Qualifications & Training

Academic Qualifications

Recent CPD Training.

· 16th September 2026- Support for Survivors of Abuse- Gary Walker NCPS training 1 hour CPD.
· 8th September 2026 Creating your Policies. - Nicola Curry 2hours CPD.
· 15th and 17th May 2026- Working somatically with dreams Claire Spiller NCIP accredited course 8 hours CPD.
· 9th March 2026 – Rewind Technique Therapy IARTT- Laura Keegan 6 hours CPD.
· 19th January 2026 – Attachment what a counsellor needs to know Counselling tutor 1.5 hours CPD.
· 29th December 2025 – Understanding diet culture and weight loss injections workshop. Mel Ciavucco Online events, 2 hours CPD
· 23rd November 2025 – How to work with anxiety using a single-session mindset workshop Windy Dryden Online events. 1.5 hours CPD.
· 5th November 2025 – Anti-oppressive supervision. Core training for Supervisors Myira Khan 5 hours CPD.
· 31st October 2025 – Bisexuality and Sexual Fluidity, - Di Hassall 5 hours CPD
· 30th October 2025 – Working with Kink - Di Hassall 5 hours CPD
· 29th October 2025 – Understanding your insurance needs, Webinar Towergate Insurance Diane Caplehorn. 1 hour’s CPD
· 24th October 2025 – CSTF Safeguarding children – Level 2 Learn-pac 2hours CPD
· 9th September 2025 - Embedding context, diversity and universal equality into therapeutic practice. Mahmood Ahmad. 6 hours CPD.
· 22nd May 2025 – Introduction to Menopause – University of York 4 hours CPD
· 7th May 2025 – Practising good Self-Care – Counselling Tutor 1.5 hours CPD
· 6th January 2025 – Body Image Training for Professionals - Harriet Frew 7 hours CPD.
· 30th December 2024 – Treating Trauma with Internal Family Systems. Pesi training 4 hours CPD.
· 15th 16th 17th November 2024 – Attachment Informed Couples Therapy Nicola Jones NCIP Accredited Training, 14 Hours CPD.
· 5th November 2024 – Difference, Diversity and anti-Oppressive Practice Online BACP event Mahmood Ahmad 4 hours CPD.
· 2nd September 2024 – Considering sensory factors when working with young autistic people. BACP hub Mark Wallis 1 hour CPD.
· 2nd September 2024 Missing boys – the unacceptable norm. BACP hub Ben Nuss 1 hour CPD.
· 4th August 2024 – Avoiding secondary trauma Carolyn Spring reversing adversity. 1.5 hours CPD.
· 3rd August 2024 Why pronouns matter Luan BACP Hub 1-hour CPD
· 2nd August 2024 – neurodiversity and counselling, first contact. – Callum Jones BACP Hub 1-hour CPD
· 28th July 2024 – Understanding and supporting autistic clients Lisa Cromar BACP hub 1-hour CPD
· 27th July 2024 – Early developmental trauma as neurodiversity. Mark Siggery BACP hub 1 hourCPD
· 15th July 2024 – Working with OCD; understanding and treatment of this misunderstood condition Stuart Ralph. BACP hub 1 hours CPD.
· 15th July 2024 – Neurodiversity in the Therapy World and what needs to change. Eirian Teague BACP hub 1 hour CPD.
· 28th May 2024 - Complaint process, flight fight or freeze? Online Events Keemar Keemar – 1.5 hours CPD
· 7th January 2024– 5 practical trauma - informed Interventions for Therapists, - Counselling Tutor. 1.5 hours CPD.
· 4th January 2024 Reflective Journaling, Counselling Tutor – Emma Chapman 1.5 hours CPD
· 25th and 26th November - Safe and Ethical practice, assessment, and safeguarding. Self-care, Vicarious trauma and burnout. Rasa Merseyside training, 12 hours CPD.
· 21st and 22nd October 2023 – Complex trauma and attachment. Working with Child trauma, a staged approach. Rasa Merseyside training 12 hours CPD
· 18th October 2023 – Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults level 3 Learnpac online training 2 hours CPD.
· 16th October 2023 – Safeguarding children level 2 Learnpac online training 2 hours CPD
· 23rd and 24th September 2023 – Trauma theory and Complex trauma and Attachment. Rasa Merseyside training 12 hours CPD
· 20th August 2023 - How the body holds trauma and chronic stress, creating blocks to change. Kate Willias Online Events training 2 hours CPD
· 5th August 2023 – Do we have a choice? An attachment perspective on choosing, Andrea Parry BACP hub 1 hours CPD.
