Staff Team

Rebecca (Bic) Mainstone

Company Director

Bic has extensive experience working with young people of all ages and in a variety of  capacities. Initially qualified in Information, Advice and  Guidance Bic was a programme  co-ordinator within a training  organisation that supported young people who were not in education, employment or  training and delivered             recognised qualifications, whilst  supporting the young people to develop their personal and social skills and secure positive  transitions upon programme completion.  Bic then went on to qualify as a therapist and worked for a number of years as an  Addictions counsellor in a  rehabilitation centre before  moving into a career working therapeutically with children and young people within the borough 
of Sandwell.   More recent employment has included working with children in care and offering therapeutic  interventions to young people residing in secure settings and young offender’s institutes, alongside those who were  subject to serving court orders within their local community.   Bic also has a keen interest in both the outdoors and creative therapy and believes children and young people thrive within environments that allow them the time, space and freedom to explore and address their own needs, whilst developing their personal interests. 

Worzel

Therapy Dog

Rachel Mainstone

Community Support Worker

​Having worked within several school settings during her career, our Community Support Worker Rachel has previously been employed as a substance misuse peer education officer and a learning mentor.  She has held administrative roles within the community through a company called a4E which saw her working in a multiplicity of community centres and charity organisations such as women’s refuge, homeless shelters, Citizens Advice Bureaus, hospitals, drop – in centres for young people, substance misuse services, and mental health organisations to list but a few.  Having worked extensively as a residential support worker throughout the Midlands with looked after children, Rachel is passionate about working towards a more inclusive society for children experiencing adversity and has considerable experience of working alongside children and young people with behavioural and learning difficulties.  With a basic counselling qualification and a diploma in Social Science, Rachel recently achieved a First-Class degree in BSc Psychology and Criminology and is now studying a masters in Domestic and Sexual Violence (DSV).

Worzel is a registered AAT (Animal Assisted Therapy) dog and has been  working with children and young people in a therapeutic  capacity for the last 4 years.  He is a fully insured working dog and never fails to bring a smile to those he meets.