About me

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BSc. PG Dip. Accredited MBACP

I am an accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and I work to their ethical framework. In order to gain my ‘Accredited’ status from the BACP, I have had to demonstrate through extensive client hours, essays and ongoing professional learning that I have high standards of knowledge, experience and development.

Alongside my private practice I currently work as a therapist for the Oakdale Centre in Harrogate. My previous experience includes counselling adults in a charitable setting dealing with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, stress, trauma and abuse. In addition, I am experienced in working with teenage students and adults in bereavement, having been a therapist for a college and a bereavement support organisation.

Before becoming a therapist I worked in adoption for over 10 years helping to find families for children and providing support to adopters going through their adoption journey. I therefore have a range of experience in helping people through challenges.

Qualifications

Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy
Accredited member of BACP
Post Graduate Certificate in Interpersonal and Counselling skills
BSc Criminology
Introduction to Counselling Skills

Further Training

Introduction to Cognitive Behvaioural Therapy
Compassion Focused Therapy
Complex trauma work
Transactional Analysis 101
ASIST (Applied suicide intervention skills training)
Shame Awareness, impact on self critical thinking and communication
Working with bereavement