Qualifications, Training & Certificates

Qualifications, Training & Certificates

As a reflective practitioner I believe it is important to constantly refresh and reflect on my own abilities and build on my knowledge. As such continued personal development is important to my counselling.

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Please see below a list of training and qualifications undertaken: –

2024

July 2024 – TRE Group Session – Nathalie Knevett

June 2024 – ADHD Assessment – Sarah Butler

May 2024 – EMDR Tools for Complex PTSD – Jim Knipe

May 2024 – Understanding and working with domestic violence as relational trauma – Ester Wheeler

Apr 2024 – Resparking: Working courageously with trauma and neglect – Graham Music

Mar 2024 – Thinking Outside the lines of the Heteronormative – Silva Neves

Feb 2024 – ADHD, Autism, and Trauma: Integrating Polyvagal Theory, Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, and Internal Family Systems Therapy When Working With Neurodivergent Clients – Sean Inderbitzen

Feb 2024 – NHS England: Psychological therapies for the treatment of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

Feb 2024 – Power Of Your Mind – Prof. James Doty

Jan 2024 – An introduction to Sex and Intimacy in therapy work: with sex therapist – Cate Cambell

Jan 2024 – Pre-Trial Therapy and Crown Prosecution Service – Erene Hadjiioannou

Jan 2024 – CPCAB Tutors Standardisation Training

2023

Dec 2023 – Somatic Approaches for Working With Anger and Healing Trauma – Abi Blakeslee

Oct 2023 – Using Case formulation in Treatment planning and Target Selection (EMDR) – Dr. Ines Santos

Sep 2023 –  Using Internal Family Systems To Heal Trauma and Addictive Processes – Cece Sykes

Sep 2023 –CFS/ME – HACP – Denise Exall

Sep 2023 – Trauma and Fear Continum – Stefan Charidge

Sep 2023 – BACP Scoped Transition

Aug 2023 – Sensorimotor Psychotherapy in Action – Pat Ogden

Aug 2023 – BACP Supervision Day Conference – Talks online

Jul 2023 – Hidden Neurodiversity in the Therapy Room – Mark Redwood

Jul 2023 – BACP Supervision Day Conference

Jun 2023 – Nuts and Bolts of Attachment – Tori Settle

Mar 2023 – EMDR Conference

Feb 2023 – Working with Dissociative Process – Louise Mackinney

Jan 2023 – Improving your wellbeing with Positive Psychology – Phoebe Simmons

Jan 2023 – Attachment Informed EMDR, A detailed introduction– Mark Brayne

2022

Dec 2022 – Trauma – Jenna Clark

Dec 2022 – Taming the Amygdala – Catherine Pittman

Nov 2022 – SOCIAL MEDIA, Gaming and the online spaces: its impact on Young People; possible strategies to assist in counselling – Cath Knibbs

Nov 2022 – How To Stop Overthinking – Ethan Kross

Oct 2022 – Working With Complex Developmental Trauma And Dissociative Process In EMDR Therapy – Gus Murray

Oct 2022 – ANXIETY: Attachment, Neuroscience & The Body – Tori Settle

Oct 2022 – Stalking – Life Changes – Bridie

Sep 2022 – HACP Conference – Diversity & Inclusion

Sep 2022 – Working at Relational Depth in Counselling and Psychotherapy- Prof. Mick Cooper

Sep 2022 – Self-Care in 10 Minutes – Dr Lee David

Aug 2022 – Creating a Global Healing Movement Emerging Trends in Collective Trauma Work with Thomas Hübl

Jun 2022 – Working with trauma: Somatic-based interventions to move clients from surviving to thriving – Arielle Schwartz

May 2022 – Working with transitioning in the workplace – BACP

May 2022 – Optimising Sleep – Dr Nerina Ramlakhan

Feb 2022 – The Practical Integration of Flash Technique within the EMDR Standard Protocol – Justin Havens

Feb 2022 – Repeating Patterns in Trauma – Miriam Taylor

Feb 2022 – The Developing Mind: Building trust, growth & resilience together – PESI

Jan 2022 – New Insights and Strategies: Crisis Safety Planning with Youth and Teen – Tony Shepard

