My name is Richard. I am a HCPC registered dramatherapist & environmental arts therapist, working mainly with looked-after children & their families. For the last 25 years, I have also managed an inner-city Community Orchard, supporting people of all ages & backgrounds to relax, play, learn & find their place there.

I am a good listener, & I can listen out, too, for what can't be said with words. I carry my own share of loss & grief, & I love how the natural world shares its stories with us so freely, all its light & shade, comings & goings, awesome depth & simple beauty. I find it can offer holding, wherever we are.

I consider it a privilege & an honour to be invited into this role with Zephyr's.