Louise Kelly is a Certified Laughter Yoga Leader and Approved Sunshine Leader. Louise is also a HPCP Registered Music Therapist for over 13 year and has worked in a wide variety of client settings all across Northern Ireland including Pre School, Primary and post Primary Education, children and adults with Learning disabilities, elderly care and community groups. “My areas of expertise includes child development, behavioural and emotional development, language development, working within mainstream education and with children with learning disabilities” says Louise.

Louise now share her clinical experience by hosting workshops for organisations, schools, nursery groups and parenting groups offering bespoke Training Programs including to organisations including; Sure Start Northern Ireland DSSM Fiona Scott Training and Consultancy Ltd Donegal Education Centre (VEC) Buncrana Youth Club 15 th St Johns Scouts Association The Exchange, Buncrana

Louise is also a trained Rainbows facilitator working children who have been traumatised by bereavement of close family’s members by suicide or loss.

An experienced musician and a member of the North West Youth Orchestra throughout her my time at secondary school. Outside the academic arena Louise was a lead vocalist for a number of bands and now performs as a guest singer and fiddle player across the North Coast.

“Throughout my years as a Therapist, I was fascinated by how children found it so easy to play and laugh together regardless of age, disability or social status. I was curious to delve deeper into this and by chance (or in my opinion fate), happened across a Laughter Yoga session on Facebook. I trained as a Laughter Yoga Leader and since then have been providing Laughter Yoga sessions, mainly with children. I think I refound my inner child and I LOVE it!” Says Louise