Qualifications & Experience
- Integrative Psychotherapy
- Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
- Couples diploma
- Continued Professional Development
This extensive training covers many different modalities of therapy and would be termed under a general heading of integrative, put simply this term is like a heading or title, and contains the following key elements:-
- Attachment theory,
- Developmental theory,
- Gestalt theory,
- Transactional analysis,
- Congruence and empathy,
- Dependency,
- Bereavement and loss,
- Projective identification,
- Object relations,
- Transference and countertransference,
- Dreams and there meaning,
- Personality styles and disorders,
- Relationship theory.
Following compltion of my Counselling diploma, I then completed a further 2 years in order to complete my Integrative Psychotherapy accreditation.
- Attachment theory,
- Developmental theory,
- Gestalt theory,
- Transactional analysis,
- Congruence and empathy,
- Dependency,
- Bereavement and loss,
- Projective identification,
- Object relations,
- Transference and countertransference,
- Dreams and there meaning,
- Personality styles and disorders,
- Relationship theory.
In order to complete training, over 450 hours of supervised ‘client’ time had to be completed. If you would like to know more about the above terms, I provide an explanation of these here.
Building on my previous qualifications and experience this diploma focusses on providing:-
- Communcation skills between couples;
- Relational trauma;
- Intimacy and its challenges;
- Impact of childhood experiences affecting the relationship;
I am committed to my own professional development and training and to date have completed the following:-
- CORE Training
- TA 101
- Child Protection
- Drama Therapy Workshop;
- Sexuality;
- Working relationally in a time limited setting;
- The role of shame in the borderline process;
- Trans-generational Trauma;
- Transference and countertransference;
- Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS);
- Forgiveness the double-edged sword in trauma;
- Lynne Jacobs, radical relationality
- Richard Hycner, “The Therapist as relational artist”
- Mental health workshop
- Working with relational trauma
Memberships
- Scarborough Psychotherapy Training Institute (SCPTI)
- UKCP;
Previous places of practice
In addition to private practice, previous places of work include:-
- Therapy and Counselling Teesside (TACT);
- Holyrood House (Thirsk);
- Primecare provider (Stockton on Tees); (name withheld for confidentiality)