· 31st July 2023 – Understanding Menopause, Diane Danzebrink. BACP hub 1 hours CPD.
· 30th April20 2023 – Understanding GDPR for Therapists Counselling Tutor. 1.5 hours CPD
· 13th March 2023 – Safeguarding Level 1 and 2 Learn-pac Online 2 hours CPD.
· 8th January 2023 – Assessing risk in the counselling room. Sally-Anne Armitage Counselling tutor 1.5 hours CPD
· 7th January 2023 – Wim Hoff Method. Wim Hoff, 5 hours CPD
· 3rd January 2023 – A straightforward guide to GDPR. BACP hub 1 hours CPD
· 2nd January 2023 – Polyvagal theory and your dog Maggi McAllister-MacGregor Online events training 2 hours CPD.
· 9th December 2022 – Engaging with supervision. Rory Lees Oakes. Counselling Tutor. CPD1.5 hours.
· 29th November 2022 – Managing the risks of online therapy. Cath Knibbs N Science CPD 3 hours
· 25th September 2022 - Exploring suicidal risk with clients. Andrew Reeves. BACP hub 1.5 hours CPD
· 21st September 2022 – Complaints, the role of Supervision. Jo Birch, Online Events 1.5 hours CPD
· 17th September 2022 – Safeguarding CYP while working online- Sally Evans & Andrew Reeves Online Events 2 Hours CPD
· 22nd July 2022 – An introduction to film therapy Online events 2 Hours CPD
· 9th-10th and 16th-17th June 2022- Practitioner skills for the management of Obesity BPS approved training. National Centre for Eating Disorders 63 hours CPD.
· 8th May 2022 – Understanding and Managing Loneliness Counselling Tutor 1.5 hours CPD.
· 28th April-5th May 2022- Nutritional Interventions for Eating Disorders. BPS approved training. National Centre for Eating Disorders 14 hours CPD.
· 3rd- 5th, 17th- 19th and 31st March- 2nd April 2022 – Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders. BPS approved training. National Centre for Eating Disorders 63 hours CPD.
· 10th January 2022 - Engaging with Supervision. Counselling Tutor 1.5 hours CPD
· 11th December 2021 - Working with Trauma in a time of Trauma, Carolyn Spring 3 hours CPD.
· 30th November 2020 – Vagus Nerve Regulation and Trauma Recovery Training 3 Hours, CPD
· 3rd October 2020 – Safeguarding Vulnerable Adults Level 3 Learn Pac training 3 hours CPD.
· 18th September 2020 – Online therapy sessions, remaining effective and managing re-entry anxiety Christiane Sanderson N science training 3 hours CPD.
· 21st July 2020 – Gut Brain Axis: How food helps or hinders mental health Online Events training 2 hours CPD
· 8th July 20 – Working with Trauma that has become stuck – PODS webinar 1-hour CPD.
· 1st July 2020- How to Stop Nightmares – Online Events training 2 hours CPD.
· 8th May 2020 – Infant Loss Training – The Foundation of Infant Loss Training 12 hours CPD
· 8th November 2019 – Working with Shame Trauma - Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS) 6 hours CPD.
· 15th November 2019 – Mental Health and the Body, Treating Trauma - Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS) 6 hours CPD.
· 28th June 2019 - Training on Anger and Rage in Relationships. – Sue Parker Hall 7 Hours CPD
· 24th and 26th May 2019 – Essential Law Update CPD workshop – Dr Barbara Mitchels, Dr Kathy Raffles 12 hours CPD
· 5th March 2019 – Safeguarding Children Levels 1 and 2, online training – Learn Pac 2 hours CPD.
· 1st February 2019 – Dealing with Distress, Working with Suicide and Self Harm - Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS) 6 hours CPD.
· 3rd November 2018 – A strengths focussed approach to supporting perpetrators of sexual abuse who have also been victims. Specialist Treatment Organisation for Prevention of Sexual Offending. (STOPSO) 6 hours CPD
· 6th, 7th and 8th September 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.
· 10th March 2018 – Working with Dissociative Disorders in Clinical Practice, Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS) 6 hours CPD.
· 23rd and 24th November 2017 - Meeting Their Partner’s Needs, College of Sexual and Relationship and Therapists (CORST), 14 hours CPD.
· 13th November 2017 - Unconscious Relational Patterns, Cumulative Neglect, Therapeutic Involvement, Neuro-Science Training, 7 HOURS CPD.
