More about Anne White
I work out of a large, warm, self-contained private space overlooking open countryside on the edge of the Brendon Hills with ample car parking. My approach is psychoanalytic often with a period of silent observation followed by discussion. My service is absolutely confidential.

Practical and qualified experience with parents and children
I have been working with children (mostly pre-school) and families in different contexts for nearly 40 years. These have included clinical, residential (physical and mental disabilities), community and voluntary.

I qualified as a general nurse in London, as a midwife in Taunton and as a Health Visitor in Bristol.
After a career break as a fulltime dairy farmer’s wife & mother of two children, I returned to Health Visiting in Somerset.

My curiosity as to why children sometimes behave as they do led me to undertake post graduate studies: a diploma in emotional development from a psychoanalytic perspective (psychoanalytic observational studies) with a special interest in its relevance to breastfeeding, followed by an intermediate certificate in Family Therapy and Systemic practise. For several years I worked as part of a family therapy team with the Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) in West Somerset.

Observing the reciprocal communication that goes on between a parent and their baby I realised the wider benefits of infant massage and qualified as an instructor. I have also done the Massage in Schools Programme Training.

I continue to update my practice and qualifications by attending appropriate seminars, courses and conferences annually, in particular those relevant to attachment difficulties in families of younger children.

I am a member of The Royal College of Nursing, The Association of Infant Mental Health UK, The International Association of Infant Massage UK and registered with myhealthvisitor.com.