Rebecca Sheikh

Rebecca Sheikh is a certified Level 2 Aware Parenting Instructor and regional co-ordinator for the U.K. and Sub-Saharan Africa. Her passion lies in helping parents and educators to find ways to discipline without the use of punishments or rewards. She is a mother to 2 children age 9 and 6, her greatest inspirations. Rebecca completed an MA in Counselling in Education at The Tavistock Institute in London and has done a Foundation Course in Nonviolent Communication, the Hand in Hand Parenting professional intensive, and has an ONC certificate in gentle sleep methods. Rebecca leads workshops and supports parents using the Aware Parenting approach, which is attachment focussed and trauma informed. Rebecca is also passionate about supporting parents to heal on a deeper level and is an Inner Child Journeys Practitioner. She is currently training to be a sandplay therapist and therapeutic play practitioner. Rebecca also delivers Dr Stephen Porge’s Safe and Sound protocol. She is also involved in setting up gentle play groups with a focus on holistic parenting. Rebecca works on the executive counsel of The International Attachment Network.