday interactions and relationships - including power imbalances, parenting, relationship breakdown, disappointment and in-effective communication. By encouraging clients to recognise unhelpful patterns of behaviour, to assume accountability and to participate in strategy building, I aim to empower each client to realise that they possess the ability to action change within their lives.

I founded New Heights Therapy to create a safe, respectful environment for both staff and clients that is free from bias and assumptions.