Qualifications & Experience

I am committed to continuous learning, ensuring I provide effective, trauma-informed, and attachment focused counselling. My training equips me to support individuals in breaking negative cycles, understanding emotional patterns, and nurturing healing and resilience.

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Qualifications & Advanced Training

• BACP Registered.  View my profile HERE

• Diploma in Humanistic Counselling – A relational, person-centred approach focusing on self-awareness, emotional processing, and growth (Chichester University)

• Certificate in Polyvagal Therapy & Practice – Applying Polyvagal Theory to help clients regulate emotions & move from survival to safety (Deb Dana – Rhythm of Regulation)

• Comprehensive Trauma-Informed Training – Training in trauma theory & interventions (DJ Counselling)

• Healing the Shadow Training – Working with unconscious patterns, inner conflict, and self-sabotage (Marianne Hill)

• Training in Working with Adult Children of Narcissists – Understanding the impact of narcissistic parenting & complex trauma (Brighton Therapy Partnership)

• Trauma Bonds & Attachment Training – Helping clients recognise and break unhealthy relationship patterns (Brighton Therapy Partnership)

• Trauma Recovery Community (Carolyn Spring) – Ongoing live CPD including training on complex trauma, dissociation, shame, trauma and the body, relational trauma, and child sexual abuse recovery

• Emotionally Focused Individual Therapy (EFIT) Level 2 delivered by ICEEFT – Advanced training in attachment-based individual therapy, emotional connection, and personal healing

• Working with Male Survivors Training – Emotional support, recovery strategies, and PTSD therapy (The Survivors Trust)

• Therapy with Male Survivors of Sexual Violation – In-depth training with Sarah Van Gogh at Brighton Therapy Centre, focusing on supporting male survivors of sexual trauma.

• Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) Level 2 – Advanced training in EFT for emotional trauma, stress relief, and emotional reprocessing (EFT Centre)

• Coaching for Counsellors Course – Training in integrating coaching techniques with counselling practices to enhance client support and goal achievement (Redlands Counselling)

Experience

• Addiction Recovery Support – Experience working in a rehabilitation centre, supporting individuals in recovery from substance & behavioural addiction

• Counselling survivors of domestic abuse, helping establish safety, self-trust & healthy boundaries

• Trauma-Informed Practice – Ongoing training in understanding the impact of complex, relational, and developmental trauma. Informed by frameworks such as Polyvagal Theory, trauma bonding awareness, and continuing professional development (CPD) including training with Carolyn Spring.