Patrick Tomlinson
Director, Consultant and Children’s Trauma Services Specialist
Patrick Tomlinson is a Director and Consultant specialising in Leadership and Organisational Development, and a Children’s Trauma Services Specialist.
He has co-created therapeutic models with organisations across the UK and internationally.
Beginning his career as a residential care worker, Patrick has held senior leadership roles including team leader, senior manager, Director and CEO. He is a qualified clinician, strategic leader and author of numerous publications focused on trauma-informed and therapeutic services.
Within Journeys That Care, Patrick brings specialist expertise in therapeutic model development, leadership growth and organisational change, supporting services to strengthen relational, trauma-informed practice at every level.
Areas of Focus
Patrick’s work within Journeys That Care particularly supports:
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Therapeutic model development in residential and fostering services
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Leadership and organisational development in trauma-informed systems
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Developing relational and psychologically informed cultures
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Staff selection and development using values-based approaches
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Strengthening reflective and supervision cultures in complex services
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Supporting organisations navigating growth, change and service redesign
His work focuses on strengthening the conditions in which both professionals and young people can thrive.
Therapeutic and Organisational Development
Patrick’s primary focus is the development of people and organisations. Across his career, he has consistently identified development as a key driver of positive outcomes for:
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Children and young people
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Professionals and teams
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Whole organisations
His experience spans from 1985, primarily within trauma-informed services. He began working in a therapeutic residential community for boys who had experienced significant trauma and adversity. Since then, he has worked extensively across foster care, residential schools, and services supporting young people and adults with intellectual disabilities.
Patrick is known for supporting organisations to translate therapeutic principles into practical, sustainable models of care.
Training, Consultancy and Supervision
Patrick provides a range of development-focused services, including:
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Therapeutic Model Development
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Developmental Mentoring
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Organisational Consultancy
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Clinical and Reflective Supervision
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Leadership Development
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Implementation of the Character Assessment and Selection Tool (CAST) for staff recruitment and development
His approach supports organisations to build clarity, coherence and relational depth within their services.
Working in Partnership with Journeys That Care
Patrick works alongside Journeys That Care to support organisations seeking to deepen and embed therapeutic, relational and trauma-informed approaches.
His work particularly complements Mary-anne’s practice in:
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Therapeutic model development
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Organisational culture and language
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Reflective and relational leadership
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Service-wide implementation of trauma-informed approaches
Mary-anne draws on Patrick’s supervision and consultancy within her own therapeutic model development work with residential homes, fostering agencies and wider care services.
To explore working with Patrick through Journeys That Care, get in touch at info@journeysthatcare.co.uk or complete the contact form below and we will be in touch.