Facilitator

• Dr. Bethany Elms
  Alfajiri Psychology
  Educational Psychologist
  

  Dr Bethany Elms is an Educational Psychologist, who undertook her doctorate at Cardiff University. She currently works in Kenya, where she supports schools, families, and young people with additional needs. She has a special interest in mental health, particularly eating disorders. Her thesis explored the role of educational psychologists working with schools supporting young people with eating disorders and their families; this research paper was subsequently published in one of the leading Educational Psychology journals in the world and used to inform a chapter in a textbook on eating disorders (please see links below for further information).

  Bethany is passionate about facilitating positive change for children and young people, in order to help them reach their potential.

  Bethany grew up in Kenya, in a small area on the outskirts of Nairobi called Karen. She undertook her education in Kenya until the age of sixteen, where she then attended a boarding school in England. Bethany completed her undergraduate degree in psychology at the Royal Holloway University of London, then worked in a range of educational settings in Kenya and England before starting her training at Cardiff University.