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My Background

I began working in mental health services around 16 years ago after finishing an undergraduate degree in Psychology.  My first role was as a support worker where I worked in rehabilitation and recovery services with people who had complex mental health needs and/or learning differences, often coming out of long stints in psychiatric units, prison, or having been sleeping rough. I went on to manage these services and later worked as a senior director of a large charitable organisation providing mental health and social housing to the NHS and social care services. I moved from here into a role for the NHS commissioning mental health services in London for a few years. Nowadays I work only as a Psychotherapist in private practice.

In the UK, a formal psychotherapy training (as opposed to clinical psychology, or CBT, both of which can be NHS funded sometimes) is generally something you need to privately fund, so I did this training part time over six years while I was doing the jobs above. I began seeing clients as a therapist about ten years ago, working in low cost or free therapy services at the Minster Centre and London metropolitan university.

 

Relevant Training & Qualifications

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  • Advanced Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy from the Minster Centre

  • Post Graduate Diploma in Integrative Counselling & Psychotherapy from the Minster Centre​​​​

  • MA in Integrative Psychotherapy from Middlesex University 

  • BSc in Psychology from Cardiff University

 

Memberships & Accreditations

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  • Accredited Member of The UK Council for Psychotherapy

  • Registered member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)

  • Member of Psychotherapists & Counsellors for Social Responsibility

  • Member of The Relational School

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