Vicky Lord is a Child, Adolescent and Adult Therapist. With over 20 yrs of experience, Vicky has worked with adults, children and families who have experienced neurological injury and illness, neurodiversity, mental health issues, chronic illness, stress and trauma.
Vicky is registered with the HCPC Health  & Care Professional Council and is an Allied Health Professional.  Vicky's psychotherapeutic approach is integrative and includes elements of psychodynamic, attachment and neurological trauma theories. Therapy sessions can include creative elements such as music and play, talking, cognitive, & specific neurological trauma techniques. Sessions can take place in person, in the home, school, care home, rehabilitation home or a therapy room, or online using secure video conferencing. 
Vicky works privately and has also provided pro bono work with the NHS, Refugee Action Kingston & Elmbridge CAN - Refugee Charity in Surrey

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 Neuroscience 

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All things Neuroscience are completely fascinating to me.  We know so much more about our brains through research and clinical interventions - yet there is so much more to learn. Neuroplasticity is the term which expresses how the brain modifies biologically and physiologically over time, an amazing area of evidence which shows how when we learn a new skill or new way of thinking our brains physically change.
​These posts will provide insight into neuroscience research and articles that are of interest to clinical aspects to keep us healthy, for our wellbeing and for restoration



​Neuroscience & Music

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if you are like most people, you are drawn to music. Music makes us feel good. It triggers our emotions, brings back memories, and moves us in ways we find difficult to describe. We use music to cheer on our favorite sports teams, heighten feelings of expectation in a movie, and make time pass more quickly when doing chores. This blog is all about music & neuroscience. How Music is processed in your brain, how music therapy can help with health and illness. new research & articles will be posted and commented on.

The Teenage brain

Grrrr and grump! 'You Don't Understand', 'You don't care', 'oh what's the point'!! SLAM
We dismiss teenagers too readily. This brain development period is the most transformative of our lives - influencing our personalities, our thinking and our understanding of the world that will endure into adulthood. 
Why do Teenagers take risks when they are fully aware of the consequences? Don't THEY care?! Basically no, but they cant help it....


​Epigenetics - what?

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Our DNA is fixed isnt it? Are we born with a gene pool that cant change?  No!


Epigenetics affects how genes are read by cells, and subsequently how they produce proteins. What you eat, where you live, when you sleep, how you exercise  – all of these can eventually cause chemical modifications around the genes that will turn those genes on or off over time. In certain diseases such as Cancer or Alzheimer’s, various genes will be switched into the opposite state, away from the normal state.

Epigenetics Is modifiable. With 20,000+ genes, what will be the result of the different combinations of genes being turned on or off?