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About Me
Experienced. Supportive. BACP Registered.
I am qualified to work with a wide variety of problems and issues either short or longer term but I have particular training in; domestic abuse, bereavement loss and grief, spirituality/religion, sexuality and cultural issues.
I also have experience working with anxiety, depression, low self esteem/confidence, family issues, cross-cultural relationships, relationship issues, separation and divorce, emotional abuse, sexual abuse and stress.
My History
I am a professional, fully qualified counsellor with over 5 years experience in providing counselling and over 4 years running a successful private counselling practice in Manchester.
My journey into counselling began with my own personal experience of therapy, which I found to be so supportive and eye-opening. I consider this work a privilege and a gift.
I have previous experience providing voluntary counselling for women in a charity based in Stockport, where I was lucky enough to further develop my working knowledge and see the positive outcomes experienced by women I have helped during that time.
I am a registered member of the BACP and practice within their professional framework. I have professional liability insurance and regular supervision. These elements ensure that I work in a professional and ethical way.
My core training and the way I work is person-centred. Find out more about about the way I work.
Qualifications
Working Online with Groups – OCST certificate
Online Counselling, Guidance & Mentoring Skills – OCST 3 Certificate
Level 5 Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling -
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Person Centred approaches,
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Comparative theories and approaches - CBT and Psychodynamic,
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Human development - Sexual identity; spiritual identity, racial identity models,
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Counselling for loss and grief - grief models, healthy attachment needs, attachment styles
Level 3 Counselling Skills Certificate
Level 2 Introduction to Counselling Skills
Additional Training
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Adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse
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CBT strategies
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Focusing Skills
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Psycho-pharmacology & counselling & psychotherapy
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Assessment Skills Training
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Creativity as a Therapeutic Tool in Counselling
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Mindfulness & Meditation
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Working with difference & diversity
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Safeguarding children
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Introduction to Clinical Supervision
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Domestic abuse training
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Safeguarding Adults; Level One
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Telephone Listening skills
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Working with Trauma