Qualifications

• M.Ed. Social, Emotional and Mental Health / SEBD / SEMH
• B.Sc. (Hons) Psychology
• Diploma in Autism and Mental Health
• Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (Humanistic / Integrative)
• ADHD-Certified Services Provider 
• NVQ 4 Working with Families with Multiple and Complex Needs
• QCF Working with Children and Young People
• Counselling Young People (BACP)
• Couple Counselling (Dip)
• Solution Focussed Brief Therapy
• Protective Behaviours (Adolescence)

Counselling Experience

• Private Practice
• National Mental Health Charity (MIND)
• Domestic Violence charity
• School Counsellor
• National Autistic Society

Continued Professional Development

• Working at Relational Depth (CTR)
• Working with Anxiety Disorders (CTR)
• Existential Therapy (CTR)
• Supporting Clients with Body Dysmorphia and Body Image Difficulties (CTR)
• Working Creatively in Therapeutic Settings (Cathy McGuiness)
• Conflict Resolution
• Counselling Young People (BACP)
• Power of Focussing (Dr Greg Maddison)
• Couple Counselling (Counselling Academy)
• Transactional Analysis
• Working with Complex Anxiety
• PTSD and CPTSD

Workshops (Schools and Youth Groups)

• ‘Developing self-esteem’ for ages 13-16  Max. 6 per group
• ‘Mindfulness and relaxation’ for ages 13-16 Max. 6 per group
• ‘Managing anxiety’ individual sessions aged 12+
• ‘Understanding self-harm’ workshops for parents

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Research

• Doctorate in Education (EdD), Oxford Brookes University – currently undertaking doctoral study, with a developing research interest in emotionally based school avoidance (EBSA), parents’ experiences and parent–school relationships.
• Are parents being heard? Parents’ experiences of participating in multi-professional meetings. MEd in Social, Emotional and Mental Health, University of Birmingham (2017).
• A gay man’s identity: Formation of the self and relationships. BSc (Hons) in Psychology, University of Northampton (2003).