Qualifications
BSc Hons Psychology, Dip. Counselling, MBACP
I am a qualified Humanistic
and Integrative Counsellor - Gestalt, Person Centred, Transactional Analysis.
I
am a registered member of the British Association of Counselling and
Psychotherapy. I work to the Ethical Framework, which guides me to work
ethically and safely. I attend regular Clinical Supervision and I am committed
to my personal and professional development, in attending further training and
workshops.
Experience
I have worked for 20 years
in health and social care, with older people and then with people who have
struggled in their mental health and with their families. This included varied diagnoses,
such as anxiety, depression and psychosis. I have worked together with family
units on history, dynamics and communication and co-facilitated courses in
mental health to family members and other professionals.
In my experience so far, I
have learned how people want and deserve to be seen exactly as they are. I am
often moved by stories of others and how mental health has featured within
cultures and generations, from what is unsaid, ways we have supported ourselves
and each other, to sometimes what we now know and recognise as stigma
surrounding mental health. I am always learning and my clients are my greatest
teachers.
