training, supervision & regulation
Qualifications & Training
I am a UKATA Registered Contractual Trainee Transactional Analyst currently in my final year of clinical training with Transactional Analysis Cymru in Pembrokeshire where I am working through my postgraduate training in Transactional Analysis (TA) Counselling & Psychotherapy towards a qualification as a Certified Transactional Analyst (Psychotherapist).
Prior to pursuing training in psychotherapy, I gained a First-Class Honours degree in Psychology with Counselling (BSc Hons) and completed various additional short courses in Counselling Skills using TA, Adlerian Counselling, and a TA101. I regularly attend further CPD training to expand my knowledge around mental health topics such as anxiety, depression, trauma, addiction, self-harm, and suicide as well as developing my interest in how those challenges present in neurodivergent people's lives, women's health issues and chronic illness.
Alongside developing my own private practice, I spent 18 months in clinical Placement with The UK Counselling Network (UKCN) where I was part of an extensive team of trainee counsellors/psychotherapists who support UKCN in providing low-cost online therapy across the UK.
Supervision & Personal Therapy
I have a TSTA qualified Supervisor constantly supporting my private client work, and I engage in my own weekly personal therapy with a qualified TA Psychotherapist. The rationale behind continued personal TA therapy alongside clinical Supervision is that I can address my own challenges and stresses, as well as ground the theory and therapeutic methods via direct experience of TA, and it enhances my empathic awareness as a client – all of which shapes my approach as a therapist. In other words, I walk the talk!
Ethical Code, Regulation & Insurance
My professional practice is evolving, as are the activities and services within it, in accordance with the stringent ethical and professional guidelines stipulated by UKCP (UK Council for Psychotherapy), UKATA (UK Association for Transactional Analysis), EATA and ITAA (European & International Transactional Analysis Associations) with whom I am registered as a Trainee Therapist / Contractual Trainee.
I am GDPR compliant, registered with ICO, and I hold the required Professional Indemnity & Public Liability Insurance (and can provide evidence on request).
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