My experience and qualifications

I also work as a Counsellor at York Mind and have a number of years experience of working with a range of clients with a complex and diverse range of needs from age 16 and above.

I have experience of working with adults in areas of anxiety, depression, trauma, stress, bereavement and loss, disability, discrimination, abuse, relationship and family issues, attachment issues, self-harm and more.

I have experience of working with family carers, working in women’s support services and with learning disabilities and autism, where I have also worked as a Mentor and an Advocate, supporting individuals to secure their rights and have a voice about issues that affect them.  I have also worked with Care home staff supporting them with the wellbeing, particularly during the pandemic.  

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My qualifications and additional training include: 

• Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling awarded Distinction - York St John University
  (Integrative Humanistic approach)

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• Vagus Nerve Programme - resetting the nervous system 

• Breathwork training for anxiety and trauma and nervous system regulation

• ASSIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training

• Dealing with distress - Working with suicide and self-harm

• Trauma and the body: Dissociation and somatisation

• Working with relational trauma: Dealing with disorganised attachment

• Sexualised and relational trauma

• Domestic abuse awareness

• Child Sexual Abuse – Hope for healing

• Working with and supporting autistic and neurodiverse clients

• Safeguarding for vulnerable adults and children

• Somatic experiencing - body oriented approach to trauma and stress

• Online and telephone counselling certificate

• Introduction to taking therapy outdoors

• Working creatively with attachment styles

• Trans awareness and inclusivity training

• Embodied practices for anxiety and trauma

• Transforming the living legacy of trauma

• Working creatively with inner child

• Working creatively with sandtray

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Memberships

I am a registered with the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and adhere to the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy and their complaints procedure. These can be viewed at www.bacp.co.uk

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I hold an Enhanced DBS.

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I am registered with the ICO and comply with GDPR and data protection regulations. See my Privacy Notice