Qualifications and Experience
Choosing a therapist can feel like a big step. Alongside finding someone you feel comfortable with, it’s also important to know that your therapist is properly trained, ethically grounded, and committed to ongoing learning. Below you’ll find a clear overview of my professional training, specialist experience, and ongoing professional development.
Professional Training
The counselling and psychotherapy profession is not government‑regulated in the UK, which means training routes can vary widely. Any reputable therapist should be open about their qualifications, insurance, and professional memberships — and happy to answer questions about them.
My core professional training includes:
☑︎ MA Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice (with Distinction) – Bath Spa University
☑︎ Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling – Bournemouth & Poole College
☑︎ Certificate in Counselling Studies – Bournemouth & Poole College
☑︎ Certificate in Counselling Skills – Bournemouth & Poole College
☑︎ Certificate in Clinical Supervision (including online and telephone work) – Counselling Tutor
☑︎ Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling – Counselling Tutor
☑︎ Certificate in Therapeutic Group Work – CPPD London
This training enables me to work safely, ethically, and with care with adults experiencing a wide range of difficulties.
Specialist Training & Continued Professional Development (CPD)
I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). This means I adhere to their ethical framework and complete a minimum of 30 hours of CPD every year. In practice, I usually complete significantly more.
My specialist training reflects my clinical focus, particularly around grief, loss, trauma, identity, and emotional overwhelm.
Recent examples of CPD include:
☑︎ Grief Care Professional Certificate (6 months) – Megan Devine
☑︎ Trauma‑Informed Practitioner – Counselling Tutor
☑︎ Working with Relational Trauma – Carolyn Spring
☑︎ Safe Trauma Recovery – Babette Rothschild
☑︎ Ambiguous Loss Awareness – Ambiguous Loss UK
☑︎ Pregnancy Loss and the Death of a Baby – Child Bereavement UK
☑︎ Supporting Men and Boys Through Bereavement and Loss – Child Bereavement UK
☑︎ Emotional Intensity and Depth – Imi Lo
☑︎ Understanding Highly Sensitive People – Elaine Aron
☑︎ Self‑Care for Autistic Adults – Dr Megan Anna Neff
☑︎ Quarter‑Life: Identity, Meaning and Transition – Satya Doyle Byock
How this informs my work
My professional training, qualifications, and clinical experience inform a way of working that is grounded in recognised therapeutic practice and adapted to your individual needs.
This means paying close attention to how your life experiences and early relationships have shaped the way you relate to yourself and others, and gently exploring patterns that may once have helped you cope but no longer feel supportive. In my online counselling work with adults across the UK, I aim to offer a steady, reflective space where trust can develop over time — and where change comes through understanding, compassion, and growing self-awareness, rather than pressure to “fix” yourself.