Case Studies

Louise originally trained as a teacher and then did a master’s degree in play therapy. She worked for a charity to start with, in a role that wasn’t specifically for a therapist, and volunteered in a few roles within her field and then launched her own business, Voyage Play Therapy. The business offers children’s counselling […]

After a period of her childrens’ illnesses, spouse job losses and her own ill-health, which had left the whole family at a very low point financially, Jane wanted to start again and rebuild her career and her family’s circumstances. She had previously worked in dementia care and seen examples of poor uninformed practice, but also […]

Amanda Wood came to Purple Shoots to ask for support when she decided to change direction with her career and lifestyle. Up until Lockdown in 2020, Amanda was living in Plymouth and was working as a programme manager at a College leading and delivering a project which supported local creative business and artists in collaborative […]

Sparkle Pro Caravan Cleaning An unlikely success story: a business that sprung up in the leisure industry, in the middle of the Coronavirus pandemic. When COVID-19 first hit, Ian was one of the first casualties of the economic slump. Just two months into a new job, he was laid off without furlough and left wondering […]

Fabienne relocated back to South Wales to be a single Mum with a baby, in a new town with no contacts. She found herself changed from a busy lifestyle with her fiancé, nice house & good career to living on her own, with a young baby in rented accommodation & claiming benefits all in a […]

Mari is a Mum who combines looking after her family with a successful cake baking business based in Caernarfon called Sbwnj. Her Mum was a great cook and was the inspiration behind what she does. They always said they would make a business together. For years, Mari learned from and enjoyed cooking with her Mum […]