Trainee Counsellor & Psychotherapist. I always remember what it's like to sit in the client's chair.
BACP Registration Pending | Training Placements Completed | DBS Cleared | 115 Hours Supervised Hours
Salford University (BACP Accredited)
Pre-registration trainee therapist (placements completed) in the third year of an MSc in Counselling & Psychotherapy at Salford University, BACP student member (pending upgrade to Registered Member on confirmation of PG Diploma results). Career changer drawing on over 20 years' experience supporting young adults in the education sector. Trained in Person-Centred Therapy — I love the way it helps me understand the client's point of view and follow alongside them in their process.
I also know what it is like to be in therapy, having benefited from about four years of individual and group therapy of different modalities. Broad personal life experience — unemployment, depression, queer identity, neurodivergence, harassment, migration — helps me think through how clients might feel in a variety of situations.
I have now completed 115 hours of fully supervised placement work across three placements, working with a wide range of adult and young clients. I am seeking a voluntary placement in the Manchester area. I am particularly keen to gain further experience with young people in FE/HE settings, LGBTQ+ clients, and neurodiverse/ADHD clients, but am happy to work with any client group.
Completed across three placements — telephone long-term counselling, community face-to-face, and student mental health. Adult and young clients across a wide range of presenting issues.
Broad personal life experience informs my therapeutic work and helps me think through how clients might feel in a variety of situations. This includes navigating unemployment, depression, queer identity, late-diagnosed neurodivergence (ADHD), harassment, and the experience of being a migrant in multiple countries. I have also benefited personally from approximately four years of individual and group therapy across different modalities — giving me genuine insight into the experience of being a client.