Qualifications & Experience
I have a Masters degree in Humanistic Person-Centred Psychotherapy from The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (SPTI), affiliated with the University of Birmingham. I also have a Diploma in Supervision from SPTI.
I am a registered member of both the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), adhering to their codes of ethics and good practice. I am committed to on-going personal and professional development including regular supervision, and hold professional indemnity insurance.
In addition to my core qualification, I have additional training in:
- Couples Counselling
- Anger Management
- Trauma Therapy
- Supervision
I have over 15 years experience of working with individual adults and couples, young people and children, from a variety of settings, including GP Surgeries, Universities, Primary Schools, various Voluntary Sector Counselling Services, as well as in Private Practice. I have a particular interest in, and experience of, working with couples and relationship issues.
Areas of experience include:
- Stress
- Anxiety
- Self Esteem
- Self Confidence
- Relationship Issues
- Family Issues
- Bereavement
- Trauma
- Childhood Abuse
- Anger
- Workplace Bullying
- Life Transitions e.g. Redundancy, Divorce, Retirement, Relocation, Pregnancy
- Personal Development & Growth
- Unresolved Issues
- Counselling & Psychotherapy Supervision
I also teach on the 'BSc Humanistic and Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy' training programme at The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute (SPTI)