About
I started counselling as a volunteer counsellor with Cruse Bereavement Care 14 years ago and I went on to become an accredited bereavement counsellor.
During this time I attended further training on various aspects of loss and bereavement including: A Child’s Grief, Sudden and Traumatic Death, Death in Service and Anticipatory Grief. After further study and training I successfully completed my Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling, and Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision along with additional more specialised counselling training.
Additionally I have experience of tutoring at City College Peterborough, teaching the CPCAB Counselling Studies Level 3 and Counselling Skills Level 2 courses for 6 years.
I am also involved with the charities Don’t Lose Hope in Bourne, Little Miracles in Peterborough where I provide counselling supervision for qualified and trainee counsellors and the clinical lead.
My primary interest is in helping people regain a sense of enjoyment, happiness, control, understanding and purpose in their lives.
I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. (BACP) I am committed to working safely and ethically. I have counselling supervision every month to ensure that I am working to best practice. I also attend regular CPD training, and I am up to date with all current legislation and data protection requirements.
My private practice is situated in Bourne, Lincolnshire. South Lincolnshire including Stamford, Spalding, Boston, Market Deeping and Peterborough and the surrounding areas are within easy reach.
Qualifications & Training
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy BACP – Registered Member
- Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling – Grantham College
- Postgraduate Certificate in Supervision – Counselling Xtra Nottingham
- Counselling Studies Level 3 – Peterborough College
- Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 2 – Peterborough College
- Making Sense of Relationships – Bridging Creative Therapies
- Sandplay Therapy – Bridging Creative Therapies
- Transactional Analysis 101 Course – Berne Institute
- Understanding and working with Attachment Issues – One-to-One Project training
- A Child’s Grief – Cruse Bereavement Care
- Counselling in the Prison Service – Stocken Prison, Lincolnshire
- Sudden and Traumatic Death – Cruse Bereavement Care
- ABC Accredited Cruse Bereavement Counsellor – Ascentis
- Art Therapy in Practice – BACP and Cruse Bereavement Care
- Understanding and Working with Depression – Cruse Bereavement Care
- Working with Metaphors and Therapeutic writing – Cruse Bereavement Care
- Understanding and working with anxiety and depression – Cruse Bereavement Care
- Trauma, The Brain and Recovery – MindBody Breakthrough
- Working with Shame – Carolyn Spring
- Dealing with Distress- Working with Suicide and Self-Harm
- Psychology & Therapeutic Work in the Criminal Justice System – Peterborough College
- Communicating with the Dying, their carers and relatives – St Barnabas Hospice, Lincoln
- safeTALK Suicide Awareness training – Grantham College
- Physiotherapy in Palliative Care – St Barnabas Hospice, Spalding
- Spirituality within Supervision – Cruse Bereavement Care
- Level 3 Award in Education and Training – City College Peterborough
- Safeguarding certificate – City College Peterborough
- Advanced DBS