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Specialises in
- Applied Relaxation
- Behavioural Activation (BA)
- CBT with Exposure and Response Prevention (CBT with ERP)
- Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
- Mindfulness based CBT
- Psychotherapy
- Solution Focused Brief Therapy
- Transactional Analysis (TA)
- Trauma focused CBT
About me
Having worked in several positions in what would be considered caring professions I have gained a varied experience in counselling, advice and guidance. I have counselled clients from all age groups and backgrounds on trauma, bereavement, depression, suicide, anxiety, abuse, relationship issues & many more presenting issues. I continue to maintain my studies in counselling/psychotherapy and build acquired working in Castle Practice, Contact, Life line, Opal and Park side Surgery, as well as many hours of telephone & face to face contact on counselling advice & guidance. My work with WAVE Trauma is working with people affected by the troubles in Northern Ireland, such as bombs, murders, murderers, bereaved by the troubles, complex PTSD, addiction and many other presenting issues, working in a trauma focussed CBP approach and EMDR, as recommended in the NICE guidelines.
I am an accredited member of the BACP (British Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists), the BABCP (British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies) and have my own professional indemnity insurance in order to practice. I have a MSc (Hons) in Psychotherapy, BSc (Hons) degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy, Post graduate diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, a University of Ulster Dip HE in Integrative Counselling, University of Derby Advanced Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
Areas of interest
PTSD; OCD; GAD; PANIC DISORDER; ALL ANXIETY DISORDER CONDITIONS; DEPRESSION; ALL MOOD DISORDERS; PHOBIAS; ABUSE; GRIEF; RELATIONSHIP ISSUES; MOOD DISORDERS; SELF ESTEEM;
Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions
- Cardiac conditions
- Gynaecological disorders
- Musculoskeletal conditions
- Oncology
- Pain management
- Psychophysiological disorders
- Physical disability
- Rheumatological conditions