Qualifications

With over a decade of experience, my background is rich and varied. Trained as an Integrative counsellor and child/adolescent therapist I work within the NHS, in voluntary and in the private sector. 

Currently heading Paradigm counselling services you will find the therapy here is tailored to meet your needs.  I offer you a safe environment to explore difficult feelings in confidence accompanied by a compassionate and respectful psychotherapist. 

We will work together to give you back your sense of self.

Qualifications:

• MBACP Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy

• MNCS (Accred) Registered Member National Counselling Society

• Dip. Couns. Integrative Counselling

• Post Grad Dip. Couns. Children & Young People

• Cert. Mental Health First Aid

• Cert Creative Art Therapy

• Cert Bereavement & Loss

• Cert. Rewind Technique (PTSD)

• Working with Anger & Shame

• Understanding Self-harm

• Trauma & The Body

• Rape & Childhood Sexual Abuse

• Emotional Freedom Technique (Tapping) 

• Cert. Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction

• Cert. Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy

• Cert. Online & Telephone Counselling

• Cert. LBGT+ Awareness Training

• I hold an NVQ 3 in British Sign Language

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And have attended and completed several certificated training courses including:

• Understanding Autism and Asperger Syndrome

• ADHD

• Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy

• Transactional Analysis

• Neuro-Linguistic Programming

• Acceptance & Commitment Therapy​​​

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• 10 years  working in Private Practice

• 8 years  working with adolescents

• 7 years working with GP referrals through IAPT & EAP

• 6 years counselling in the NHS as a specialist cardiac counsellor and experienced in long term health conditions.

I am committed to the ethical, non-discriminatory practice and abide by the principles and ethics of the BACP: confidentiality is assured at all times.