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Experience and Qualifications 

 

Current titles: 

CBT Therapist (BABCP Accredited)
ACT Practitioner - Peer reviewed
EMDR Practitioner - Fully qualified
Clinical Supervisor and ACT Trainer

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Accreditation:

 

I am a fully accredited member of the BABCP (British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies) and have been since 2020.

 

My membership number is: 180927

 

To quote what this means from the BABCP website:

“Accreditation means that a CBT therapist has both core professional mental health training or recognised equivalent, as well as specific CBT training. To be accredited, our members must have applied and demonstrated that they meet high standards of training and experience in CBT”.

 

 

University courses attended:
 

Bachelor of Science: Psychology (2012) Sheffield Hallam University (First with Hons) 

 

Diploma of Higher Education: Primary Mental Health Care (2014) Teeside University (Distinction)

 

Diploma of Higher Education: Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (2018) Chester University (Distinction)

 

Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy Teacher Training (2022) Oxford Mindfulness Centre

 

Extensive additional training in advanced applications of Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (2023) Manchester University

 

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Employed Work Experience:

 

Guest lecturer and Clinical Supervisor - University of Birmingham
2024 to Present day

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Psychological Therapist and Supervisor - Private practice

2023 to Present day

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Senior Psychological Therapist - Manchester NHS IAPT service

2021 to May 2024

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist/ Clinical Supervisor - Manchester NHS IAPT service

2018 to 2021

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Cognitive Behavioural Therapist - Warrington NHS IAPT service

2017 to 2018

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Various CBT based therapy roles - Oldham, Wakefield, Stockport - NHS IAPT services

2013 to 2017 

 

 

Additional training courses:

*Part of being a CBT therapist and also being accredited with the BABCP is that we must show we are updating our skills and knowledge every year. There are therefore many trainings I have not included in this list. These were the ones which may be of particular interest, and for which are still very relevant for my practice.

 

IAPT step two Supervisor Training (2017) Manchester University

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Acceptance and Commitment therapy various training days accumulating over 70 hours (2019, 2020 and 2021), with BABCP by Jim Lucas, and Russ Harris respectively

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Intolerance of Uncertainty Training Day Workshop (2019) with BABCP by Professor Mark Freeston

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5 Days Motivational interviewing (2019)  Manchester University

 

Compassion Focused Therapy (2021) various training days within Manchester IAPT

 

DBT Skills two day course (2021) BABCP online training

 

Applications of chair work in CBT (2023) Manchester University

 

Advanced applications of CBT formulation building for ‘personality disorders’ (2023) Manchester University

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Advanced applications of Imagery rescripting in CBT (2023) Manchester University

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Advanced applications of motivational interviewing in CBT (2023) Manchester University

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Working with psychosis and mood disorders within CBT (2023) Manchester University

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Chairwork: Basics and beyond - 3 day course on the applications of chairwork (2024) Tobyn Bell and Matthew Pugh

 

ACT applications for insomnia (2024) Contextual Consulting online course.

 

ACT skills - establishing clear boundaries (2024) Dr Richard Bennett

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​EMDR Therapy Training: (2024) Completed all parts of the standard EMDR Europe Accredited Training Inclusive of the required Theory, Learning and Practicum of EMDR Therapy Teaching 24 hours, Supervised Practice 18 hours and 10 Hours Clinical Group Supervision over all parts

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