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MENTAL HEALTH SUPPORT FOR STRESS, ANXIETY, WORK AND SCHOOL PERFORMANCE, LOW MOOD, CONFIDENCE, HABIT REVERSAL, PHOBIAS AND MUCH MORE

My Professional Qualifications for Therapy

Currently

Studying for a Masters degree (MSc) in The Psychology of Mental Health and Well-being

  • Completed - Human Development through the Lifespan, The Psychology of Learning, Personality Ability and Individual Differences, Cyberpsychology, Social Psychology, Psychology of Social Interaction, Psychology of Everyday Life, Research Methods and Statistics

  • Current/upcoming - Clinical and Counselling Psychology, Positive Psychology, Dissertation

Level 4 Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy: Certificates in Evidence-Based Hypnosis, Behavioural Hypnotherapy and Cognitive Hypnotherapy.

  • Awarded independently by the NCFE

  • The only UK hypnotherapy course accredited for CPD by the British Psychological Society (BPS)

  • Accredited by the GHR, NCH and REBHP (as part of this qualification - 26 assessed essays, 3 supervised case studies, classroom teaching/practice, additional/ongoing practice)

Level 4 Diploma in Stress Management and Resilience Building (Dip. SMRB) from the UK College of Hypnosis and Hypnotherapy, London and accredited by the International Stress Management Association (ISMA)

Qualified Teacher Status (QTS) Secondary Education

Post Graduate Certificate (PGCE) Education

BA (Hons) Drama and Theatre Studies

Enhanced DBS renewed Sept 2021 (for safeguarding and working with children)

Most recent CPD

CBH for Weight Loss

Sleep and Shift Work with Mickey Beyer-Clausen (Timeshifter)

HRV and Sleep with Dr Mike Nelson (American College of Sports Medicine)

Nutrition and Sleep with Jason Phillips

Neurology of Coaching and Sleep with Matt Bush

Sleep Performance Coaching through Angus Buckle (Sleep Pro Coach)

Child and Infant Sleep with Chris McFadden

CBT for Insomnia (UK College of Cognitive Behavioural Hypnotherapy)

CBH for Addictions with Daniel Mirea

CBH for Children, Adolescents & Teens with Emma Coffey

Psychological First Aid: Supporting People and Young Children through Public Health England

Diploma in Psychology (Level 4)

Diploma in Life Coaching 

Diploma in Anxiety and Stress Management

Online Safety

LSCB: Advanced Interagency Safeguarding Training

Autism Awareness

Other CPD includes:

  • Child protection

  • Team teaching

  • Safer recruitment

  • Pastoral leadership

  • IT systems

  • Teaching and assessment

  • Senior/Principal leadership

  • Restorative Justice

  • Careers

  • UCAS

  • Special Educational Needs

Professional Associations

It is important that you have confidence in me, and that I am independently held accountable for my practice and ongoing development of it. I am a registered hypnotherapist and abide by the Codes of Ethics as set out below.