Redlands counselling training July 2024

Level 6 Certificate in Therapeutic counselling Supervision

Redlands counselling training July 2016

Level 4 Diploma in humanistic integrative counselling

Redlands counselling training July 2014

Level 2 and 3 in counselling skills, theory and practice

Bournemouth University July 2012

BSc hons psychology (2:1)

Bournemouth and Poole college July 2004

BTEC national diploma in child development and education (Merit level)

I am currently working towards BACP accreditation

Training

Cognitive behavioural therapy diploma August 2022

Redlands counselling training November 2021

Working with young people

The flash technique August 2024

Employment experience

Therapist, supervisor and group work lead, Acts Fast. October 2022 – present

• Assessing client’s suitability for a group work environment and designating clients into groups

• Leading the facilitation of the group

• Writing summaries of the group work to report back to the funders of the project

• Working with parents whose children have disclosed sexual abuse

• Working with family members whose loved ones have been arrested for the downloading of indecent images

• Conducting assessments with new clients coming into the service and designating them to counselling staff

• Providing supervision to counsellors within the service

• Devising parent guides relating to talking to their children about sexual abuse and trauma

• Devising and delivering trauma training to new members of staff along with professionals within BCP on sexual violence awareness and trauma

Private practice February 2021 – present

I have a small but thriving practice located in Ferndown, where I work with adults and children from the age of ten years old.

Having qualified as a supervisor in July 2024, I regularly supervise both counsellors and staff who work for the NHS and the local food bank.

Organisational and therapy lead, Acts fast September 2017 – March 2020

• Working with parents whose children have disclosed sexual abuse within our counselling service

• Writing funding bids and applications

• Co-ordinating volunteers, including processing applications, interviewing and providing informal peer support/supervision for volunteers

• Attending meetings such as sitting on the local safeguarding children’s board

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