I am a Counsellor & Psychotherapist in private practice based in the City of Worcester. For the 12 years leading up to September 2003 I was employed by the NHS as a primary care counsellor, working within 3 GP surgeries in Worcester City. I have had a private practice for over 10 years.
I am a registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP). I am also registered as a Primary Care Counsellor with the national Association of Primary Care Counsellors and Psychotherapists (CPC), an accredited EMDR Psychotherapist (EMDR Assoc. UK & Ireland) and a full member of British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP).
I was until February 2011, Vice-Chair and professional member of the Midlands Institute of Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy (MIICP) at the Birmingham City University. I am also in a business partnership with a local colleague to provide high quality psychology & psychotherapy training to local counsellors, psychotherapists and psychologists (WTTN)
Currently, I teach counselling skills, counselling theory and related specialist subjects at local Colleges, Universities, NHS Staff and to local business and interest groups. I also teach Stress Management, Communication Skills, Assertiveness Skills etc. to staff at local schools, colleges and other Organisations.
I have been involved in a national working party organised by the Health & Safety Executive (HSE) looking at ‘management standards for work-related stress’, and Worcestershire County Council Education Department’s ‘Healthy Schools’ project.
I am a registered Service Provider for the following organisations;
Worcestershire County Council
Herefordshire County Council
Worcestershire County Council Education Department
Worcester Royal Hospital Acute Trust (NHS)
Worcestershire Primary Care Trust (NHS)
Norwich Union Insurance
PruHealth
ARCOS
BUPA
BUPA Wellness
BUPA Employee Assistance
BUPA Psychological Services
ICAS FirstCall
Ceridian Centrefile
First Assist
Focus
The Human Business
Moving Minds
The Injury Care Clinics
HCML Health Care Management Company
CiC Health Care Management Company
Corporate Support
My Counselling theoretical Perspective
Although my core theoretical training is that of ‘Person-Centred Counselling’, I consider myself an Integrative therapist as I assimilate a number of theories, concepts and models from numerous psychotherapeutic paradigms. I have undertaken specific training in the following psychotherapeutic approaches;
Person Centred Counselling
Psychodynamic Therapy
Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Systemic Family Therapy
Transactional Analysis (TA)
NeuroLinguistic Programming (NLP)
Solution-Focused Brief Therapy (SFBT)
Constellations Theory
Mindfulness
Eye Movement, Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR)
I am an accredited EMDR Psychotherapist (Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing) and an EMDR Europe Approved Consultant
This technique has been found to be of significant benefit to those suffering trauma, particularly post traumatic stress. The National institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) has recently published guidelines on the treatment of post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) in which they recommend EMDR as a treatment of choice.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
I have professional memberships of the following organisations and as such abide by their particular codes of practice and ethics;
Registered member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
Registered Member of Association of Counsellors & Psychotherapists in Primary Care (CPC)
Accredited member of EMDR Association UK & Ireland
Professional Member of Midlands Institute for Integrative Psychotherapy & Counselling (MIIPC)
Full Member of British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
Registered member of United Kingdom Psychological Trauma Society (UKPTS)