Jan 2022 – Q&A Structural dissociation and trauma survivors – the suicide self – Kathy Steele

Jan 2022 – Suicide in Historically Marginalized Communities: Perception Versus Reality – Victor Armstrong

Jan 2022 – The EMDR Integrative Group Treatment Protocol (EMDR-IGTP) for Partners affected by relationship betrayal from significant other’s Compulsive Sexual Behaviour – Leigh Brown

Jan 2022 – Embracing Suicidal Parts: Using Internal Family Systems (IFS) to Heal Traumatic Wounds – Frank Anderson

Jan 2022 – Wisdom of Trauma – Gabor Mate

2021

Dec 2021 – Domestic Abuse – Working with perpetrators and survivors from minoritized groups – Life Changes
Nov 2021 – Dissociation – the Greatest Survival Strategy – Kitty Willis
Nov 2021 – Utilising EMDR Therapy with Military Personnel and Veterans – EMDR Association UK
Nov 2021 – Bombs in the Consulting Room:  Surviving Attacks and Facilitating Cures – Prof Brett Khar
Oct 2021 – Working with dissociative disorders in clinical practice – Carolyn Spring Online
Sep 2021 – Suicide Prevention Summit – Mental Health Academy
Aug 2021 – Complex Trauma Viewed through the Perspective of the Biological Fear System – Michael Guilding – Complex Trauma Institute
Jun 2021 – Domestic Abuse Typology – Family Action
Jun 2021 – Practice beyond the pandemic – BACP
Apr 2021 – EMDR with Parts and Complex Trauma – Ana Gomez
Mar 2021 – Essential Trauma Treatment Strategies: The Importance of Orienting and Defensive Responses – Pesi UK – Pat Ogden, PhD
Mar 2021 – Male Mental Health, Risk and Counselling – Dr. Andrew Reeves – HACP
Feb 2021 – Therapist burnout and vicarious trauma: essential information – Babette Rathoschild
Feb 2021 – Cyber Enabled Stalker conference – Hants Police, Aurora New Dawn and Multi Agency Stalking Project (MASP)
Jan 2021 – Understanding Autism, Asperger’s & ADHD – Univ. Derby
Jan 2021 – Differences Between Developmental and Shock Trauma – Peter Levine & Diane Poole Heller

2020

Nov 2020 – Short guide to working with Psychiatric Drugs – BACP
Nov 2020 – Using EMDR with Clients on the Autism Spectrum – EMDR Association
Nov 2020 – Women, Trauma and Mental Health Master Series Conference – PESI
Oct 2020 – Olivia Hoines talking on IAPT – HACP
Oct 2020 – An Introduction to Modern Slavery – Portsmouth Safeguarding Children Partnership
Oct 2020 – EMDR for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder – Robin Logie
Sep 2020 – Somatic Masterclass: Working with the Body in Psychotherapy – Brighton Therapy Partnership
Sep 2020 – REST your nervous system – Alex Howard
Jun 2020 – Working with bereavement and complex grief – BACP
Jun 2020 – Psychological First Aid – Public Health England
May 2020 – Screening and Structured Interviewing – Noreen Tehrani – NTAPS Ltd
May 2020 – Dealing with Distress: Working with suicide and self-harm– Carolyn Spring
May 2020 – Dealing with Distress: Working with suicide and self-harm – Carolyn Spring
May 2020 – Self Care – BACP
Apr 2020 – How to do counselling online: a coronavirus primer – OU & BACP
Apr 2020 – Trauma Response Network Online EMDR & Microsoft Teams
Apr 2020 – Moving your practice online – a brief course for counsellors, psychotherapists and mental health practitioners – Covid 19 Telehealth course Cohort 2 – Online Therapy Institute
Mar 2020 – Interview around counselling online – Dr. Stephen Goss
Mar 2020 – Suicide Prevention online conference – Mental Health Academy
Mar 2020 – Personal Growth for the counselling Community – Dr. Peter Martin
Feb 2020 – Fear and Love in Supervision – Robin Shohet
Feb 2020 – Healing from the Bottom up – Peter Levine
Feb 2020 – Safeguarding Supervision – PSCB

