• Born 1971, studied and worked in both the UK and US
• Chartered Counselling Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
• Member British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
• Chartered Counselling Psychologist for Berkshire Healthcare Foundation NHS Trust
• Registered as a Psychologist with the Health Professionals Council

Qualifications:

• MSc. Mental Health Counselling, University of Massachusetts, Boston,
  MA, US
• Postgraduate Diploma, psychology, Nottingham University, UK
• BSc joint honours in science, economics and computer science, University of Salford, Manchester, UK
• Advanced Level II Certificate in Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)
  
• Clinical psychology, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA
• Certificate in job development and marketing, awarded by University of Massachusetts, Boston, MA, US
  
• Certificate in counselling skills, awarded by City of Westminster College, London, UK

Additional training:

• Brief counselling therapy
• Distress and suicide - helping young people keep on an even keel
• Understanding eating disorders
• Understanding dreams - a phenomenological approach to dream counselling
• Working with individuals who self-harm
• Working with younger clients
• Supporting individuals with a personality disorder and complex needs
• Working with addictions (alcohol, drugs, gambling, sex, etc.)
• Systems therapy - working with couples and families
• Brief Anger Management Therapy
• Food Abuse - Supporting People who are over-weight
• Working with Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• Effective Strategies for the Assessment and Treatment of Anxiety Disorders
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) for Multi-Diagnostic Disorders
• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR)

Areas of Expertise:

• Ongoing sessional work facilitating Reading's Link Group supporting individuals with a personality disorder / complex needs for Berkshire Psychotherapy Services (NHS)
• Ongoing sessional work as a Chartered Counselling Psychologist for the Department of Clinical Psychology in Reading (NHS)
• Employed by Department of Clinical Psychology in Wokingham (NHS)
• Extensive experience of working with individuals with learning disabilities and mental health needs both in a residential and an employment / vocational setting in both the USA and UK
• Instrumental in setting up Tapestry for Resource for Mental Health the UK's first Social Relationships Project for individuals recovering from a mental illness
• Ongoing work as recruitment consultant for Justice Resource Institute, a large Massachusetts based social service agency
• Previous independent recruitment work includes screening and job development for Coventry and Warwickshire Chinese Association
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
• Working with individuals with Body Dysmorphic Disorder
• Working with individuals with a personality disorder
• Working with couples