Service Delivery Manager

Jen has been a primary school teacher for 20 years and most of those years she worked with children with additional, behavioural and special needs in different settings and schools.
In more recent years she has worked as a SENCo. In addition to the day-to-day management of the charity, Jen works directly with the children, runs parent workshops and leads our primary sibling support group.  Jen has two children, one who is autistic and has ADHD.

Lead Occupational Therapist

George is an occupational therapist (OT) with over 25 years experience working in paediatrics. She has worked both in NHS children’s therapy services and independently. 

​George has been providing occupational therapy services for Mustard Seed since 2015. She has post graduate training in sensory processing, motor co-ordination disorders, handwriting difficulties, Therapeutic Listening® and the CO-OP Approach™

Family Support Worker

Michelle has worked with families through Home Start and volunteered with Mustard Seed, before joining our staff team as a family support worker. She runs groups, provides 1-1 work with children and supports our parent courses. Michelle is mum to two autistic young people and brings a wealth of lived experience to her role.

Branches Manager

Francis is one of the co-founders of Mustard Seed and manages our Branches OT Service.  She is a qualified  occupational therapist, with over 20 years experience of working in paediatrics.  She worked as an OT for the local authority children’s services and the NHS children’s therapy services before starting Mustard Seed in 2011.  Francis has post graduate training in Sensory Processing Disorder and autism; DIR Floor Time; Motor Coordination Disorders and Therapeutic Listening.  

Fundraising and Communications Manager

Sarah is one of the co-founders of Mustard Seed Autism Trust. She previously worked at Freemantles School for autistic children in Surrey, before setting up Mustard Seed with Francis. After 12 years of working with families, Sarah is now the fundraiser for the charity and manages the website and social media.

Financial Administrator

Bonnie is MAAT qualified with the Association of Accounting Technicians (AAT). She has over 10 years experience working in a variety of finance roles, gaining extensive experience in financial administration, budgeting and day-to-day financial management. Bonnie has two autistic children.

Contracted Play Therapist

Julia qualified as a play therapist in 2018 and is a registered British Association Play Therapist (BAPT). She is also a mum of three and worked in a school as an LSA for 10 years before deciding to retrain.  As a trainee play therapist Julia completed her placement work with Mustard Seed and is now our play therapist. In addition, Julia runs play therapy sessions in schools across North East Hampshire and Surrey.

Branches Occupational Therapist

Pippa is an occupational therapist (OT) contracted to deliver our Branches occupational therapy work.