Qualifications & Training

Academic Qualifications

·   July 2022- OCST- Online Counselling Supervision Diploma OCST Training – Jane Evans 350 hours CPD.

·   June 2022 National Centre for Eating Disorders – Practitioner Skills for the management of obesity – 24 hours CPD.

·   April 2022 National Centre for Eating Disorders – Nutritional Inventions for Eating Disorders 14 hours CPD.

·   March 2022 – National Centre for Eating Disorders – Practitioner skills in eating disorders 63 hours CPD

·   March 2021- Advanced Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling. Counselling Tutor - 30 hours CPD

• • Counselling Tutor - Online and Telephone Counselling -  2020 ACTO Registered for Online and Telephone Counselling

  • CORST (College of Relationship and Sexual Therapists) - Accredited Advanced Certificate, 2017

  • BACP - Awarded Accreditation Status, 2016

• Consolidation of Social Work Practice - Graduate Certificate from University of Wales Trinity Saint Davids, 2014

• BACP Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists - Certificate of registration, 2014

• Counselling Supervision - Postgraduate certificate with distinction at University of Gloucester, 2014

• Counselling Supervision - NCS (National Counselling Association) Accredited Advanced Diploma at University of Gloucester, 2014

• Social Work - BA Honours Degree at Glyndwr University, 2012

• European Computer Driving Licence - Passed with the BCS, 2012

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Passed at Coleg Harlech in partnership with Adobe Business Psychology and Projects Ltd, 2009

• Counselling - Integrated Diploma at WEA Coleg Harlech, 2006-2008

• 1 year certificate in Counselling - Yale College Wrexham, 2005-2006

• Chester Business Woman of the year for Splash Swim School, 1996

Further Training

Online CPD

• BACP Hub Nicola Neath, To be met as a person in work, 2020

• BACP Hub Bessel Van De Kolk - The body keeps the score, 2020

• BACP Hub Catherine Knibbs - Cybertrauma; practice in the digital space/time continuum. Risk or danger to the client or therapist? 2020

• BACP Hub Christine Askew – Search for a secure base? 2020

• BACP Hub Michelle Higgins -  Difficult behaviour is the language of distress. Its loud and clear – Who is listening? 2020

• BACP Hub Elaine Nicholson - What works when counselling those affected by Autism, Asperger’s and ADHD, 2020

• BACP hub Paula Hall – What’s wrong with porn? The rising prevalence of sex and pornography addiction, 2020

Workshops attended in person 

2019;

• Working with Shame Trauma - Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS) 6 hours CPD, 2019

• Mental Health and the Body, Treating Trauma - Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS) 6 hours CPD, 2019

• Training on Anger and Rage in Relationships – Sue Parker Hall 7 Hours CPD, 2019

• Essential Law Update CPD workshop – Dr Barbara Mitchels, Dr Kathy Raffles 12 hours CPD, 2019

• Safeguarding Children Levels 1 and 2 online training – Learn Pac 2 CPD hours, 2019

• Dealing with Distress, Working with Suicide and Self Harm - Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS) 6 hours CPD, 2019

2018;

• A strengths focused approach to supporting perpetrators of sexual abuse who have also been victims. Specialist Treatment Organisation for Prevention of Sexual Offending (STOPSO) 6 hours CPD, 2018

• Working therapeutically with individuals convicted of or accused of sexual offending – including Risk Assessment and Treatment Intervention, Specialist Treatment Organisation for Prevention of Sexual Offending.(STOPSO) 15 hours CPD, 2018

• Working with Dissociative Disorders in Clinical Practice, Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS) 6 hours CPD, 2018

2017;

• Meeting Their Partner’s Needs, College of Sexual and Relationship and Therapists (CORST), 14 hours CPD, 2017

• Unconscious Relational Patterns, Cumulative Neglect, Therapeutic Involvement, Neuro-Science Training, 7 HOURS CPD, 2017

• Child Sexual Abuse Training, Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS) 6 hours CPD, 2017

• Sex and Ageing with College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), 14 hours CPD, 2017

• Dealing with Affairs, with  College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), 14 hours CPD, 2017

• The Fundamentals of Working with Couples, with College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), 14 hours CPD, 2017

• Advanced training on Couples in Conflict, Juliet Grayson Accredited training with College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), 14 hours CPD, 2017

2016;

• Solution Focused Training - Wrexham County Council ( IFSS) Training, 7 hours CPD, 2016

• Communication and Difference - Mary Clegg-Accredited training with College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), 14 hours CPD, 2016

• Adolescent Mental Health training, Child Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS). 3.5 hours CPD, 2016

• Child Sexual Exploitation Basic Awareness training - WBCC Training. 7.5 hours CPD, 2016

• Child Sexual Exploitation Basic Awareness training - WBCC Training. 7.5 hours CPD, 2016

• Social Services Wellbeing Act for Wales. Safeguarding children - WBCC Training - 6 hours CPD, 2016

