Mrs Parks is the creator of Parks Inner Child Therapy (PICT). She is a pioneer and expert in the field of childhood abuse (recognition, treatment and training) - having developed the first inner child method of therapy in the UK. She began teaching this complete ‘stand alone’ therapy model in 1988. It was originally created from her successful self-help efforts in resolving her own personal childhood abuse experiences and has evolved into a structured, rapid, thorough and gentle therapeutic model.  

Mrs. Parks is an American who has lived in the UK since 1982. Her work with survivors in England evolved into two books - Rescuing the ‘Inner Child’ (1990, Souvenir Press) - a self-help publication and The Counsellor’s Guide to Parks Inner Child therapy (1994, Souvenir Press). Both books have continuously remained in print.

Mrs Parks lives in Suffolk, England with her husband, Rod Tallowin, and is now semi-retired, spending her time writing, teaching one day Masterclasses and working as a Motivational Speaker, as well as, a Life & Health Coach. She continues following her hobbies as a Jazz/Blues vocalist and as an artist.

Professionals throughout the UK and abroad contact the PPF for information on abuse issues; client referrals; training; supervision; as well as, the seminars and workshops that are offered. The NHS and Social Services have joined Relate, MIND and private counselling agencies in making the PICT training available to their workers and/or PICT therapy available to clients.

Penny Parks has continued to develop the PICT method, transforming it from a methodical letter writing format, as first offered in Rescuing the ‘Inner Child’, to more rapid moving visualisation work. In recent years (1996), as a result of many overseas clients wishing to take the therapy, it progressed further adding an alternative intensive, condensed model, PICT Quick Change Therapy (QCT) – consisting of a series of daily four hour sessions for those clients ready for rapid change work.