Professional background and training

I believe it’s important to be transparent about qualifications and professional experience.
This page is for those who would like a little more information about my training and background.

Qualifications and registration

  • MSc Person-Centred & Experiential Psychotherapy

  • UKCP-registered Psychotherapist

  • BSc (Hons) Biological Science

  • Enhanced DBS certificate

Professional experience
Alongside private practice, my experience has been shaped by work within the community, educational, and third-sector settings, including:

  • Nottingham Counselling Service

  • Nottingham Trent University

  • Nottingham Women’s Centre

  • Childline

This work has included supporting individuals experiencing trauma, distress, crisis, and relational difficulties, within both short- and longer-term therapeutic contexts.

Additional training and continuing professional development
I engage in ongoing professional development and regular clinical supervision.  My additional training includes:

  • Trauma-informed therapy

  • Self-harm and suicide awareness and intervention

  • Mental health pathways and multi-disciplinary working

  • Anxiety, depression, PTSD and C-PTSD

  • Neurodiversity-informed practice