2019

Nov 2019 – PARCS, Domestic Abuse Training
Oct 2019 – Basic Safeguarding Training – PSCB
Oct 2019 – EMDR Part 4
Oct 2019 – NT Associates, Trauma Focused CBT
Sep 2019 – PARCS, Autism
Jul 2019 – EMDR Part 3
Jun 2019 – Young People 18-25 perspective – Nicholas Barwick
Apr 2019 – First Aid at Work
Apr 2019 – EMDR Part 2
Mar 2019 – Lime Culture – Accreditation Workshop
Feb 2019 – EMDR Part 1
Jan 2019 – Relational Change Supervision – Diploma

2018

Nov 2018 – PARCS, CEOP (Child Exploitation and Online Protection) Training
Nov 2018 – Graham Music, Trauma, the body and the nervous system – Implication for Therapy
May 2018 – Relational Change Supervision – Certificate

2017

Dec 2017 – May 2018 PODS Trauma and The Body
Sep 2017 – PARCS Working with people who self harm
May 2017 – PARCS Working with Sexual Issues with survivors of Sexual Abuse
Feb 2017 – BACP Accreditation Achieved
Feb 2017 – PARCS, Difference & Diversity – Beyond the Binary
Feb 2017 – Portsmouth Safeguarding Childrens Board, Safeguarding

2016

Dec 2016 – Jan 2017 Centre of Excellence, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Diploma
Nov 2016 – PARCS, Working with Trauma & Body
Nov 2016 – Nina Burrowes, Sex and intimacy after sexual abuse
Jul 2016 – PARCS, You remind me of someone I used to Know
Mar 2016 – Ali Lambie, Introduction to Mindfulness

2015

Apr 2015 – PARCS, Assessment Training
Apr 2015 – HACP, The Psychology of Spirituality
Mar 2015 – BACP, OCTIA Webcast Conference
Feb 2015 – HACP, Somatic Psychotherapy
Jan 2015 – PARCS, Assessment Training

2014

Nov 2014 – Belgarum Counselling, Mental Health Drugs Talk
May 2014 – HACP, Using Metaphor in the counselling room
Mar 2014 – Online, ACT Skills Training – Introduction

2013

Dec 2013 – PARCS, Respond – Working with People with LD
Jun 2013 – December 2013 – PARCS, Respond – Working with People with LD BACP Certificate of Proficiency
Apr 2013 – PARCS, Time Limited Counselling
Mar 2013 – PARCS, Supervision & Self
Mar 2013 – PARCS, Ethics Law
Mar 2013 – PARCS, Boundaries
Feb 2013 – HACP (Augusta Wolff), Living with Evil

2012

May 2012 – CRUSE, Taurmatic Stress Management
Feb 2012 – RELATE, Dream Workshop

2011

Jun 2011 – Univ Portsmouth, Adolescent Lives and Suicidal Feelings
Apr 2011 – Marple Cross, “Its Not me Its my OCD”
Mar 2011 – CIS’ters, Protecting and working with Sexualised Children
Feb 2011 – HACP, Working with endings

2010 to 2005

Oct 2010 – PARCS, Transference and counter transference
Jul 2010 – PARCS, Working with trauma Part 2
Jul 2010 – PARCS, Working with trauma Part 1
Jun 2010 – HACP, Effects of Sexual Abuse/violation on Sexuality
May 2010 – Family of Origin
Feb 2010 – Clients Addicted to Porn on Net
Nov 2007 – 2009 – South Downs College, BTEC Level 5 Diploma in Counselling
Nov 2008 – PARCS, Sexuality
Oct 2008 – PARCS, Shame
Sep 2008 – PARCS, Working with Psychological Trauma
Jul 2008 – PARCS, Working with Emotions
May 2008 – PARCS, Attachment Theory
2006 – South Downs College, Certificate NCFE Level 3 Counselling
2005 – South Downs College, Certificate NCFE Level 2 Counselling
2005 – Portsmouth College, Certificate in First Steps to Counselling

*updated Aug 2024

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