Registered with UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy)

Accredited by BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)

Accredited as Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with BABCP (British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies)

 

Qualifications:

MA Social Work, MSc Integrative Psychotherapy, Certificate in Integrative Supervision, Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (CBT).

Training:

I trained in Integrative Psychotherapy and Supervision at the Metanoia Institute.  I did my Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy training at the University of Brighton, under the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies programme.  I have also trained in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) Part 1.

Experience:

I currently divide my time between work as a Psychotherapist and Supervisor in private practice, and working as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist in the NHS.   I began my life as a therapist over 25 years ago when I volunteered as a Counsellor for a young people's project.   Since then I have had a wide range of clinical experience including:

  • working as a Social Worker in a therapeutic Family Centre with children and parents experiencing problems in family life - this included work with all kinds of childhood abuse.

  • working as a Counsellor in a mental health team

  • working in an inner-city Counselling service within a multi-ethnic community 

  • working as a CBT therapist in GP surgeries