Our presenters

Tara Gretton (she/her) has a background in social work and was introduced to the Solution-Focused approach in 2002. Prior to that, Tara was an aspiring actor working in Fringe theatre in Dublin. Tara worked with adults with learning difficulties until 2010 and then made the transition to Children’s Services in Bath. She worked in a social work team that used Solution-Focused Practice with adolescents and their families to prevent family breakdown and reduce the number of young people coming into care.

Tara has extensive experience in using the Solution-Focused approach with young people and their families. Since becoming a freelance Solution-Focused practitioner in 2014, Tara now works in many schools in her local area as a freelance Solution-Focused practitioner carrying out 1:1 work and group work with children and young people.

Tara is also a Solution-Focused consultant to schools and trains all staff within schools in the Solution-Focused approach. Tara has recently worked with a school that now calls itself a Solution-Focused school.

Tara Gretton runs an international Solution-Focused school network with a German colleague and delivers workshops internationally. Tara also runs a private practice from her family home in Bath.

Wendy Lee has worked as a Speech and Language Therapist for over 30 years, in clinical practice, higher education and the third sector. She was Professional Director at The Communication Trust until 2015 where she led several projects, as well as inputting to national policy and research.

Wendy is currently the Director of LINGO, which provides consultancy, professional development, resources and speech and language therapy. She works with academy trusts, schools, and settings and in partnership with local and national organisations supporting speech, language, and communication.