About Us
Sam is the founder of Inner Compass Therapeutic Services Ltd; providing specialised psychotherapy and other comprehensive therapeutic support to children, adolescents, their families, and fellow professionals. She leads a dedicated team of Associate Therapists across Kent.
Sam is a fully qualified and registered Play and Creative Arts Therapist; attending clinical supervision on a monthly basis. She holds BACP and PTUK membership, and can be found on the PSA Register.
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA), an independent organisation, accountable to the UK Parliament. The PSA help to protect the public by improving the regulation and registration of people who work in health and care. The PSA Register shows the public and employers that they have achieved the standards that comply with the UK’s auditing and accrediting body.
Sam achieved her Master's degree in 2023, her practice is built upon a solid academic foundation. With over 25 years of experience and service to children and young people, Sam has worked across a wide range of settings.
She is passionate in supporting children and young people, prioritising the safety and wellbeing of those on the care of Inner Compass, and ensuring they have a wealth of opportunities to maximise their potential and improve their life experiences.
We all have mental health needs and Sam believes that recognising and understanding these during childhood, leads to improved lifestyles throughout our lives.
Sam's Story
As a young adult about to leave school, a member of school staff said to me, "You'll push supermarket trolleys for a living." School and I had never been a match made in heaven and that comment cemented it!
I knew this wouldn't be the case but at 16, I didn't know how to make it happen. What would I say to my 16 year old self now, "You can be anything you want to be."
Sam Lewis....MA
Education isn’t always a straight line. It can be a squiggly road - winding, looping, and even loop the looping!
A squiggly path is not a failure but a route to perseverance, adaptability.
Every turn holds a moment of growth; a glimmer, despite them seeming as the gloomiest of moments. These glimmers can bring opportunity and aspiration — a determination to change the path we are on, so that we can have a better tomorrow, and for the generations that will follow.
I frequently say, "Square pegs don't fit in round holes." Sam
The Squiggly Path of Education
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