Since I qualified as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist I have mostly been practising within the NHS. This is with the exception of a 6-month period of travelling throughout India and Nepal. The purpose of this trip was to learn and experience the roots of mindfulness practises within various wisdom traditions.
After graduating from the University of Oxford as a student, I was asked by the director of the programme to assist the tutor team in training students within the first term of the next cohort. This included demonstrating mindfulness/ meditation teaching competencies to students and providing feedback on students’ mindfulness/ meditation teaching skills. Since qualifying as a Mindfulness/ Meditation Teacher, I have also led mindfulness courses to a variety of groups.
I was employed as an Assistant Psychologist to jointly assess young people for autism, ADHD and learning disabilities within the NHS.
I worked within two roles on an acute psychiatric ward within the NHS. I was responsible for co-facilitating a weekly psychotherapy group for clients who experience symptoms of psychosis.
For more information about my academic and clinical experience, please see my LinkedIn profile:
Experience:
Master of Studies (MSt) in Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) – University of Oxford
Master of Science (MSc) in Clinical Psychology – University of Sussex
Postgraduate Diploma (PGDip) in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – University of Surrey
Full BABCP Accreditation
CBT Supervisor – University of Surrey
CBT for Long-term Health Conditions – University of Surrey
Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology – Bournemouth University
