A little more about me
I am a wife and mother of a large family. I have worked over the last 20 years in a number of different areas – for a firm of lawyers, the NHS, in primary schools and a high school and have gained a huge amount of life experience during this time, both within my personal life with my family and through my work. It was through working in fairly diverse areas that I began to understand how, as humans, we all experience pain in some form – perhaps through mental health issues such as low self esteem, depression, or situational difficulties, such as difficult relationships, relationship breakdowns, poverty, illness to name just a few examples and the single most important aspect which enables change and deeper understanding is a trusting and supportive relationship. I decided to train as an integrative counsellor to gain an understanding of various theories which may be applied to my work. In addition to my private practice, I work as a volunteer counsellor for the charity MTCIC (Mentis Tree Care in the Community) which seeks to help people with a broad range of concerns.

Training, Qualifications and Experience
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BA (Hons) Integrative Counselling – 1st Class – University of Suffolk
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FdA Integrative Counselling – University of Suffolk
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Registered Member of British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
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Member of Suffolk Association for Counselling (SAC)
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Volunteer Counsellor at Mentis Tree Community Interest Company (MTCIC)
Further Training
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Abuse, Trauma and Disassociation (SAC)
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Gestalt Dreams Workshop – (UoS)
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (BACP)
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Impact of Anxious Attachment (BACP)
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Gestalt Workshop (Deep Release)
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Brief Focussed Therapy and Attachment & Trauma (MTCIC)
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Mindfulness (SAC)
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Creative Therapy (BACP)