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Qualifications, training and experience

  • MSc in Counselling Children and Young People 

       (a Master’s degree in counselling, with a specialist focus on children and young people) 

                    Specialist training in:

                            Systemic Practice

                            Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

                            Attachment-Based Approaches

                            Creative & Play Therapy

                            Brief Solution-Focused Therapy

                            Trauma-Informed Practice

                            Child Development

                            Child & Adolescent Mental Health

                            Counselling Children, Young People & Families

                            Ethical Clinical Practice

  • Integrative therapist

  • Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)

  • Open University – Professional CPD in Online Counselling (developed with BACP & CPCAB)

  • BA (Hons) Primary Education with Qualified Teacher Status (QTS)

  • Working Therapeutically with Physical Health

  • Working Creatively with Dissociation

  • Working with Resistance in Counselling

  • Discussing Sex in Therapy

  • Online and Telephone Counselling

  • Safeguarding Children from Abuse and Neglect

  • Equality, Diversity, Inclusion and Human Rights

  • Prevent Awareness

  • Data Security Awareness

  • Over 20 years' experience supporting children, young people, adults and families

  • Enhanced DBS Certificate

  • Extensive postgraduate research exploring Children and Young People Therapists’ Experiences of Dog-Assisted Therapy

  • Ongoing professional development to ensure my practice remains current and evidence-informed 

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