About Me
I am a graduate of the University of Manchester with a Psychology degree and two post graduate diplomas one in Counselling and the second in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, I also have a MSc in counselling skills. I am also a fully qualified EMDR Therapist.
As well as working in my own practice I continue to work in the NHS as a Cognitive Behaviour Therapist /EMDR Therapist in an IAPT (Improving Access to Psychological Medicine) service. These services are widely acknowledged as world leaders in providing evidence based psychological treatments for people with mental health issues.
I started my career as a therapist working with children and adolescents for a charity and then moved on to work for various NHS trusts in outpatient mental health services working with adults experiencing a variety of anxiety and mood disorders, grief and loss.
It was at this time that I began studying and working with trauma and the impact of Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (TfCBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to help individuals cope with traumatic experiences. Both CBT and EMDR have been found to be helpful for individuals with chronic issues resulting from trauma.
Specialities
- Stress, Anxiety
- Depression
- Low Self-Esteem
- Health Anxiety
- Phobias
- Panic Disorder
- Relationships
- Family
- PTSD
- Obsessional Compulsive Disorder
- General Anxiety Disorder (worry)
- Childhood Related Trauma
- Adjustment Disorder
- Trichotillomania
- Grief
- Anger
- Career Choices
- Bulimia Nervosa
- Emotional Eating Disorders
Everyone deserves the opportunity to live a happy, peaceful and progressive life. Often at times our experiences cause us to feel stuck, stagnant, and unable to progress to the next stage in our life. I can help YOU learn how to transform your life experiences, your building blocks, into tools to help catapult you to the next stage in your life. We are all passengers on the train of life and with help, we can all reach our destination.
Qualifications
- Post Graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (Bolton University)
- Certificate in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (GMMH Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Training Centre/University of Manchester)
- Post Graduate Diploma in Counselling (University of Manchester)
- BSc (Hons) Psychology (University of Manchester)
- Msc Counselling Skills (University of Manchester)
- Diploma Eating disorders (National Centre for Eating Disorders )
- EMDR Level 1, 2 and 3 (EMDR Ireland and UK registered)
- EMDR Level 1 and 2, Children and adolescents (EMDR Ireland and UK registered)
- Accredited EMDR (EMDR Ireland and UK registered)
- Accredited MBABCP Cognitive Behaviour Therapist
