Training History
1982; BSc (Hons) in Ecology
1997; Diploma in Person Centred Counselling
1998; BA (Hons) in Psychology
2001; Certificate in Person Centred Supervision of counsellors and other related professionals
2009 – Present; Continuing development a practitioner of Therapeutic Shamanism; Families and Ancestors, The Medicine Wheel, Soul Retrieval, Plant Spirit, The Stone People,
2012 – Present; Advanced Shamanic Psychotherapy; Art of Being, Art of Mapping, Art of Repatterning, Adulthood; taking on the role of Elder in modern society.
2015; Graduated as a Practitioner of Therapeutic Shamanism from the 3 Ravens Shamanic College
Workshops and Personal Development
1986- 1996; Volunteering with The Samaritans
1995-2000; Counselling abused children with special needs; Working with the shadow; Sexuality and Identity, Counselling couples in crisis; Creative and play therapy, Jungian symbolism and spirituality
1996-1998; Second Aid Spiritual Psychotherapy
2005; Express Your Spirit; spiritual workshop facilitators’ training
2006-2007; The Transpersonal Self; advanced empathy in the counselling room
2007; El Silencio, California; a week long Core Process workshop including deep energy work, spiritual psychotherapy and Vision Quest.
Accreditation and membership of professional bodies
MBACP (ACCRED)
As an accredited counsellor with the BACP I have met the standards for training, experience and ongoing professional and personal development that the BACP requires for this advanced practitioner designation.
I am also an approved provider of Psychotherapeutic treatments for BUPA and Aviva private medical insurers.