Our Team
Vikki Cohen
Treasure Keepers Clinical & Service Director
Chartered Practitioner Psychologist
Bsc (hons) Msc DipCounsPsy C.Psychol AFBPsS
HCPC Registered
'I specialise in supporting children, families and professionals that live with developmental trauma'. Whilst I have specialised in this area since 2007, I have experience in the field of mental health since 2000 and have been fully qualified since 2005. I believe passionately that special, high quality, responsive and creative services are needed for this vulnerable population.
I have developed bespoke intervention models which draw together my clinical experience and the latest research findings to offer support of the highest quality to families.
I also offer consultation to professionals and clinical supervision to other Psychologists and Practitioners.
I have worked in a variety of settings throughout my career including psychiatric hospitals, a crisis house, private-practice and in schools.
I am a Mother to non-identical twin sons born in 2009 and an Honorary Consultant to TAMBA (Twins and Multiple Birth Association). I am a chartered member of the British Psychological Society and a registered member of the Health Care Professionals Council. I am an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society in recognition of professional services to the field. I am also a member of the Counselling Psychology division and the faculty for Children, Young People and their Families within the British Psychological Society'
Email: vikki@treasurekeepers.co.uk
Jo Groom
Treasure Keepers Manager
Therapeutic Approach Social Worker
BA (Hons) First Class
Registered with Social Work England
I have specialised in working with ‘Looked After Children’ since becoming a Social Worker in June 2015. This group of children and young people have experienced early life trauma, which for some is a complex trauma of multiple events over their lifetime.
These children and young people are in need of support from a specialist service to enable them to process and understand their past to not allow it to define their futures.
Treasure Keepers ® work with children and young people to work through their complex trauma giving them the tools to ‘Shine’. All children and young people deserve to be the best they can be.
I strongly believe that therapeutic relationships that nurture, accept and encourage children and young people are the basis for their success. These relationships should be with the adults and carers who have the most contact with the children and young people a service like Treasure Keepers is able to provide the knowledge of implementing a therapeutic approach to relational interaction and provide the ‘stability’ all children and young people need.
I have two children living at home aged 11 and 16 and older children who are now adults and flown the nest.
I enjoy meditation, yoga and running.
Lucy Robertson – Ritchie
Systemic Family Psychotherapist
“What I love about the Treasure Keepers model is that it combines evidence based theory to help heal difficulties where there has been developmental trauma. This way of working provides quality holistic, individualised therapeutic input for individual children and young people and their parents and carers. I work collaboratively with children, young people and their families to help support them work out what will work best for them and their families.
I offer individual, couple and family systemic therapy, consultation and supervision and have facilitated therapeutic groups for children, teens and parents. I use the Treasure Keepers model to work with families.
This is a no blames approach that treats people with respect whist helping them improve communication, mood and relationships.
I am a UKCP and AFT registered systemic family psychotherapist and I have 14 years post qualification experience working in an NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and in independent services with childrens, teenagers, parents and carers. I have 5 years experience teaching systemic psychotherapy for the Institute of Family Therapy and at the Tavistock and Portman NHS trust. I am also a qualified yoga teacher and can offer therapeutic yoga sessions individually and in groups.
I have three daughters who are 5, 10 and 13 years old.
Eileen Sullivan
Integrative Therapist
“I am an Integrative Therapist specialising in Child & Adolescent Mental, Emotional and Neurodevelopmental Disorders. I have an interest in the field of developmental trauma and the subsequent impact this has on the developmental trajectory of children and adolescents. The impacts of which can have lifelong effects on human functioning. I passionately believe that timely and appropriate interventions can mitigate the traumatic experiences suffered by the children and adolescents that come to specialised services, such as Treasure Keepers. Giving them the opportunity to move forward in their life journey with the possibility of optimal outcomes for each of them individually.
I have worked in this field for 20 years gaining experience from employment within the NHS, voluntary and independent sectors. I have always felt privileged to be able to do this work. My professional body is the BACP and I adhere to the code of ethics and practice as described on the BACP website.
I qualified as an Integrative Therapist in 2000 and studied at The Tavistock for a further 3 years gaining an MA degree in Therapeutic Practice with Adolescents. In addition, I engage in continuing professional development annually as is recommended by my professional body and receive regular clinical supervision.
Within my NHS career and Independent Practice, I provide Consultation from mental health and developmental perspectives to other front – line professionals, such as schools and voluntary sector organisations. School Observations are also a component of my clinical work, providing detailed reports relating to children and adolescents functioning. These are commissioned by the NHS and Independent Clinicians to inform assessment and treatment options for individuals, Local Authorities request them to inform the decision – making process for Looked After Children in placement.”
