qualifications
My Counselling training began at South East Essex College where I achieved certificates in Counselling Introduction, Counselling Theory, and Counselling Skills. My training then continued at Victoria Counselling and Training Service, where I achieved two further certificates in Cognitive-Behavioural Counselling, one in Transactional Analysis, and an Advanced Diploma in Counselling. I consider continual personal and professional development extremely important, and actively expand my training throughout my career. Further additional training has included Bereavement Care, Schizophrenic Hearing Voices, Gestalt Voice Dialogue, Child Development, Symbolic Play Therapy, Drug and Alcohol Counselling, Creative Counselling, Couple Counselling, and Brief Therapy.
employment
My interest in mental health began during early adolescence, and I am delighted to have developed a career in Counselling. I have been a counsellor for Mind Association for Mental Health, and for Terrence Higgins Trust. I am currently providing counselling to EAP services, and for the Primary and Secondary Education Sectors. Throughout my career I have provided this personal counselling service for private clients.
experience
I have experience working with clients who's issues have included; anger management, anxiety, assertiveness, bereavement, co-dependency, debt, depression, domestic violence, drug and alcohol misuse, eating problems, emotional abuse, employment difficulties, gay and lesbian sexuality, incest, infertility, infidelity, impulse control, jealousy and possessiveness, long term illness, loneliness and isolation, loss and grief, low self-esteem, miscarriage, obsessive-compulsiveness, panic attacks, phobias, physical abuse, poor confidence, post traumatic stress, rape, relationship difficulties, self-harm, sexual abuse, sleep disturbance, stress management, terminal illness, termination, victimisation, and work related issues.