Sarah Brook

I’m Sarah Brook, I’ve been an Educational Psychologist for 17 years and before that worked as an Assistant Educational Psychologist and teacher. I live along the North Tyneside coast with my husband and two school-aged children, and although originally from the south of England, I am totally committed and happy with life in the North East. My passion for education is drive by the belief that education is the foundation to creating opportunity and social and economic equality.

I have been working as a private practitioner in Educational Psychology for 7 years and have delivered into various settings across the region. Over the years of my career, I have worked as an Educational Psychologist in various North East Local Authorities and different settings, including Children’s Centres, Children’s Homes, multi-agency teams with a focus on social, emotional and mental health. I have a particular passion for working at a whole school level, including consultation, support and training to bring about systemic change.

Since the Covid pandemic, I have seen a change in the mental health and wellbeing of the school communities that I support. I believe that relationships in schools are fundamental for improving educational outcomes and wellbeing. I focus my practice on improving staff wellbeing, social, emotional and mental health needs, relational approaches and neurodiverse inclusive teaching and environments. I am also interested in the area of executive functioning and the impact difficulties in this area can have on curriculum access and functional living. I take great pride in seeing the impact that my work can have on children’s education and their future.

List of Trainings

My training has been broad and varied over the last 17 years of working as an Educational Psychologist, but training of particular interest and value includes:
  • Video Interaction Guidance (level 1)
  • Nurture Groups (Trained trainer)
  • Solution Oriented practice and Solution Oriented Schools
  • Dynamic assessment – training by David Tzuriel and Fraser Lauchlan
  • Thrive Practitioner
  • FRIENDS programme
  • Narrative Therapy (level 1 and 2)
  • Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Areas of Specialism

I have had extensive experience working into multi-agency teams and settings, including Children’s Homes, Early Intervention Teams and Behaviour Support Services. This has allowed for holistic and systemic methods of working, which has led to improved Ofsted outcomes following inspection. I am particularly experienced in using consultation and solution oriented practices with staff groups and whole school communities.

HCPC: PYL23403
BPS: 725856