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My profile I am a counsellor with a private practice and I work as a consultant to the voluntary sector in the UK doing training and development. I have a background in adult education, training, consultancy to individuals, groups, teams and organisations. I worked in secondary education for many years with a strong interest in the pastoral care of pupils and staff. I was a Year Head and Head of Careers. I am qualified as a SIMA (System for Identifying Motivated Abilities) Coach, and worked for ICI as a Training Manager – my responsibilities included the enabling of workers whose jobs were made redundant to think about career-change. I hold a degree in English and Philosophy from the University of Kent at Canterbury and a Masters Degree in Adult Education from the University of Liverpool (Chester College) which had a strong consultancy element, both theory and practice. In addition I have a Post Graduate Certificate in Education and another in Counselling Theory and Practice. My theory base for counselling is primarily Person Centred although I use some of the Transactional Analysis, Gestalt, and Psychoanalytic techniques and theories if these seem to be relevant and helpful. I am in regular supervision, abide by the BACP Ethical Framework, and can assure you of a professional, sympathetic approach. I live in the Reading Area with my husband, a geriatric cat, and Ollie, my elderly King Charles spaniel. I have two grown up daughters and three little grandsons who all live locally. |
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