East Cornwall Counselling

My Qualifications

I originally trained as a psychodynamic counsellor and have since developed skills in Transactional Analysis and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

Counselling qualifications:

  • BA (Hons) Humanistic and Integrative Counselling, validated by Middlesex University, London. Advanced Diploma in Counselling Level 4. Introduction to Transactional Analysis
  • Advanced Diploma in Counselling Level 3. Psychodynamic with CBT supporting model
  • Advanced Certificate in Counselling
  • Intermediate Counselling Skills. VC11-Skills Acquisition & Practice. VC12 –Working with Loss & Grief
  • Introduction to Counselling Concepts. VC01 & VC02

Ongoing development:

As part of my commitment to my counselling work and my clients, I continually develop my counselling knowledge and skills by regularly attending workshops and training courses.
These include :

  • Disrupted Attachment, Relational & Development Trauma: Working with Children and Adolescents – March 2020
  • Attachment Theory, Affect Regulation and Psychopathology – June 2019
  • Applying CBT to Children and Adolescents: Separation Anxiety – June 2019
  • Applying CBT to Children and Adolescents: Behaviour Difficulties – May 2019
  • Applying CBT to Children and Adolescents: Working with Parents and Teachers – May 2019
  • Applying CBT to Children and Adolescents – May 2019
  • Dealing with Distress: Working with Suicide and Self-Harm – March 2019
  • CBT Introductory Course – March 2019
  • We are the tools of our trade: Attachment, Enactment and The Psychology of the Therapist – February 2019
  • CBT for Insomnia (CBT-I) – February 2019
  • Working with Early Relational Trauma – January 2019
  • The Psychophysiology of PTSD and Trauma: How we can make Trauma Therapy safer – October/November 2018
  • Helping Challenging Trauma Clients to Open Up – October 2018
  • Embodied Psychotherapy Training – September 2018
  • Certified Laughter Yoga Leader – April 2018
  • The Missing Link – Working with the Traumatised Body – January 2017
  • The Essential Toolkit for Running Groups – November 2017
  • Working with Dissociative Disorders in Clinical Practice – October 2017
  • Dissociation and DID – The Fundamentals – October 2017
  • Essential Supervision Skills – October 2017
  • Understanding Anxiety and Managing it Without Drugs – September 2017
  • International Association for Rewind Trauma Therapy – September 2017
  • How to Break the Cycle of Depression – June 2017
  • Child Sexual Abuse – December 2016
  • Trauma, Dissociation & Recovery: Working with DID & Complex Trauma – May 2016
  • Working with Relational Trauma: Dealing with Disorganised Attachment – February 2016
  • NICE: Anxiety Disorder – February 2016
  • An Introduction to Personality Adaptations – April 2014
  • Infant Loss and Bereavement – April 2014
  • The Key to Couples Work, TA – October 2013
  • Hypnotherapy – October 2013
  • Safe Effective Work With Trauma – September 2013
  • ‘Communication Skills’ TA – April 2013
  • EMDR – November 2012
  • Working with Trauma-based on principles of Somatic Experiencing – November 2012
  • Introduction to the Theory & Practice of Compassion Focused Therapy for Shame Based Difficulties – October 2012
  • Cruse Bereavement Training – August 2012
  • Identification & Brief Advice with Alcohol Users – May 2012
  • Anger, Rage & Relationship (Cornwall) April 2012
  • Couple Counselling and Sex therapy – October 2011
  • ASIST –  September 2011
  • Human Rights, Human Lives – July 2011
  • TA101 ‘Understanding Human Personality.’ – March 2011
  • Eating Disorders
  • Understanding and working with Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Childhood Loss and Grief
  • Loss and Bereavement –
  • Drug and Alcohol awareness.

Additional Qualifications:

British Sign Language Qualifications:
British Sign Language (BSL) Level 4
British Sign Language (BSL) Level 3 Including Deaf Culture
British Sign Language (BSL) Level 2
British Sign Language (BSL) Level 1
Level 3 Advice and Guidance