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My qualifications & training

Hands Reaching Out

A record of
my committed professional learning, education, supervision and practice development

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Psychwire

ACT for Trauma

My ongoing Continuing Personal and Professional Development for 2026

Chrysalis

Diploma in Advanced Counselling Practice

Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk

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Pluralistic counselling and Psychotherapy

 

September 2024 ~ June 2025

Association of Psychological Therapies

Diploma in Psychological Therapies

The diploma is awarded on successful completion and examination of a two-year program in the following therapeutic modalities

Motivational Interviewing (MI)   &   Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)

 

&   Solution Focused 'Brief' Therapy (SFBT)

 

 &   Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Essentials

 

 &   Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

 

Completed August 2021

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College of Cognitive Behavioural Therapies

Advanced Diploma in Integrative CBT (REBT)

~ pass with merit

Accredited by the National Counselling Society (NCPS), the National Hypnotherapy Society (NHS) and approved by the AREBT (Association for Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy)

 

A seven-month classroom based examined course 

Completed September 2019

Advanced Diploma in CBT (REBT)

~ pass with distinction

 

Accredited by the NCPS and approved by the AREBT

A seven-month classroom based examined course

Completed May 2019

Diploma in CBT (REBT) ~

 

Accredited by the NCPS and approved by the AREBT

 

A six-month classroom based examined course

Completed April 2017

Certificate in Blended Learning, Counselling Skills and Ethics

Completed July 2016

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Zero Suicide
Institute ®

Assessing and Managing Suicide Risk

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A four-week examined training course

 

Completed April 2023

"The category of Accredited Professional Registrant (PNCPS Acc.) is awarded to members who demonstrate advanced competence in counselling practice above and beyond the requirements for registration on the Accredited Register."

Psychwire

 

ACT: Acceptance Commitment Therapy

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ACT for Grief and Loss

~ with Russ Harris

 

A six-month specialist examined training course 

Completed October 2022

 

ACT for Anxiety and Depression

~ with Russ Harris 

 

A six-month advanced level examined training course

Completed May 2022

Psychwire 

 

ACT training ~

continued

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ACT as a Brief Intervention

~ with Russ Harris, Kirk Strosahl & Patricia Robinson

 

A six-month advanced level examined training course based on FACT ‘Focused Acceptance & Commitment Therapy’ 

Completed October 2021

ACT for Beginners

~ with Russ Harris

 

An intensive six-month examined training course, teaching the core skills of ACT

Completed June 2021

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