I am a qualified counsellor and registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I hold the following professional qualifications:

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• Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling - University of Strathclyde

• COSCA Counselling Certificate -
  West Lothian College

I am committed to continuing my professional development, so I regularly attend workshops, seminars and courses, read and take online learning opportunities. These have included:

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• Foundation Certificate in Bereavement Counselling - Temenos-validated

• Unlearning Body Shame: Anti-fat bias in the therapy room

• Defining GSRD Therapy module - Pink Therapy

• Advanced Post Diploma Certificate in Person-Centred Couples Counselling

• Certificate in Clinical Supervision ~ COSCA validated

• Certificate in Counselling Children & Young People - COSCA validated

• Trauma-related training (various)

• Person Centred Group Facilitation

• The Daring Way (based on Brene Brown's Daring Way process)

• Working with Partners of Trans-identified People

• Transgender Awareness

• Positive Psychology/authenticity

• Conflict Resolution: Understand, Communicate, Resolve

• Child Protection

• Adult Protection

• SafeTalk (Suicide Awareness)

• ASIST (Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training)

• Domestic Abuse Awareness

• Child Sexual Exploitation Awareness

• Writing Therapy