Background

Counselling
These are my core qualifications as a counsellor:

Accredited member of the BACP [2011]
Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling at the University of Brighton [2006]
Certificate in Counselling Skills [2002]

Somatic training:
These are some key somatic trainings that inform how I work with stress and trauma.

Somatic IFS Phase 1, Retreat, Susan McConnell [2023]
Polyvagal Skills and Supervision Group [2022], Deb Dana
Clinical Applications of Polyvagal Theory in Trauma Treatment, Deb Dana & Stephen Porges [2020]
Brainspotting: From Freeze to Thaw: Unlocking Trauma in the Body [2022]; From Freeze to Thaw: Next Level [2022], Serene Calkins and Mary Jane O'Rourke
Brainspotting, Levels 1, 2 and Retreat [2018, 2019]; Level 2: Working Online [2022], Mark Grixti
Trauma Training Level 1, with the Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Institute [2012]

Internal Family Systems (IFS) training:
These trainings enhance my work with complex trauma. I currently work as an IFS-informed counsellor with a committment to continue to develop my skills and understanding of this model.

IFS Level 1 [2024]
Somatic IFS Phase 1, Retreat, Susan McConnell [2023]
An Introduction to Internal Family Systems Model, Alexia Rothman, 1 day live online [2022]
The theory and practice of Internal Family Systems therapy (IFS), Stephanie Mitchell, 12hrs live online [2022]

Supervision

Diploma in Relationship-based Supervision of Individuals and Groups, Ibis Consultancy [2015]

As a member of the BACP, I work within their Ethical Framework, and regularly review my understanding of it as part of my CPD.

Memberships

I am an accredited and registered member of the BACP

I am a subscribed member of the Polyvagal Institue