New School Counsellor: Samantha Aldridge

Winchester House community is delighted to welcome our new School Counsellor, Samantha Aldridge.

Samantha is an integrative Counsellor and Play Therapist, accredited by the MBACP, who relocated to Brackley from the Lake District in April 2022. Since then, she has been practicing privately in Northamptonshire, Buckinghamshire, and Oxfordshire.

Samantha’s journey into counseling began in 2012, and she furthered her expertise by completing a post-graduate course in Play Therapy in 2017, specialising in working with children. She is deeply passionate about her work, aiming to make a positive impact on others’ lives, particularly children and young people who often struggle to express their emotions verbally. Through counseling and Play Therapy, Samantha helps children and young people explore their feelings using talking and creative mediums such as play and art. Her extensive experience covers a range of issues including anxiety, self-harm, low self-esteem, illness, and family breakdown. Samantha has worked across various settings including the charity sector, schools, GP surgeries, and independently at the Brackley Wellbeing Centre.