I have been working with people all my life. I started as a nurse (RGN) then began practising and eventually teaching complementary therapies. Early in my practice, I noticed people really liked to talk, sometimes it was challenging to fit a massage in!
So I took the short Counselling Skills course at Aberdeen University – this informed my work from then on – I was so grateful I had done that. I learned that people generally have their own answers when given space.
After 30 years, I have now come full circle and completed my diploma with the University of the Highlands and Islands. I have since studied with many well-known teachers and I love how the holistic and the science do really sit well together when explored at depth.
My qualifications
- Introduction to Counselling Skills 1995 (Aberdeen University)
- Volunteer at Women’s Aid and Counsellor for Cruse.
- Certificate in Thought Field Therapy 2004 (Association for Thought Field Therapy)
- COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills 2020 (Moray College,UHI)
- Cetificate in online and Telephone Counselling 2021 (Counselling Tutor)
- Diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy 2022 (University of the Highlands and Islands )
- Certificate in Psychodynamic Theory 2022 (Bedfordshire Centre for Therapeutic Studies.)
- Certificate in specialist Psychotherapy with Ex Boarders 2023 (Boarding School Survivors)
- Certificate in Professional Group Facilitation 2025 (PCI College, Belfast)
- Practitioner Member of COSCA