Katie Richards
Manchester
Summary
I am a warm, reflective and passionate person with 10 years experience working and volunteering with children and young people, including 6 years providing wrap-around practical and emotional support to families and young people. I am community spirited and engaged in community organising and advocacy.
Overview
9
9
years of professional experience
6
6
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Mental health practitioner
Manchester Mind
Manchester
09.2025 - Current
- I facilitate a space for young people in secondary schools and specialist provision to share their thoughts and feelings through various modes of expression.
- I create a therapeutic environment through routine and consistency.
- I work as part of a multi-disciplinary team to respond to the needs of the young person.
Therapeutic Intervention Worker
Barnardos GM Key Worker Service
Manchester
08.2024 - 09.2025
- Collaborate with the wider GM Key Worker Service to strengthen and develop a therapeutic whole service approach to supporting families, children, and young people with autism and learning disabilities.
- Conduct one-to-one and group sessions with parents and carers aimed at understanding the impact of trauma and equipping families with strategies to support the parent-child relationship.
- Child led play sessions with the young person to gain a deeper understanding of their world and what they're communicating, and advocate for their needs.
Trauma Responsive Development Worker
Barnardo's
Manchester
02.2023 - 09.2025
- Supporting community hubs in Manchester to enhance their community offer through a trauma informed lens.
- Supported with access to training, grant applications, building connections and networks, building infrastructure and facilitated groups in various community hubs.
- Part time
Therapeutic Intervention Worker
Barnardo's Big Manchester
Manchester
02.2023 - 08.2024
- Provide child-led therapeutic play to children and young people.
- Wrap around support to parents and carers impacted by domestic abuse, substance misuse, or mental health challenges.
Children and Young People Therapeutic Intervention
Manchester Women`s Aid
Manchester
01.2021 - 01.2022
- Provided one-to-one therapeutic child-led play and group work with young people impacted by domestic abuse, including facilitating an early years group.
Trustee
Safety4Sisters
Manchester
10.2019 - 01.2022
- Attended board meetings, completed the application process leading to charity status registration, organised events for families, and provided support with volunteer work.
Children and Young People Project Worker
Fortalice Ltd
Bolton
08.2020 - 01.2021
Teaching Assistant
Fairfield High School for Girls
Manchester
09.2019 - 08.2020
Psycho-Social Support Coordinator
Refugee Women's Centre
Calais
10.2017 - 06.2019
Education
Postgraduate diploma - Perinatal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Work: A Psychoanalytic Observational Approach
Birmingham Trust for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Birmingham 09.2023 - 07.2025
Bachelor's degree - Applied Biomedical Science
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff 09.2011 - 07.2015
Certification
- Verbal De-escalation and Physical Intervention - Barnardos - November 2024
- Healing Together Stress and Anxiety Programme and ACEs Training - Innovating Minds - August 2021
- Trauma and Therapeutic Play - Manchester Women's Aid - February 2021
Timeline
Mental health practitioner
Manchester Mind
09.2025 - Current
Therapeutic Intervention Worker
Barnardos GM Key Worker Service
08.2024 - 09.2025
Postgraduate diploma - Perinatal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Work: A Psychoanalytic Observational Approach
Birmingham Trust for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
09.2023 - 07.2025
Trauma Responsive Development Worker
Barnardo's
02.2023 - 09.2025
Therapeutic Intervention Worker
Barnardo's Big Manchester
02.2023 - 08.2024
Children and Young People Therapeutic Intervention
Manchester Women`s Aid
01.2021 - 01.2022
Children and Young People Project Worker
Fortalice Ltd
08.2020 - 01.2021
Trustee
Safety4Sisters
10.2019 - 01.2022
Teaching Assistant
Fairfield High School for Girls
09.2019 - 08.2020
Psycho-Social Support Coordinator
Refugee Women's Centre
10.2017 - 06.2019
Bachelor's degree - Applied Biomedical Science
Cardiff Metropolitan University
09.2011 - 07.2015