· 14th July 2017 - Child Sexual Abuse Training, Positive Outcomes for Dissociative Survivors (PODS) 6 hours CPD.
· 27th and 28th April 2017- Sex and Ageing with College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (CORST), 14 hours CPD.
· 11th and 12th March 2017 – Dealing with Affairs, with College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), 14 hours CPD.
· 27th and 28th January 2017 – The Fundamentals of Working with Couples, with College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), 14 hours CPD.
· 18 and 19th January 2017 – Advanced training on Couples in Conflict, Juliet Grayson Accredited training with College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), 14 hours CPD.
· 30th November 2016 – Solution Focused Training, Wrexham County Council (IFSS) Training, 7 hours CPD.
· 25th and 26th November 2016 – Communication and Difference, Mary Clegg-Accredited training with College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists (COSRT), 14 hours CPD.
· 18th November 2016 – Adolescent Mental Health training, Child Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS). 3.5 hours CPD.
· 29th September 2016- Child Sexual Exploitation Basic Awareness training. WBCC Training. 7.5 hours CPD
· 19th May2016- Social Services Wellbeing Act for Wales. Safeguarding children. WBCC Training- 6 hours CPD.
· 4th May 2016 – Social Services Wellbeing Act for Wales. Meeting and assessing the individual needs of children and adults. WBCC Training -6 hours CPD.
· 20th April 2016 – Social Services Well-being Act for Wales. Assessing and meeting the needs of individuals. WBCC Training 6 hours CPD.
· 18th and 19th February 2016 - Drug and Alcohol Awareness training. WEA Coleg Harlech Accredited training facilitated by CAIS - 12 hours CPD.
· 27th January 2016 - Sexual Development in Pre and Post Pubescent Children. ’Stop It Now’ Training - 2 hours CPD.
· 25th January 2016. - Modern Slavery training. Wrexham Local Authority in partnership with Welsh Assembly Government. - 3.5 hours CPD.
· 5th December 2015 - Working with Relational Trauma; Dealing with Disorganised Attachments. PODS Specialist Trauma Training - 6 hours CPD.
· 26th November 2015 - Child Sexual Abuse Training to raise awareness around sexual abuse and children.’ Stop it Now’ training. - 2 hours CPD.
· 12th November 2015 - Motivational Interviewing Skills. - Goal centred family interventions. Marie Marlow /Barbara Lyons- Integrated Family Support Services training. - 6hours CPD
· 17th October 2015 - Trauma in the Body PODS Specialist Trauma Training. - 6 hours CPD.
· 8th October 2015 - Understanding the Needs of Asylum Seekers and Refugees Dynamix Training Cardiff - 6 hours CPD.
· 26th September 2015 – Death Dying Grief and Loss. Grosvenor Medical Ltd - 6 hours CPD.
· 11th July 2015 – Trauma Dissociation and Recovery. PODS Specialist Trauma Training - 6 hours CPD.
· 6th and 7th June 2015 - 2-day workshop Developing Supervisory Awareness of Power Dynamics about Sexual Violence - 12 hours CPD.
· 22nd January 2015 – Social Services Wellbeing (Wales) Act 2015 - 4 hours CPD.
· 9th October 2014 - Focusing on Outcomes and Developing Systematic Practice. Neil Thompson Training Services- 6 hours CPD.
· 21st October 2014 - Safeguarding children by working effectively with fathers in the United Kingdom - 4 hours CPD.
· 17th September 2014 - Child Protection training covering case conference and core group meetings and multi professionals’ meetings and responsibilities - 6 hours CPD.
· 29th November and 6th December 2014 - 2-day workshop. Introductory Transactional Analysis 101 Course - 12 Hours CPD UKATA Training Rachel Curtis.
· 14th and 15th June 2014 - NCS 2-day workshop on Spiritual Perspectives of Mental Health and Supervisory Practice. Kathy Raffles Counselling Services - 12 hours CPD.
· 4th June 2014 – Understanding and Supporting People who Self-Harm. Jill Eastham Training and Consultancy - 6 hours CPD.
· 15th May 2014 – Adult Safeguarding Training level 3 and 4. Marion Dakin Associates LTD - 6 hours CPD.
