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
2025.09 - 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
2024.08 - 2025.09
- 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
2023.02 - 2025.09
- 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
2023.02 - 2024.08
- 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
2021.01 - 2022.01
- 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
2019.10 - 2022.01
- 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
2020.08 - 2021.01
Teaching Assistant
Fairfield High School for Girls
Manchester
2019.09 - 2020.08
Psycho-Social Support Coordinator
Refugee Women's Centre
Calais
2017.10 - 2019.06
Education
Postgraduate diploma - Perinatal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Work: A Psychoanalytic Observational Approach
Birmingham Trust for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
Birmingham 2023.09 - 2025.07
Bachelor's degree - Applied Biomedical Science
Cardiff Metropolitan University
Cardiff 2011.09 - 2015.07
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
2025.09 - Current
Therapeutic Intervention Worker
Barnardos GM Key Worker Service
2024.08 - 2025.09
Postgraduate diploma - Perinatal, Child, Adolescent, and Family Work: A Psychoanalytic Observational Approach
Birmingham Trust for Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy
2023.09 - 2025.07
Trauma Responsive Development Worker
Barnardo's
2023.02 - 2025.09
Therapeutic Intervention Worker
Barnardo's Big Manchester
2023.02 - 2024.08
Children and Young People Therapeutic Intervention
Manchester Women`s Aid
2021.01 - 2022.01
Children and Young People Project Worker
Fortalice Ltd
2020.08 - 2021.01
Trustee
Safety4Sisters
2019.10 - 2022.01
Teaching Assistant
Fairfield High School for Girls
2019.09 - 2020.08
Psycho-Social Support Coordinator
Refugee Women's Centre
2017.10 - 2019.06
Bachelor's degree - Applied Biomedical Science
Cardiff Metropolitan University
2011.09 - 2015.07