Shahana started the business at the age of 22, with a deep desire to work with children, and to make a tangible difference to their lives. Shahana herself grew up with childhood trauma. Her dad was a head-teacher who pioneered inclusivity and mental health in schools before it was a thing but he began to struggled with depression, and later alcoholism and Shahana began to suffer from insecure attachment and sustained emotional abuse. Her life experiences inform her work everyday and children are always at the heart of it all.
Our story
Where it began
The business began in Manchester, where Shahana hired associate therapists to work across the city with vulnerable children. Juggling two small children with a growing business, Shahana soon realised that teachers and professionals who surrounded the children needed training, and support, and so wrote her signature course the Therapeutic teaching course to help guide them on a day to day basis.
The course was having a significant impact on both staff and children and Shahana was soon being booked to deliver talks across the UK.
Since then, Shahana has published her first book, been a regular writer for Head Teachers Update magazine and has been featured on the BBC, and Newsround. Like many, the company’s services were hit hard by the COVID-19 pandemic, but Shahana diversified and the business was able to adapt into what it is today, creating therapeutic classrooms in different settings, and offering therapy alongside her online whole school course and award.
Shahana was also joined by her husband Duwayne who brings a wealth of technology and digital experience to the business and together they have welcomed a close knit core team who help support the schools and orgaisations that work with us bringing to life Shahana’s vision for therapeutic schools.
Our Team
This is our amazing team work day-in and day-out together to bring our clients the highest standard of service we can offer. They go above and beyond to support our school’s parents careers and agencies.
Charlie Lackin
Referrals and quality assurance manager
Hayley Topley
Administration and client support
Duwayne Knight
Director
Rachel Knight
Administration and client support
Camilla Yeboah
Therapy, referrals and administration support
Shahana knight
Founder and Director
Our Amazing Associates
We couldn’t do the amazing work we do without our associates! We have a wonderful team of therapists who dedicate their time to supporting the children and families who are referred into TPC. Our therapists are a vital part of the service and share our ethos and passion for supporting children’s wellbeing and mental health. Each therapist has their own unique skillset and experience and contributes their personal qualities. We are so proud of our caring, nurturing team and are very grateful for all of the work they do!
A business with heart
Our team truly understand the impact that adversity, childhood trauma and stress can have on children due to our own life experiences and this means that our values are rooted in our hearts. Children are always at the core of all we do. We will always go above and beyond to ensure we are working from the highest standards possible, with integrity always.
Our Aims
Children are at the heart of everything we do, and we aim:
Victim Support
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TPC therapy is innovative and responsive and we have developed an incredibly useful bank of e-learning with them which will be invaluable to the team. Shahana and team are very approachable, knowledgeable and listened well to all our requirements and they are incredibly hardworking which has made this such an easy piece of work to manage and deliver together.
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