Meet the team of
Reflective Parenting Consultants
This group of Dr. Sheila Redfern's highly skilled clinical associates are trained in the training, delivery and consultation/supervision of Reflective Parenting groups.
If you would like to arrange for consultations on your facilitation of a Reflective Parenting group, please click here.
Dr Sheila Redfern
Clinical and Programme Director
Dr Anoushka Khan
Hello! I am Anoushka Khan and I have worked as a clinical psychologist in NHS CAMHS services, children’s social care services, and the charity sector; working predominantly in Children Looked-After, Adoption support and Family Trauma services. Reflective Parenting, a mentalisation-based approach, has informed and influenced my work across the board, supporting children, young people, parents and carers, as well as social care teams for a number of years now. I am experienced in delivering the Reflective Parenting Programme to groups of Special Guardians. As part of a national RCT study, and outside of the study, I have supported training programmes for foster carers, social care and mental health professionals in the UK and internationally, to deliver the Reflective Fostering Programme, and have provided group facilitators with regular consultation. I look forward to supporting you in your training!
Dr Charlotte Morton
I’m Dr. Charlotte Morton, a clinical psychologist with experience of working in several Local Authorities, Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) and in the charity sector supporting children and families across a range of London boroughs and Berkshire. Since qualifying, I have specialised in working with children in care and with adoptive and special guardianship families, which has included working closely with Sheila and other colleagues during our work at the Anna Freud Centre to develop an adapted version of the Reflective Parenting group model to meet the specific needs of special guardians. When working therapeutically with parents/carers and their children, I strongly believe in relationally focused ways of working and I primarily draw on principles of mentalization-based therapy (MBT), dyadic developmental psychotherapy (DDP) and systemic approaches, often with the aim of promoting greater connection, understanding and communication in parent-child relationships.
Dr Antonella Cirasola
Dr Antonella Cirasola is a Clinical Psychologist registered with both the Italian Council of Psychologists and the UK Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). She holds a BSc and MSc in Clinical Psychology from Sapienza University of Rome, as well as a second MSc in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology from University College London (UCL). Her PhD at UCL, funded by the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), focused on the role of the therapeutic alliance in the treatment of adolescent depression.
Dr Cirasola has extensive research and clinical experience within leading international mental health institutions, including the Anna Freud Centre, the Cassel Hospital, University College London, and Sant Joan de Déu Hospital in Barcelona. Alongside her academic work, she runs a private clinical practice and works as a consultant in reflective parenting and fostering programmes.
She is trained in Mentalization-Based Treatment for adults, adolescents, and caregivers, as well as Alliance-Focused Therapy. Her work integrates developmental, relational, and evidence-based approaches. A full list of publications is available on her ResearchGate profile.
Dr Abi Enlander
I am a qualified Clinical Psychologist registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. I currently work at the Anna Freud in the Family Trauma Team. In this role, I predominantly work with children who are placed under Adoption and Special Guardianship Orders and their families, as well as birth families where Local Authorities are involved due to safeguarding concerns and families living in Refuges. I have also taken a lead in a project adapting and delivering the Reflective Parenting Programme for Special Guardians and delivering Reflective Parenting training to professionals. I have offered consultations to multiple groups of carers and parents.
I completed my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2021 and my MSc in Developmental Psychology with Clinical Practice in 2017. In my previous jobs, I have predominantly worked in clinical teams within Local Authority Children’s Social Care to support families and children who have experienced complex trauma.
I have taught on MSc programmes at UCL/Anna Freud and am a research supervisor at the University of Surrey. I have a particular interest in parental mental health and parents experiences of social care and have published research in this area. I am currently a Research Fellow at King’s College London, as part of a project exploring perinatal mental health support for mothers at risk of having their infants removed from their custody.
I have taken a lead in a project adapting, delivering and evaluating the Reflective Parenting Programme for Special Guardians and delivering Reflective Parenting training to professionals.
Dr Louise Alkabes-Esquenazi
Louise Alkabes-Esquenazi, PhD is a Panamanian clinical psychologist and clinical psychology doctoral-level researcher. She has extensive experience working with the Reflective Parenting (RP) model, including clinical implementation, training, and research, with a particular focus on adapting RP-informed interventions to Latin American contexts.
Her work integrates mentalization-based approaches (MBT), family therapy, and EMDR. She is an accredited MBT-A and MBT-F supervisor and combines clinical practice with university teaching, supervision, and international research collaboration.
Get in touch
Feel free to email me with any questions or to arrange an initial assessment. This will help us explore your reasons for seeking therapy, whether it may be helpful, and if I am the right therapist for you.
Please also use this contact form to register for Reflective Parenting Training.
Alternatively, you can leave me a message on 07774 222241, but I may respond quicker via email due to the high volume of calls I receive. Unfortunately I am unable to offer a consultation over the phone prior to our first meeting (which may be in person or on-line). I aim to answer all enquiries within 24 hours. All contact is strictly confidential and uses secure email services.
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