C.V
July 2017 – Present, Wishaw Counselling Service, Self-employed Counsellor/Psychotherapist.
Jan 2015 - March 2019, Open Secret, Prisons Development Worker (Counsellor).
Oct 2015 – March 2016, Inspire Scotland, Relief Youth Care Worker.
Oct 2012 – May 2015, Time and Space, Counsellor.
Jul 2013 – March 2015, Scottish Association for Mental Health (SAMH), Counsellor.
Dec 2013 – Mar 2014, Visibility Scotland, Occasional Support Worker.
Nov 2012 – Oct 2013, First Step Counselling Service, Counsellor.
Aug 2010 – Oct 2013, Lanarkshire Rape Crisis Centre, Counsellor on leaving.
Aug 2010 – May 2011, The Wynd, Counsellor.
Qualifications
Jan 2019 - Present CrossReach - Post Qualifying Certificate in Counselling Children and Young People. This is potentially a 2 year course.
Oct 2012 – Jun 2014 Strathclyde University – Post Graduate Diploma in Person-Centred Counselling
Aug 2010 – May 2011 Motherwell College – HNC in Counselling.
Professional & Personal Development Programmes
April 2020 PESI - Telehealth for Mental Health Professionals: 2-Day Distance Therapy Training (Digital Seminar).
April 2020 Online Therapy Institute – Moving Your Practice Online, 2 days online course.
March 2020 ACT Counselling Services – Group Therapy, 1 day workshop.
January 2020 Carolyn Spring - Dealing with Distress: Working with Suicide and Self-Harm, online, 6 hours.
October 2019 North Lanarkshire Council (NLC) – Impact of Substance use on Children & Young People.
October 2019 NLC – Impact of Paternal Substance Misuse During Pregnancy.
October 2019 NLC – Child Sexual Exploitation.
October 2019 NLC Child Protection Commitee (CPC) - Getting It Right In Child Protection.
September 2019 NLC CPC - The Impact of Paternal Illness on CYP.
August 2019 NLC - FGM, Forced Marriage & Honour Based Violence.
April 2018 BACP, Julia Samuel – Grief works: Stories of life, death and surviving.
April 2018 Greenwood Events - Counselling Couples and Families: A Person-Centred Approach with Charles O’Leary.
April 2018 BACP - Working with critical incidents. Prepared not scared; are you ready to respond?
November 2017 Open Secret, various speakers - Wellbeing Matters. A Conference Exploring Adverse Life Experiences and the Impact on Wellbeing.
June 2017 NOTA, Becky Kaufmann, Scottish Trans Alliance - Clinical Forum Sex Offender Practitioner.
February 2017 Scottish Centre for Conflict Resolution – Transforming Conflict, Nurturing Human Relationships.
August 2016 NOTA, Dr. Chris Irons - Compassion Focused Therapy.
January 2016 - Child Protection Training.
November 2015 - Crisis and Aggression Limitation and Management.
June 2015 Bluebell PND Service - Understanding Ante/Postnatal Depression/Anxiety.
March 2015 Strathclyde University - Non-Directive Play Therapy in Action.
February 2015 Ron Coleman, & David Campbell – Reclaiming our lives: Working with Males who have experienced sexual abuse.
September 2014 David Murphy - Trauma and the Therapeutic Relationship.
March 2013 Rufus May – How do we heal from experiences that drive us crazy?
Jan 2012 – Mar 2012 Motherwell College - National Unit in Clinical Psychology.
Sept 2010 Motherwell College - Scottish Mental Health First Aid.
Jan 2010 – Mar 2010 Motherwell College - Introduction to Counselling.