Vitality Counselling/Therapy and Training Consultancy

About Me

Professional Qualifications

Specialist training and qualifications gained in Counselling, CBT, Stress Management and Teaching

Additional specialist training undertaken in:

 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
 British Association for Counselling and Psycotherapy Ethical Framework
 Core – Clinical Outcomes in Routine Evaluation
 MENTOR – Mental Health National Standards -
Effective Interventions in the care and Treatment of Depression
 Family Law (Overview)
 Primary and Secondary Care Referral Procedure
 Help Line – Domestic abuse
 Recording of information
 Boundaries and Confidentiality
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 Myers Briggs and the Use of Metaphors in Counselling
 Brief Focus Therapy – Solution Focus
 Couples Counselling
 Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
 Stress Management
 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy - Beating the Blues
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 Child Protection Procedures
 Child Protection Issues – Primary Care
 Exploring Children’s Faith and Spirituality
 Play and Art Therapy with Children
 Counselling children and Young People

 Understanding and Responding to Diversity
 Mental Health Needs of Black and Minority Ethnic Young People
 Cultural Awareness
 Asylum Seekers – Mental Health of Asylum Seekers and Refugees
 Asylum Seekers and Victims of Torture
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 Psycho-Sexual Counselling (Including the management of abuse)
 Female Genital Mutilation
 Supporting Male Survivors of Sexual Abuse
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 The Management of Eating Disorders in Primary Care
 Counselling Clients with Eating Disorders
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 The Management of Complex Grief and Bereavement Reactions
 Complex Patients
 Mutual Aid and Self Help (MASH) Training
Motivation Training

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS and Code of Ethics

Counsellors at Vitality are committed to ongoing professional training and are members of one or more of the BACP Divisions:

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Membership
Faculty of Healthcare Counsellors and Psychotherapists Membership
Division of Christian and Pastoral Care Counselling

Counsellors are bound by Vitality Counselling and the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy Codes of Ethics and Practice and subject to its Complaints Procedure. Each counsellor is in ongoing professional supervision in accordance with Vitality and the BACP codes of Ethics and Practice.