“Dr Westgarth was approachable, attentive, encouraging, clear in his explanations and above all compassionate, a quality that made all the difference to our son’s recovery when he was going through the despair, isolation and pain of depression.”
Tonia qualified as a Family Therapist in 2003 and Supervisor in 2007.
Tonia initially trained as a Psychiatric Nurse and then went on to further training to qualify as a Family Psychotherapist. She works with families, couples and individuals and aims to offer a supportive space for people to express themselves and work together to facilitate discussions, improve understanding, resolve conflicts and work towards therapeutic goals. She has an integrative approach and tries to be responsive to what a family/couple or individual might bring to the session.
She has worked with children and young people for many years in the NHS both in the community and in-patient services.
“Dr Westgarth was approachable, attentive, encouraging, clear in his explanations and above all compassionate, a quality that made all the difference to our son’s recovery when he was going through the despair, isolation and pain of depression.”