WORKING WITH YOU, TO FIND A WAY FORWARD.... I am a Registered Counsellor and Senior Accredited Counsellor, with over 20 years of experience, offering you a service tailored to your needs and requirements. I work with Adult individuals on both a long and short term basis.
In addition to self referrals, I also work with referrals from: Human Resource (HR) Departments for Private Organisations, Occupational Health Providers, Other Counselling Organisations
My original Counsellor Training was in the Humanistic Approach. This means that I see you as a unique individual capable of making choices, asking for what you need and able to take responsibility for your own actions. Once qualified I developed an interest in working with the Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) approach to Counselling (thought and behavioural patterns) and feel that the way I work as a Counsellor complements both theories and approaches.
I love working as a Counsellor because I have a desire to make a difference in the life of others. I have had many occasions in Counselling Practice where I have seen "light bulbs go on" and witnessed my client telling me that their life has changed as a result of new insight. This is a joy for me to be a part of. Seeing another grow, through recognition that they can and realising that they can do this through their own abilities, is essentially why I work as a Counsellor. When I embark on a Counselling relationship all I ever ask of myself is that I give my best to you, using the best techniques and theory, I am aware of to help and educate you. If you like, give you the tools to work with. The rest is up to you, you work within the process and take what you need from it.
My Counselling Session availability is: Monday & Tuesday from 4.30pm and Wednesday & Thursday from 5pm
I started my Counsellor Training in 1998 and have been Counselling since 2002. I qualified to Practice as a Counsellor in 2003 and have been working as a Private Practice Counsellor since 2004.
Core Counsellor Training Qualifications:
Advanced Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling - Humanistic (Level 4, CPCAB & CSCT, 2003)
Advanced Certificate in Counselling Skills & Theory (AQA & CSCT 2002)
Certificate in Counselling Theory (AQA & CSCT 2000)
Certificate in Counselling Skills (AEB & CSCT 1999)
Other Qualifications:
Certificate in Life Coaching (NCFE, 2005)
Diploma in Life Coaching (Level 3, NCFE 2006)
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Diploma (Level 5, ASET, 2009)
Stress Management Coaching and Consultancy Professional (Advanced) Diploma (Level 4, NCFE, 2009)
Mood Disorder Management and Coaching Practitioner Diploma (Level 5, NCFE, 2011)
Compulsive Behavioural Disorders Diploma (Level 2, NCFE 2012)
Transactional Analysis Diploma Course (2012)
Depression Management Diploma (Level 3, NCFE 2014)
Grief and Bereavement Counselling Diploma (Level 3, ABC 2015)
Stress Counselling in the Workplace Diploma (Level 3, ABC 2016)
Professional Therapeutic Counselling Diploma (Level 4, ABC 2018)
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