Freddy is an Occupational therapist in forensics, mental health rehabilitation and CAMHS. She is instrumental in The Sensory Friendly Inpatient Environments project a collaboration between Bradford District Care NHS Foundation Trust (BDCFT), Leeds and York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (LYFPT) and Advonet; where the aim is to improve the sensory experience of inpatient wards for neurodiverse service users.

Beth Smithson is an accomplished Occupational Therapist and Advanced Sensory Integration Practitioner. Her diverse career spans roles in the NHS, special schools, mainstream schools, community trusts, and NGOs overseas.

Beth's journey into sensory integration began with a Vietnamese NGO, where she spent two years educating staff in sensory integration theory and sensory-based interventions. Motivated by positive outcomes, she completed training with Sensory Integration Education in 2016, becoming an Advanced SI Practitioner.

In clinical roles, Beth applied sensory integration with children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD) in mainstream schools and students with profound and multiple learning difficulties (PMLD) in a specialist secondary school provision. Recently, Beth managed Occupational Therapy services in the NHS, successfully advocating for and embedding sensory processing and integration practice into routine NHS service delivery.

Committed to advancing sensory integration, Beth supports others in their learning journeys, empowering clinicians, parents, and schools to advocate confidently for sensory integration practice.