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.