My training and experience
Background and current roles
I have always been curious about how people story their lives. My background is in communication science and journalism. I worked as an international investigative journalist, writing features about crime, justice, and mental health. For a number of years, I was based at Bush House in London as a producer for the BBC World Service.
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I am deeply committed to furthering knowledge in the field of psychotherapy. I have written academic papers and I have delivered workshops on various psychotherapy issues such as working with male clients, suicide, working with groups, conducting risk assessment and the psychotherapeutic relationship.
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I have experience working in a variety of public settings including Marches Counselling Service in Hereford and the largest IAPT site in the country, at Merton and Sutton Hospital (London), where I was an honorary psychotherapist working with groups and individuals.
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I currently lead the MSc Year 2 in Transactional Analysis at Metanoia Institute in London, and I have also taught at Worcester University and Herefordshire, North Shropshire and Ludlow College (Higher Education).
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Qualifications
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Provisional Teaching and Supervising Transactional Analyst
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Master of Science in Psychotherapy with distinction from Middlesex University
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Certified Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapy) Metanoia Institute
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Diploma in Education and Training
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Diploma in Clinical Supervision
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Certificate in Clinical Assessments
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Certificate in the Use of Psychological Questionnaires
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BSc in Communication Science, Lucian Blaga University
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Baccalaureate in English Language, Mathematics, Philosophy
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Professional bodies
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Registered with United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
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Member of the European Association of Transactional Analysis
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Member of the International Association of Relational Transactional Analysis
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Member of Metanoia Institute