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Specialises in
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
Offers
- Face-to-face consultations
- Video and telephone consultations
About me
I am a Senior Accredited member of the BACP with over 19 years' experience providing counselling to individual adults and young people upward.
I have extensive experience of providing short-term therapy (4 to 8 sessions) as well as longer-term explorative counselling within the NHS, private practice, educational settings, employee care service provider referrals and in the voluntary sector.
Areas of interest
Anxiety (Generalised and specific); Panic attacks: Stress (life/work/school); Workplace disputes; Depression (mild/moderate/severe); Relationship difficulties; Parent-Child conflict; Loss of confidence/Low Self-Esteem; Bereavement; Separation or Divorce
My qualifications & training
Qualifications
- Advanced Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Skills and Studies
University of Derby 2009
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling (BACP Course Accredited)
Thames Valley University 2006
- Advanced Diploma in Counselling
Thames Valley University 2004
- BA (Hons) Degree in South-East Asian Studies and Languages
University of Hull 1997
- Intermediate Certificate in Counselling Skills
Thames Valley University 2003
- Accreditation in IPT
Anna Freud Centre 2024
- Diploma in Clinical Supervision
The Awareness Centre 2024
Additional training
- An Introduction to Mediation
Mind Garden Therapy Centre 2019
- Food as Medicine
Ayurveda Retreat 2019
- Ayurveda daily and seasonal routine
Ayurveda Retreat 2018
- Improving Mental Health in Schools
University of Reading 2017
- Therapy with Adults on the Autism Spectrum
Mind Garden Therapy Centre with Autism Oxford 2016
- Bad Things Happen: Enabling Recovery from Painful Life Events
Centre for Child Mental Health 2011
- Attachment Theory and Trauma
Centre for Child Mental Health 2012
- Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy Approaches to Eating Disorders and Obesity
Charlie Waller Institute, University of Reading 2013
- Overcoming Insomnia using CBT
Charlie Waller Institute, University of Reading 2013
- Attwood & Garnett on Asperger’s and Autism
Autism Oxford 2014
- Compassion-focused Interventions in Education
Compassionate Mind Foundation 2015
Details of entry to specialist register
- BACP Member's Register
, 2004
Affiliations / memberships
Senior Accredited Member of the British Association for Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP)
Accredited Member of IPTUK