Meet Serafina

I’m Serafina (she/her), an Integrative counsellor and I'm passionate about working with young people and adults and helping them to find a bit more peace and calm in their world.

I started my career as a youth and community worker in Sheffield, before moving to Manchester to complete a PGCE in Art and Design. After eighteen dynamic years teaching Art in a variety of inner-city schools in Manchester and Salford, I moved down with my family to the beautiful South Hams in Devon.

I continued teaching here in both schools and later in Exeter as a tutor/mentor with neurodivergent young people, (Autism and ADHD) and those with depression and EBSA (Emotionally Based School Avoidance).

A few years ago, I took the difficult decision to leave teaching and retrain as a counsellor because I could see an alarming rise in mental health problems especially stress -related illnesses, anxiety, depression and insomnia, not only in the students but also teaching and support staff.

I trained as a counsellor because I believe that having good mental health is the key to a being able to have a fulfilled and meaningful life. Since qualifying, I have already enjoyed working as a voluntary counsellor for the Wellbeing Hub University Centre South Devon with both young and mature students. Currently, I feel privileged to be back in the school environment as a School /College Counsellor.

I also decided to work as a private counsellor so that I can give my clients the freedom to work through things in their own way, at their own pace.