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Clinical qualifications
I have been privileged to study at a number of centres of national and global excellence in counselling, psychotherapy and psychosocial research, where I have completed the following trainings and accreditations:
- MSc Therapeutic Practice for Psychological Trauma (University of Chester – Distinction)
- Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) – accredited practitioner (EMDR Europe)
- Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy (DIT) – accredited practitioner (British Psychoanalytic Council)
- Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Psychodynamic Counselling (University of Brighton and Wpf Therapy, London)
- Certificate in Counselling Skills (Wpf Therapy, London)
Further Training
- Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) – Externship and Core Skills (International Centre for Excellence in EFT Therapy)
- Certificate in Counselling Supervision (Waverley Abbey College)
- Certificate in Online Counselling (OSCE, UK)
- Certificate in Understanding Trauma: Principles and Practice (Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust, London)
- Trained and accredited to use the Attachment Style Interview (Middlesex University)
- Trained practitioner of the Trauma Resiliency Model (TRM), a biological-based system for reducing and eliminating the symptoms of traumatic stress.
- Trained practitioner of Trauma Risk Management (TRiM), a peer support protocol developed by the UK Armed Forces
- Qualified Workplace Mediator.
Other areas in which I have undertaken continuing professional development (CPD) include Motivational Interviewing (MI), Critical Incident Stress Debriefing (CISD), Responding to Kidnap, Crisis Management, Psychosocial Responses to Disasters, Psychopharmacology and Ecotherapy.
Accreditations and memberships
I am an accredited member of the following organisations:
- British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)
- EMDR Association UK & Ireland
- Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC)
I am a professional member of the following organisations:
- International Center for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
- The British Emotionally Focused Therapy Centre (BEFT)
- European Society for Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD)
- Association of Counsellors and Therapists Online (ACTO)
Publications
I have written a number of articles on stress, trauma and staff care for a range of publications, including:
The impact of emergency aid work on personal relationships: a psychodynamic study. Journal of International Humanitarian Action, Issue 3, 2018
I have also contributed to the following books:
Lauffer, S. & Hamacher, J. (2014) In Control: A Practical Guide for Civilian Experts Working in Crisis Management Missions. Berlin: Centre for International Peace Operations (ZIF)
Spencer, T. (2014) Personal Security: A Guide for Travellers. Boca Raton, FL:CRC Press
Photo: “St Edmund Hall, Oxford” by David Short, is licensed under CC BY 2.0