Professional Qualifications and Continuing Professional Development
Qualifications
Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling (2020) - Counselling Tutor
EMDR Therapist (2019) - EMDR Academy
Certificate in Individual Supervision (2015) - Strathclyde University
MA Counselling and Psychotherapy: Distinction (2012) - York St John University
Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy: Distinction (2011) -York St John University
Certificate in Counselling: Distinction (2009) - York St John University
Postgraduate Certificate in Education (1992) - University of York
BSc (Hons) Pharmacology (1987) - Cardiff University
Continuing Professional Development
I have completed courses in diverse areas such as:-
Attachment: from theory to therapy
Working with Childhood Abuse
Family Constellations,
Understanding Anorexia from an Attachment Perspective,
Trauma, Abuse and Dissociation,
Attachment Dynamics with Adults,
Shame in the Therapeutic Relationship,
Power in the Counselling Relationship
Laughter as Therapy
The Neuroscience of Trauma and Abuse
Working with Domestic Abuse
Understanding the Dynamics of Domestic Abuse,
Understanding Emotional Eating - a 4 day training course run by WeightWise Academy
Focusing - Working with Complex Trauma
Working with Shame in relationships and religion
Understanding Spiritual Abuse
Working with Risk and Suicide
Exploring Ministerial Resilience.
Working with Porn and Sex Addiction
Understanding life transitions in the context of ministry
Polyvagal Theory in Practice - two day training with Deb Dana
Fundamentalist Religous childhoods and adult mental health
Yarning - an experiential and creative reflective supervision approach - Kate Beers
Integrating artwork into counselling
Training in Mindfulness has added to my toolkit of therapeutic interventions and completion of my training in Supervision means that I am qualified to offer individual Supervision to Counsellors and Psychotherapists. As a fully qualified EMDR therapist I am able to offer this NICE approved therapy in conjunction with more traditional psychotherapy.
I am a Registered and Accredited member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and work according to their Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling & Psychotherapy. As such I receive regular monthly clinical supervision. I also hold an enhanced DBS certificate and professional indemnity insurance.
For more information on BACP, please click here.
I am a Consultant with CMCS - Churches’ Ministerial Counselling Service - the service offers up to 12 sessions of counselling to church ministers and adult members of their immediate family.
