I spent a number of years training to qualify as a counsellor and I continue to engage with professional development – I have a commitment to at least 30 hours of ongoing training per year as a Registered Member of The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP).
QUALIFICATIONS
- BACP Certificate of Proficiency (Jan 2015)
- Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (2012-2014)
- BSc (Hons) Counselling Psychology (2009-2012)
- Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies (2012)
- Counselling Children and Adolescents Level 4 (2012)
- Level 2 Certificate in Awareness in Bereavement Care (2011)
- Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills (2011)
- Level 2 Award in Introduction to Counselling Skills (2010)
SOME FURTHER AREAS OF STUDY
- Studied mental health science at post-graduate level (2017-2018) covering the latest research on depression, anxiety, dementia and psychosis.
- Psychological First Aid training
- Relational depth when working online
- Arts in health
- Mental Health First Aid (trained 2016)
- Counselling online
- Working with a suicidal client
- Loneliness and its effects
- Domestic violence awareness
- Supported conversation (working with aphasia)
- The Freedom Programme for Professionals
- Sudden and traumatic death
- Understanding stroke – physical, psychological and emotional impact
- A child’s grief
- Writing in Bereavement
