About Me

Experience:

I have 20yrs experience supporting adults and young people with a variety of mental health issues in clinical and residential settings. I have worked with people with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorders, acquired brain injury, schizophrenia, bi-polar disorder, personality disorders, self-harm, and eating disorders. I have also worked in several drug and alcohol rehabilitation centres and my most recent employment was an addiction recovery counsellor. I am mixed race and also a member of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Qualifications and training:

•  BA (Hons) Degree in Psychology

•  Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling

•  Diploma in Social Care: Child Development

•  Certificate in Trauma-Informed Practice

•  Certificate in Family & Relationship Therapy

•  Certificate in Addiction & Co-dependence

•  Certificate in Emotions & Emotional Disorders

•  Certificate in Counselling Studies

•  Certificate in Counselling Skills

•  Online & Telephone Counselling

•  Unconscious Bias

•  Safeguarding Adults

•  UK GDPR

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Professional Membership:

I am a Registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and adhere to their standards for ethical practice (Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions (BACP 2018). I am bound by and accountable to their conduct procedures to ensure I am working safely, ethically and in the best interest of each client.​