Director and practising Occupational Therapist, Vicky Ruffle graduated from the University of Southampton in 2002 with a BSc Hons in Occupational Therapy. Since 2003, she has been providing specialised assessment and therapy in the area of paediatrics and is an Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner and is Bobath trained. 

Vicky has worked at Chailey Heritage Clinical Services – providing assessment and therapy for children and young people who have profound and multiple disabilities, Child Development Centre in Brighton and Hove, The Children's Trust at Tadworth - specialising in acquired brain injuries, East Sussex Education Authority – Setting up a service and facilitating children to access their education either in mainstream and special needs schools.

Louise has over 18 years of experience as an Occupational Therapist in Paediatrics, working with children of all ages, with a wide variety of individual and complex needs, within health, education and social services. Louise has managed complex clinical work with children and young people in both mainstream and specialist schools.

Louise is passionate about advocating for children’s needs and targeting provision that will enable improvement of functional skills alongside empowering children, parents, carers to better understand their child’s needs and improve relationships and life experiences as a result. 

Friendly, dedicated and pragmatic, Charlie is a practitioner with over 10 years of experience as an occupational therapist working with busy clinics, schools and home education programmes. Patient and empathetic professional that is passionate about working closely with families and children of all ages, providing holistic 24-hour therapy plans that are both functional and practical. Friendly but efficient, with a proven track record of coaching many parents and support staff, providing them with the understanding to undertake therapy programmes and benefit from this vast skillset in therapeutic practice.

Charlie is a fully trained Sensory Integration Practitioner who obtained her Occupational Therapy degree from Oxford Brookes University.

Occupational Therapist Becci has experience working with children aged 0-16 with a range of presentations including neurological conditions such as Cerebral Palsy, developmental delay, children with developmental coordination difficulties, autism and has experience running multi disciplinary clinics and groups for preschool aged and school aged children. 

She has experience working in both the NHS and private paediatric services including specialist schools and has experience working alongside a psychotherapist within a residential children's home.  She also works as an Occupational Therapist in neuro-rehabilitation and works with adults following complex brain injuries which requires skills in upper limb rehabilitation and cognitive assessment and rehabilitation.   She is certified in Ayres Sensory Integration and has an interest in nutrition. 

Lucy completed her BSc Occupational Therapy degree at the University of Brighton. Lucy is experienced at working with children and young people, utilising her friendly and easy-going personality, to build trust. Lucy is motivated by the potential of Occupational Therapy to focus on the promotion of health and wellbeing.

Lucy is fully trained in Sensory Integration.

Keli holds an MSc in Health Through Occupation and a Postgraduate diploma in Occupational Therapy. Keli is trained in Sensory Integration and Sensory Attachment Intervention and has over 15 years experience in health and education across both the NHS and private sector. In addition, Keli has extensive experience working with a range of neurodevelopment presentations and/or mental health problems, and specialises in working with children and young people with complex needs.

Keli is passionate about working with children and young people and improving the outcomes of those she helps.

Racheal is a practising Specialist Paediatric trauma and attachment informed Occupational Therapist with training and interest in Neurodiversity, sensory processing, attachment, and trauma. Racheal graduated from the University of Cumbria, Lancashire in 2015. Since then, she has worked in CAMHS Tier 3,4 and PICU; older adults enhanced assessment; and the later part of her career in a private paediatric service working in both special education and mainstream schools, family homes and the community.   

Since Racheal was young, she always knew she wanted to be a therapist, however the type of therapy she provides has developed over the years to ensure the best fit for all in her care. Racheal herself has sensory difficulties; this helps her empathise with the those she works alongside. Racheal’s role will include completing assessments at Jigsaw; looking at providing support around sensory and functional challenges and emotional regulation.  

Outside of work Racheal enjoys walking, yoga and fitness – all that being said she enjoys nothing more than sitting on the sofa wrapped in a blanket with a cup of tea and biscuits. She like music, singing, dancing, photography, being with my friends and family and learning new things.

Racheal quote: “I think it’s vital to be aware of what makes you happy and do it no matter what.”