QUALIFICATIONS, TRAINING & EXPERIENCE

 
 

BA (HONS) HUMANISTIC COUNSELLING PRACTICE.

UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM

MY INITIAL TRAINING INCLUDED A COMPULSORY 200 HOUR, FACE TO FACE PRACTICE ELEMENT. WITH A FOCUS ON HUMANISTIC THERAPIES THAT INCLUDED: PERSON-CENTRED, TA, GESTALT AND NARRATIVE MODALITIES. TOWARDS THE END OF MY TRAINING, I ELECTED TO COMPLETE FURTHER SPECIALISMS IN: TRAUMA, SEX & SEXUALITY & SOLUTION FOCUSED PRACTICE.

I ENCOURAGE PERSPECTIVE CLIENTS TO ASK TO VIEW MY QUALIFICATIONS, ENHANCED DBS CLEARANCE, ACCREDITATION & INSURANCE PAPERS; PLEASE DON’T WORRY ABOUT OFFENDING ME, GIVE ME A CHANCE TO SHOW OFF HOW HARD I’VE WORKED!

FURTHER TRAINING & MEMBERSHIP OF ACCREDITED REGISTER

THE ACCREDITED REGISTER PROGRAMME WAS SET UP BY THE GOVERNMENT TO IMPROVE STANDARDS AND SAFETY FOR THE BENEFIT OF THE PUBLIC. MY ACCREDITATION DEMONSTRATES MY COMMITMENT TO HIGH PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS. AS PART OF THE REGULATIONS OF MY ACCREDITATION WITH THE NATIONAL COUNSELLING SOCIETY (NCS), I AM REQUIRED TO UNDERTAKE MONTHLY CLINICAL SUPERVISION AND COMPLETE A MINIMUM OF 30 HOURS/YEAR OF CONTINUOUS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT. HERE ARE EXAMPLES OF THE MORE RECENT TRAINING EVENTS I HAVE ATTENDED:

  • PRE-TRIAL THERAPY - with Inspire CPD

  • TRAUMA INFORMED YOGA - with Lorna Evans

  • INCORPORATING MINDFULNESS INTO PRACTICE - with Inspire CPD

  • WORKING AT RELATIONAL DEPTH - with Mick Cooper

  • UNDERSTANDING THE IMPORTANCE OF THE BODY & NEUROBIOLOGY IN TRAUMA - with Dr Liz Hall

EXPERIENCE

I HAVE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING WITH CHILDREN AND YOUNG PEOPLE WITHIN SCHOOL ENVIRONMENTS, AND PRIVATE PRACTICE. SUPPORTING CLIENTS WITH THEIR UNIQUE EXPERIENCES OF ANXIETY, BODY DYSMORPHIA, GENDER, SEXUALITY, AND BEREAVEMENT; OFFERING THEM A CONFIDENTIAL SPACE TO EXPLORE THEIR FEELINGS AND EMOTIONS, WITHOUT JUDGEMENT. CHILDREN CAN FIND IT DIFFICULT TO EXPLAIN THEIR FEELINGS, OFTEN INHIBITED BY THEIR EMOTIONAL VOCABULARY. I UTILISE PLAY THERAPY WHICH CAN OFFER A BRIDGE INTO THEIR WORLD.

WORKING WITH A LOCAL CHARITY WHO PROVIDE COUNSELLING & PSYCHOTHERAPY FOR SURVIVORS OF RAPE AND SEXUAL ABUSE, MY INTEREST IN TRAUMA AND ITS IMPACTS WAS HEIGHTENED. SUPPORTING INDIVIDUALS THERAPEUTICALLY WHILST THEY WORKED THROUGH THE IMPACT OF THEIR INDIVIDUAL TRAUMA EXPERIENCES WAS A PRIVILEGE. I BECAME INTERESTED IN OTHER METHODS IN CONJUNCTION WITH TALKING THERAPY TO SUPPORT THE TRAUMA SURVIVORS INDIVIDUAL GROWTH, SUCH AS MINDFULNESS AND TRAUMA INFORMED MOVEMENT.