Trudi Stock
Therapeutic Counsellor
I am a qualified Therapeutic Counsellor working with adults, children and young people and also a trained Youth Mental Health First Aider. I have experience of working within the school environment with children who have suffered with trauma, attachment, and emotional issues, empowering them to grow and develop and learn techniques to help with their mental health and to build trusting therapeutic relationships.
I work within my own Private Practice where I have gained experience in anxiety, stress, childhood issues, relationship/family issues, anger management and self-esteem issues
I enjoy enhancing my own learning and engage in regular continuing professional development to enhance my knowledge and skills to use with my clients.
I am married with 2 grown up children and enjoy cooking, walking and reading.
Denise Urbanowska
Administrative Support Specialist
I have 23 years experience in fast paced working environments where I have held multiple roles including PA, Team Leader and Senior Advisor. I have worked in many departments including Marketing, IT, and Central operations. I have a passion for organising, processes and spreadsheets, as well as problem solving. I also have a BSc (hons) in Psychology and I specialised in child development and cognitive processes.
I volunteered as a Guider In Charge of a Brownie Pack for 10 years as well as a School Governor for 5 years at a primary school in my local area. I also run my own small businesses celebrating my love of sewing, caravanning and dogs! I am a certified dog trainer and I have trained my assistance dogs with the support of a charity and am looking at training one of my dogs to become a PAT (Pets As Therapy) dog.
I have two children, aged 15 and 13, 4 dogs and a very supportive partner by my side! I love nothing more than a long beach walk with the family and the dogs, followed by a campfire at our caravan, where we play card games and stargaze.
Dr Haneyeh Belyani
Senior Highly Specialist Psychologist
Counselling Psychologist
Bsc (hons), PsychD
BPS acc. (CPsychol.) HCPC reg.
Haneyeh is a Counselling Psychologist, with an integrative background and a special interest and expertise in working with developmental trauma.
Haneyeh is passionate about creating space for therapeutic thinking. This includes working tirelessly to provide therapeutic services to different populations including children in care, foster and adoptive parents, students and adults across a range of different settings with the view to make therapeutic interventions as accessible as possible. One such role included being head of service of a secondary school-based psychology service with a specialist trauma after-school service. In this role, as well as providing therapeutic support to the pupils and staff, Haneyeh’s responsibilities included recruiting, managing and leading a team of psychologists, policy writing, supervision and working to expand, promote and integrate the service within the school.
Since qualifying, over a decade ago, Haneyeh has worked extensively with trauma both in private practice and in residential and fostering services. Her passion for learning and her interest in understanding the nature and impact of trauma both in children and adults has led her towards further training in trauma focussed approaches such as eye movement desensitisation reprocessing (EMDR), emotion focussed therapy (EFT), mentalization based therapy and attachment style interviewing (ASI) in addition to her integrative counselling psychology training, all of which inform her clinical work and thinking. Currently, Haneyeh is undertaking a second doctorate, this time in psychological trauma, focussing specifically on childhood trauma and parenting.
Haneyeh has also worked as a senior lecturer on the professional doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the University of East London, where she still works as a guest lecturer. Alongside her work with Treasure Keepers, she runs her own private practice offering assessments, therapy, training and supervision.
Karen Eves
Associate Psychotherapist
Karen Eves is a qualified Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, accredited by (and registered with) the British Psychoanalytic Council [BPC], a member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists [MBACP] and a Qualified Social Worker. Karen holds a Masters in Psychological Therapies from the Tavistock & Portman NHS Foundation Trust and a Masters in Social Work from Goldsmiths College, UCL. She has worked with young people and families known to statutory services for more than 22 years.
Since qualifying as a therapist Karen has worked with a variety of organisations such as charities, children’s’ residential homes and private practices. She has experience of working with children presenting with a diverse array of difficulties, including the most vulnerable children in our communities, those that have experienced considerable abuse, neglect, and loss.
Between 2015 and 2021 Karen was the Senior Mental Health Worker in a busy Local Authority Fostering Service. She has worked with parents, foster parents, parent/child pairs, and has supported schools and professionals to understand and support the needs of children and adolescents with complex developmental trauma.
Throughout her career Karen has worked with some of the most ‘hard to reach’ young people including young people in the prison system, gang-affiliated and those who engage in harmful sexual behaviours.