I am an experienced counsellor offering counselling to Young People and Adults, in-person, via video conference or telephone. I am also a trained Mediator, Advocate and Mother-Daughter Coach.
My experience has been gained working with young people across Northern Irelands Schools Counselling Service in Primary, Post Primary and Special Education and with adults on a wide range of issues within the Community, Voluntary and Private Practice.
Previous volunteer placements developed a passion for working more intensively with young people and older adults. Personal and professional experience has given me the knowledge and understanding needed to support young people and adults with additional needs, Autism, ADHD, OCD and learning difficulties.
Training and experience also gained working with the LGBTQIA+ community enhances my ability to work with a diverse range of issues and client groups, this experience has been invaluable in enhancing the support and understanding given to clients presenting with Gender Dysphoria.
Life experience and maturity has increased the diversity, empathy and understanding that I bring to my client’s work and enhances the therapeutic relationship. By working with clients in an in-depth way and offering choice, I can tailor the intervention to the persons individual need. This has proven successful for clients in providing positive outcomes.
ASCERT: Substance Misuse Awareness Training
ASCERT: Foundation Model Children, Young People and Families Drugs & Alcohol
CLARE CiC: Data Protection Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
CLARE CiC Understanding Medicines
PCI College
Motivation For Change & Taming the Anxious Mind
NEXUS
Raisings Awareness and Understanding
Child Sexual Abuse
FAMILY SUPPORT HUB
Women’s Aid, Nexus, Men’s Advisory Project (MAP)
LGBTQIA+ Training through
Cara-Friend, Seminar for youth in schools
LGBTQIA+ Community Training through
Cara Friend, Gender Jam, Here NI, Sail, Genderessence, Education NI.
HERE NI & SAIL, Raising awareness Trans/Non-Binary
EDUCATION NI SAIL & GENDER JAM:
Supporting Transgender Young people in Schools
GENDERESSENCE TRAINING
Raising Trans Awareness
BELFAST MET
Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults
SELF TALK
Suicide awareness
ASSIST TRAINING
Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
CRUSE
Trained Adult Bereavement Support Volunteer (60hrs)
CRUSE
Trained CYP Bereavement Support Volunteer (24hrs)
CRUSE
Telephone Training (6hrs)
CRUSE
Additional Training, Children’s Grief
Safeguarding Children & Adults
Suicide & Traumatic Grief
Trauma & Vicarious Trauma
CINI
Designated Safety Officer
FAMILY WORKS
Mindfulness
EFT, LIFE THERAOIES CLINIC
Emotional Freedom Techniques
Tapping Course
FAMILY WORKS
Solution Focused Training
ASCERT, NICVA:
Steps 2 Cope Young People
Drugs & Alcohol
BCAP – Children, young people’s training 11-18YRS
CBT TRAINING: Worry Whirlwind
CBT TRAINING: Images & Instagram
CBT TRAINING: Riding the Rollercoaster
HSC NI: Palliative Care Training, Living & Dying Conversation
VOLUNTEER NOW: Safeguarding Training Children & Young People
Palliative Care Training
The Heart of Living and Dying
Therapist At Court
Disclosure Training
Advocacy OCN level 3
Accredited Elder Mediation Training, Mediation Ni
Coercive Control Training
OCN Level 1
Gambling Awareness
Dunlewey Gambling Service
OCN Level 1 Gambling Awareness
Covid 19 Telehealth Course
Cohort 2 Moving your practice online.
BACP, Online-Telephone Advice & Competency’s Training
Certified Mother- Daughter Coach, working with Mothers and Daughter at home and internationally. Trained by Roshki Hasseldine, Mother-Daughter International.
ADHD Clinical Services Provider (ADHD) -CCSP) Certification
Autism in Adolescents and Young Adults Masterclass with Tony Attwood and Michelle Garnett. SDS Training.
Gender Dysphoria and Supporting Young people with Transgender Identities (Adolescent Cert) SDS Training.
Emotionally Focused therapy for individuals (EFIT) Attachment based interventions for Trauma, anxiety and depression. (PESI) Training.
Essential trauma training (PESI)
Internal Family Systems (IFS) and health issues. (PESI)
Children’s Mental Health - impact of Covid 19, trauma and uncertainty. (PESI)
Healing Eary Attachments (PESI)
Independent Counsellor - Private Practice, 6 years
Founder and Independent Counsellor - Counselling At Home, Talking Therapies in partnership with Clare CiC
Sessional Counsellor,
Gambling Addiction
Employee Assistance Programs
School Counsellor, Northern Ireland school counselling service, primary, post primary and special education, 2years.
Private School Counselling - Secondary Education
Older Persons International Day (BACP)
British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy
Shielding. Social Isolation and Staying Connected Resource, NISCC
Northern Ireland Social Care Council (European Winners)
NI New 10m Mental Health Fund launched, (BACP)
British Association Counselling & Psychotherapy
Foundation Degree in Counselling
University of Ulster
CPCAB L3 Certificate in Counselling
Mother-Daughter Coach
Trained by world expert Rosjke Hasseldine Mother -Daughter Coaching International.
Previous work experience was in Banking and Human Resources.
Certificate in Personnel Practice
Assoc (CIPD)