I am currently working in private practice in Derby offering individual and couples counselling. Alongside this I work one day a week in the NHS supporting NHS staff and one day at Derby University as a Specialist Mentor supporting students. Occasionally I work for an insurance company doing EAP work.
Issues I have experience in
Grief
Loss of a child by suicide
Loss
Miscarriage
Trauma
Sexual Abuse
Emotional Abuse
Suicidal Thoughts
Self Harm
Depression
Anxiety
Low self esteem
Long term health conditions
Relationship/marriage issues
OCD
Addiction
Eating issues
Life changing Events
I have extensive experience in the voluntary sector working with Cruse bereavement care and Derby Women's Centre. I have also worked within IAPTUS ; ( Improving Access to Psychological Therapies) seeing NHS referred clients in Derby.
Training and Qualifications
Level 4 Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling (Derby University)
OCN Certificate in Counselling Supervision
Couples Counselling
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing)
Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT)
Cruse Awareness in Bereavement Counselling
CPD Workshops in:
Safeguarding
Child’s Grief
Working creatively with diversity
Death and grief from a different faith perspective
Sudden and traumatic death
Suicide (Rural Action Derbyshire)
Working with anxiety (National Counselling Society)
Working with sexual offenders
Transgender awareness
Telephone counselling