For the past 17 years, my work has been dedicated to helping individuals overcome difficulties in their lives while enhancing their inner wisdom and resiliency. I have worked in a variety of clinical settings in both England and the United States, including community mental health services, NHS, Veterans Affairs, and in private practice. In addition, I have worked extensively with military veterans and first responders including police officers, paramedics, and prison officers; giving me a deep understanding of the stressors unique to the these communities. I currently provide trauma therapy for the South East Ambulance Service (SECAmb).

 

I have extensive training and experience in the assessment and treatment of a range of psychological disorders, with a particular focus on complex trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder, mood disorders, and problems caused by adverse childhood experiences including low self esteem, relationship difficulties, and emotional dysregulation.

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I am committed to professional excellence and further education, regularly participating in trainings, workshops, and other learning opportunities to advance my clinical skills and stay current with research and scientific advances in the field. I also partake in regular clinical supervision with an EMDR consultant. 

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Education

• M.A. in Clinical Mental Health Counseling; University of Central Florida, United States

• Graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Therapy; University of Central Florida, United States

• B.A. in Sociology and Psychology; Queens College, City University of New York, United States

 

Advanced Clinical Training

• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (Parts 1-3); Richman EMDR Training, United Kingdom

• Ego State Therapy Advanced Training; Robin Shapiro, United Kingdom

• Individual Schema Therapy Certification; Schema Institute, United Kingdom 

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Skills Training (Level 2); Linehan Institute, United States

• Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy; Canterbury Christ Church University, United Kingdom

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Professional Affiliations 

• British Association for Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapies 

• British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy 

• EMDR Association UK & Ireland

• EMDR International Association 

• International Society of Schema Therapy

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Additional Trainings ​

• Trauma-Focused ACT; Russ Harris, Ph.D.

• EMDR and Schema Therapy; Schema Therapy Training Online; Chris Hayes, Ph.D.

• Methods to Manage Emotions; Schema Therapy Training Online; Chris Hepworth, Ph.D.

• Imagery Rescripting for Trauma and PTSD; Schema Therapy Training Online; Chris Hayes, Ph.D.

• Contextual Schema Therapy: Building The Healthy Adult Mode in Schema Therapy; Rob Brockman, Ph.D.

• EMDR For Complex Trauma - A Tool for Case Conceptualization; Bridger Falkenstien, MA, LPC

• Working with persistent physical symptoms including functional neurological disorders a practical application for using EMDR; Kate Chartres, MSc.

• Integrating Internal Family Systems with EMDR: A systemic approach for working with complex trauma clients; Millia Begum, Consultant Psychiatrist

• Somatic Repatterning and Trauma Reprocessing: A Mind-body Approach to Trauma Treatment; Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.

• EMDR: Working with Adult Clients with Attachment Trauma; Arun Mansukhani, Psy.D.

• Treating Medically Unexplained Pain with EMDR; Mark Grant, M.A.

• Online Therapy Sessions: Focussing on Somatic Psychology & Parts Work; Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.

• Shame and Self-Loathing in the Treatment of Trauma Strategies; Janina Fisher, Ph.D.

• Treating First Responders and Veterans: Treating Shame, Guilt and Moral Injury with EMDR Therapy Part I & II; E.C. Hurley, Ph.D.

• EMDR Therapy and DBT for Trauma Focused Care; Jamie Marich, Ph.D. & Rachel Weaver, LISW-S

• Polyvagal Theory in Practice:Helping Clients Reshape Their Autonomic Nervous Systems; Deb Dana, LCSW

• EMDR Therapy with Complex Trauma and Dissociative Personality Structure; Jim Knipe, Ph.D.

• Healing Broken Bonds: The Consequences of Traumatic Attachment; Janina Fisher, Ph.D.

• Somatic Psychology as Integrated into Evidence Based Trauma Treatment; Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.

• EMDR: Release the Magic: Working with Attachment; Mark Brayne, M.A.

• Calming the Inner Critic: Working with Punitive Introjects, Ego States and Dissociative Parts in Trauma; Kathy Steele, M.N., C.S.

• Rewiring the Addicted Brain: An EMDR-Based Treatment Model for Overcoming Addiction; Laurel Parnell, Ph.D.

• Healing Dissociation with EMDR Therapy: A Practical Workshop; Jamie Marich, Ph.D.

• Pain, Parts, Illness and Identity: Somatic Psychology and EMDR Therapy for Chronic Pain and Illness; Arielle Schwartz, Ph.D.

• The Flash Technique: Making trauma memories more accessible EMDR processing; Philip Manfield, Ph.D. and Lewis Engel, Ph.D.

• Healing the Heart of Complex Trauma and Dissociation with EMDR and Ego State Therapy; Carol Forgash, LCSW

• Feeling-State Addiction Protocol Training; Robert Miller, Ph. D.

• EMDR with Military Veterans & Uniformed Services; Mathew Wessen

• Attachment-Focused EMDR: Healing Developmental Deficits and Adults Abused as Children; Laurel Parnell, Ph.D.

• DBT Skills Training- Emotional Regulation; Dr. Marsha Linehan, Ph.D.

• Making Trauma Therapy Safer- The Psychophysiology of Trauma and PTSD; Babette Rothschild, MSW