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I am a fully qualified integrative counsellor working face to face in West Wales and online nationwide
I am a registered member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP) whose ethical framework and guidelines I adhere to within my practices.
My Counselling Qualifications include:
Professional Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
Level 2 and 3 Certificates in Counselling Skills
Certificate in CBT
Certificate in Relational Counselling (Nearing Completion)
As part of my continued professional development, I have undertaken much professional training such as, but not limited to Motivational Interviewing, Working with Endings, AIM3, Working with Metaphor, Non-Violent Resistance (NVR), Understanding Female Genital Mutilation, Unconscious Bias, Mindfulness and Wellbeing.
I am also a mental health first aider
I facilitate group therapy and support groups
I currently split some of my time working as a bereavement counsellor with NHS
I have worked with the charity Place2Be as a School Counsellor and I was also a telephone counsellor with Cruse Bereavement Care and Ealing SAFE Counselling, working with young people up to the age of 18. I have previously worked with the NHS IAPT counselling service and the youth offending service
Prior to my becoming a counsellor, I was a secondary school teacher and also managed a mentoring project for young people.
I have a fully enhanced DBS check