· 8th February 2014 – Vicarious Trauma. Rachel Curtis UKATA Training - 6.5 hours CPD.
· January 2014 – Working with Resistant Families. Sue Woolam Consultancy Services - 6 hours CPD.
· 2nd December 2013 - Collaboration and Critical Reflection - 6.5 hours CPD.
· 27th November 2013 - Communicating with Service Users and Carers Wrexham LBC - 3.5 hours CPD.
· 20th November 2013 - Preparing Chronologies Training, Wrexham LBC - 3 hours CPD.
· 2nd August 2013 – Youth Justice Service, Assessment and Management of Risk Training. Wrexham LBC - 3.5 hours CPD.
· 12th and 13th June 2013 - 2-day workshop - Good Lives and Intervention Planning with Young People who Sexually Harm. G Map Training - 14 hours CPD.
· 13th and 14th May 2013 - 2-day workshop – Assessment of Adolescents who Display Sexually Harmful Behaviour. G map Training - 14 hours CPD.
· 7th and 8th February 2013 - Court Skills Training Wrexham LBC - 12 hours CPD.
· 5th March 2013 - Bruce Thornton Risk Assessment Training. Bruce Thornton Consultancy - 6 hours CPD.
· 31st January 2013 – Neglect and Emotional Abuse. Wrexham LBC Training - 6 hours CPD.
· 18th October 2012 - Kinship Care. BAAF Adoption and Fostering Training - 3.5 hours CPD.
· August 2012 - European Computer Driving Licence. (ECDL).
· 12th November 2011 – Working with Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse. Ffynnon Training services. - 5 hours CPD.
· 5th and 6th September 2011 - 2-day workshop. Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST) - 14 hours CPD.
· 15th September 2010 - Thinking Positively about Young People and their Self- Esteem. Inspire Training - 6 hours CPD.
· 4th July 2010 - CORE Implementation Workshop (Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation) RASA training Katherine Moseley - 5 hours CPD.
· 21st November 2009 - Teenage kicks, Self-Harm, Drugs and Alcohol. Ffynnon training - 5 hours CPD.
· 16th June 2009 – Child Protection Basic Awareness. Wrexham LSBC - 6 hours CPD.
· 16th May 2009 – Exploring Rape Trauma, Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Exploitation. Rasa Training - 6 hours CPD.
· 1st and 2nd December 2008 - 2-day workshop, Understanding the Mental Health and Emotional Wellbeing Needs of Children and Young People. Wrexham LSBC - 12 hours CPD.
· 21st and 22nd January 2009 - 2-day workshop, Introduction to Training for Volunteers with the North Wales Rape and Sexual Abuse. RASA Training - 12 hours CPD.
· 26th October 2008 – The Impact of Trauma on Attachment. Ffynnon Training - 5 hours CPD.
· 25th November 2006 - Introduction to NLP (Neuro Linguistic Programming) British Counselling Training Association - 3hours CPD.
· 7th January 2007 – Understanding Domestic Violence. British Counselling Training Association - 3hours CPD.
· 14th January 2007 – Hearing Voices. British Counselling Training Association - 3hours CPD.
· 26th November 2006 – How to Improve Relationships. British Counselling Training Association - 3hours CPD.
· 6th December 1996 Chester Businesswoman of the Year for Splash Swim School.

I am passionate about my learning and keeping up to date with current research. As a practitioner I take learning very seriously, and view continuous personal development to update my skills as a necessity. This enhances my professional knowledge and provides an evidence-base for practice in ways that benefit my clients.

I attend regular conferences and workshops on a variety of topics and through this interaction with other practitioners I am able to gain new perspectives and insight into different approaches. This enhances my competency, knowledge and skills which I am able then able to share with you.

In addition to this, I ensure that I complete some of my e-learning online, using reliable electronic resources, reading professional journals and by listening to relevant podcasts and academic research articles.

I also keep up to date with the law, regulations and any other requirements, from my governing body the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP).

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