I keep up to date with current practice and research and am committed to my continuing personal and professional development. I am also a member of the Hampshire Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy and am registered with the Counselling Directory.

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I am a trained Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) teacher and have provided courses for the general public, NHS staff and professionals and people with autism spectrum conditions and learning disabilities.

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My background is in the NHS, having worked in a multi-disciplinary team for people with learning disabilities for 20 years. I am able to provide counselling services for people with learning disabilities and people with autism spectrum conditions, including Asperger’s syndrome. I currently work part-time as a Senior Practitioner with the Southampton Autism Assessment Service.

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My qualifications include:

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• Masters Degree (Distinction) - Counselling and Psychotherapy Practice

• Diploma in Humanistic and Gestalt Counselling (Distinction) – Buckingham New University

• Teacher Training Mindfulness Based Interventions – University of Bangor

• BA (Hons) Cognitive Psychology – University of Sussex

• Bsc (Hons) Occupational Therapy – University of Southampton

 

I am also committed to ongoing professional development and regularly update my knowledge on a range of issues and approaches through courses, workshops and academic journals. 

 

I have provided counselling to adults and young people within a busy and diverse Further Education setting in Hampshire.

 

In order to support those I work with, it is important to maintain my own wellbeing and self-awareness so that I may be fully present with you in the therapeutic relationship.  I practice yoga, pilates and mindfulness meditation, and attend meditation sitting groups and retreats.  I also receive my own personal therapy and undertake regular clinical supervision.