TRAUMA AND ATTACHMENT INFORMED QUALIFICATIONS TO WORK WITH ADULTS AND YOUNG PEOPLE
Qualifications:
- Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling – The Counselling Foundation, St Albans. BACP accredited
- Place2Be L4 in working with Children and Adolescents - Counselling and Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body (CPCAB)
- Completed 5 years supervised clinical training of internship hours
- Attachment Focussed Therapy (AFT) Certified – Barnardo's
- Triple P - Primary Care - Qualified provider- University of Queensland, Australia
Trained in the following therapeutic approaches:
- Psychodynamic Therapy
- Person-centred Therapy
- Play Therapy
- Attachment Focussed Therapy
Continuing Professional Development (CPD):
As a registered practitioner within the counselling and psychotherapy field and as a Barnardo's link therapist, I regularly take part in trainings to maintain, develop and enhance my professional competency in order to safeguard clients.
Work Experience:
I started my Private Practice in 2016, where I deliver in-person, online and phone counselling to people of any age gap. Alongside it, I am a Barnardo's therapist for the ‘Link Support Service’.
Within this service I provide online counselling to families, adults and young people who are facing additional challenges to their emotional well-being as well as families affected by relatives with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
Past experience:
Previously I have spent a decade working for two charities, Place2Be and The Children Society, as a School Counsellor in four Primary Schools in London, and an Academy Secondary School in Essex.
I also worked as a school counsellor for The Open Box Education Centre which is a trauma informed and attachment aware independent school for KS4 (Year 10 & 11) students. This school provides bespoke care and nurture based on the understanding of the neuroscience of trauma.
In addition, I have volunteered and worked for over 10 years with different organisations, including Broxbourne Adult Counselling Centre and NSPCC/Childline.
Accredited Member of the National Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
As a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) I abide by their Code of Ethics.
