About Me
People don’t grow up aspiring to be therapists; life has a way of bringing them there. For me, certain events shaped my determination and ability to help others, to give them the support and understanding they need. Working with people of all backgrounds has helped me develop and learn every day. I love what I do, and since qualifying as a therapist in 2002 I have never stopped wanting to learn more.
My experience includes 20 years of helping clients struggling with range of issues in voluntary, community, corporate, clinical, and private settings. I have worked as a Clinical Lead, Safeguarding Lead, Head of Psychological Services, Clinical Services Manager, and delivered a vast number of case evaluations, psychological profiles, and treatment plans over the years – bringing this knowledge to my current private practice.
2016 EMDR Therapist EMDR Centre UK
2016 Level 5 Leadership and Management
2012 PG Cert Clinical Supervision
2012 MA Counselling Studies
2004 Counselling Qualification: Salford University
2006 BSc (Hons) Psychotherapeutic Interventions
2007 Dip Hypnopsychotherapy (NCHP - National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy)
Advanced Certificate in Hypnopsychotherapy (ABC)
NVQ 3 Holistic Therapies
PGCE Ed University of Bolton
2009 PG Cert Supervision in Counselling
City & Guilds 7307 and part 1 Cert Ed (equivalent to present 7407)
2012 MA Counselling Studies
Registered Trainer Suicide Prevention (ASIST)
Oncology Support Training 2015
Critical Incident Debriefing 2015
If you would like to know a bit more about how I work as a psychotherapist and trauma therapist in Rochdale and online, have a look at my Types of Therapies page.
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