• Social Services Well-being Act for Wales. Meeting and assessing the individual needs of children and adults. WBCC Training - 6 hours CPD, 2016

• Social Services Well-being Act for Wales. Assessing and meeting the needs of individuals. WBCC Training 6 hours CPD, 2016

• Drug and Alcohol Awareness training - WEA Coleg Harlech Accredited training facilitated by CAIS - 12 hours CPD, 2016

• Sexual Development in Pre and Post Pubescent Children. ’Stop It Now’ Training - 2 hours CPD, 2016

• Modern Slavery training - Wrexham Local Authority in partnership with Welsh Assembly Government. -  3.5 hours CPD, 2016

2015;

• Working with Relational Trauma; Dealing with Disorganised Attachments - PODS Specialist Trauma Training - 6 hours CPD

• Child Sexual Abuse Training to raise awareness around sexual abuse and children.’ Stop it Now’ training. - 2 hours CPD

• Motivational Interviewing Skills. - Goal centred family interventions - Marie Marlow/Barbara Lyons- Integrated Family Support Services training - 6 hours CPD

• Trauma in the Body PODS Specialist Trauma Training - 6 hours CPD

• Understanding the Needs of Asylum Seekers and Refugees Dynamix Training Cardiff - 6 hours CPD

• Death Dying Grief and Loss. Grosvenor Medical Ltd - 6 hours CPD

• Trauma Dissociation and Recovery - PODS Specialist Trauma Training - 6 hours CPD

• 2 day workshop Developing Supervisory Awareness of Power Dynamics with regard to Sexual Violence - 12 hours CPD

• Social Services Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2015 - 4 hours CPD

2014;

• Focusing on Outcomes and Developing Systematic Practice - Neil Thompson Training Services- 6 hours CPD

• Safeguarding children by working effectively with fathers in the United Kingdom - 4 hours CPD

• Child Protection training covering case conference and core group meetings and multi professionals meetings and responsibilities - 6 hours CPD

• 2 day workshop - Introductory Transactional Analysis 101 Course - 12 Hours CPD UKATA Training Rachel Curtis

• NCS 2 day workshop on Spiritual Perspectives of Mental Health and Supervisory Practice - Kathy Raffles Counselling Services - 12 hours CPD

• Understanding and Supporting People who Self-Harm - Jill Eastham Training and Consultancy -  6 hours CPD

• Adult Safeguarding Training - level 3 and 4. Marion Dakin Associates LTD - 6 hours CPD

  • Vicarious Trauma - Rachel Curtis UKATA Training - 6.5 hours CPD

  • Working with Resistant Families - Sue Woolam Consultancy Services - 6 hours CPD

2013;

• Collaboration and Critical Reflection - 6.5 hours CPD

• Communicating with Service Users and Carers - Wrexham LBC - 3.5 hours CPD

  • Preparing Chronologies Training - Wrexham LBC - 3 hours CPD

  • Youth Justice Service, Assessment and Management of Risk Training - Wrexham LBC - 3.5 hours CPD

  • 2 day workshop - Good Lives and Intervention Planning with Young People who Sexually Harm - G Map Training - 14 hours CPD

  • 2 day workshop – Assessment of Adolescents who Display Sexually Harmful Behaviour - G map Training - 14 hours CPD

  • Court Skills Training - Wrexham LBC - 12 hours CPD

  • Risk Assessment Training - Bruce Thornton Consultancy - 6 hours CPD

  • Neglect and Emotional Abuse - Wrexham LBC Training - 6 hours CPD

2012;

• Kinship Care - BAAF Adoption and Fostering Training - 3.5 hours CPD

• European Computer Driving Licence (ECDL)

2011;

• Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse - Ffynnon Training services - 5 hours CPD

• 2 day workshop - Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - 14 hours CPD

2010;

• Thinking Positively about Young People and their Self- Esteem - Inspire Training - 6 hours CPD

• CORE Implementation Workshop (Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation) RASA training Katherine Moseley - 5 hours CPD    

2009;

• Teenage kicks, Self-Harm, Drugs and Alcohol - Ffynnon training - 5 hours CPD

• Child Protection Basic Awareness - Wrexham LSBC - 6 hours CPD

• Exploring Rape Trauma, Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation - Rasa Training - 6 hours CPD

• 2 day workshop, Introduction to Training for Volunteers with the North Wales Rape and Sexual Abuse - RASA Training - 12 hours CPD

2008;

• 2 day workshop, Understanding the Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Needs of Children and Young People - Wrexham LSBC - 12 hours CPD

• The Impact of Trauma on Attachment - Ffynnon Training - 5 hours CPD

2007;

• Understanding Domestic Violence - British Counselling Training Association - 3 hours CPD

• Hearing Voices - British Counselling Training Association - 3 hours CPD

2006;

• Introduction to NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) British Counselling Training Association - 3 hours CPD

• How to Improve Relationships - British Counselling Training Association - 3 hours CPD