Training & Experience

This is a highly collaborative way of working and places an emphasis on using and developing clients’ existing strengths, building resilience and creating new ways of approaching life and relationships.

I have extensive experience working with:

• Family and relationship issues
• Mediation – healing disconnections with family members / friends
• Couples
• Anxiety and depression
• Low self esteem /confidence
• Lack of self acceptance
• Job stress
• Life transitions and change
• Developing personal strengths and optimism
• Divorce counselling 

Training Highlights:

• MSc. University of East London
• International Mediation Institute – accreditation
• Psycho-neurobiological approach to couples therapy (PACT, L.A.)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Applied Positive Psychology
• Post Graduate training in CBT
• Diploma in Counselling
• Advanced Certificate in Counselling
• Certificate Counselling
• Diploma in Groupwork
• Contextual Couples training
• Professional life coach training
• Specialist training – Existential philosophy and psychotherapy
• Specialist addictions training
• ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) training
• Encounter Centred Couples Therapy
• Emotion Focussed Couples Therapy Externship
• Emotion Focussed Couples Therapy Core Skills 

Professional membership and accreditations:

• Accredited member BACP (MBACP)
• Member of UK Register of Counsellors (UKRC)
• Member of European Network of Positive Psychology
• Certified mediator – International Mediation Institute