Training & Qualifications

I bring a rich and varied educational background to my work as a therapist in the UK. My approach is informed by a blend of academic learning, counselling qualifications, creative CPD, and holistic practices that support emotional, cognitive, and somatic healing.

🎓 Academic Background

I hold a Master’s degree in Education, specialising in Language, Culture, and Identity. This foundation supports my ability to create an inclusive, culturally sensitive, and identity-affirming space for all clients.

🧠 Counselling Qualifications

• Level 5 Certificate in Child Counselling Skills for Adult Counsellors
  CPCAB – Place2Be, 2024
• Level 4 Diploma in Counselling Studies
  CPCAB – ELECT (East London & Essex Counselling Training), 2024
• Level 3 Certificate in Counselling Studies
  CPCAB – Barking and Dagenham College, 2021
• Level 2 Certificate in Counselling Skills
  BACP – Barking and Dagenham College, 2020

🔄 Further Training (2025)

• CATT – Children’s Accelerated Trauma Training
  Trauma Psychology – April 2025
• Experiential Psychodynamic Course
  The Bedfordshire Centre for Therapeutic Studies – February to June 2025
• Facilitating Therapeutic Groups (3-Day CPCAB-Endorsed Course)
  Creative Counsellors – May 2025

💫 Specialist & Complementary Training

• Level 2 Breathwork Coach
  The Bedfordshire Centre for Therapeutic Studies, 2023
• EFT Practitioner (Levels 1 & 2)
  The EFT Centre, 2022
• Sound Practitioner Diploma
  College of Sound Healing, 2023

🎨 Creative & CPD Training

I regularly engage in creative and trauma-informed CPD to expand my therapeutic toolkit. My training includes:

• Sand tray therapy and nesting dolls
• Doodling emotions and nervous system mapping
• Working with animal figures and creative timelines
• Attachment behaviours and therapeutic card work

🌿 Holistic Insight

I am also qualified in Reiki and other holistic therapies. While these are not offered in my counselling sessions, they enrich my understanding of how emotions are held and expressed in the body, helping to inform my somatic, mind–body–based approach to therapeutic work.