London, England, United Kingdom
A compassionate and curious psychotherapist with four years of counselling experience with an additional 20 years of experience working with families and vulnerable people to ensure safety and effective outcomes. A member of the BACP (MBACP) and in the process of applying for BACP accreditation. Conscientious, with extensive knowledge of offering advice, support, rehabilitation and guidance to those who have experienced trauma or hardship. A proven ability to provide safe therapeutic spaces for individuals especially from marginalised communities. Comfortable working and communicating with people from diverse backgrounds with experience of trauma, abuse, addiction, depression, marital difficulties and child-parent conflicts using online and face -to-face counselling and psychoeducation. Keen to find a new position within an ambitious organisation to continue to develop extensive experience and utilise pre-existing knowledge.
•Work with families with variety of complex needs, including those with experience of substance misuse, mental health needs • Provide specialist support to parents with personality disorders and depression victims of domestic violence, young people and adults involved in the criminal justice system, unemployed individuals and children with irregular school attendance • Write effective and detailed family assessments by conducting complex developmental histories and genogram sessions to support the families • Enable families to meet achievable targets to promote sustainable positive changes for all family members • Work intensively with families using a variety of therapeutic interventions such as motivational interviewing, strengths-based, solution focussed and trauma-informed methods to support the cycle of change • Establish and maintain effective professional relationships with key partners such as targeted and specialist services, schools, housing departments and early years settings • Positively contribute to the implementation, delivery and evaluation of evidence-based early intervention practice models including parenting programmes with other professionals e.g. social workers • Lead on delivery of sexual health sessions and distribution of contraception to young people • Spearhead and lead on mentoring new practitioners to the service
• Trauma informed/ culturally competent integrative therapist • Experienced with working with those from racially minoritised groups and communities, especially those from Black and other minoritised communities that otherwise would not access mainstream therapy • Experienced in couples therapy using Prepare Enrich facilitator tool • Workshop facilitator in psycho education presentations in conjunction with other independent therapeutic services via YouTube and Instagram live to translate psychological theory to the wider community • Provide comprehensive assessments of each client's needs including suitability for counselling and select the most appropriate counselling intervention for each client
• Work with a variety of individuals from different client groups including, couples, and those aged 18 and upwards • Used a trauma informed approach to be able to work with clients with anxiety, depression • Effectively complete assessments using CORE 34\10, ACE’s PHQ9/GAD7 to measure therapeutic process outcomes • Provide couples therapy using Prepare Enrich methodology • Deliver psychoeducation and workshop sessions to church and other community-based organisations, in the aim of removing barriers to psychotherapy and mental health via radio shows and online workshops • Work primarily with racially minoritised communities, particularly those from Black groups • Provide key mental health support at community events • Specialise in providing counselling where religious affiliation and racial identity intersects with mental health
• Successfully delivered parenting programmes in collaboration with provider services • Effectively analysed and evaluated referrals and allocated parents a place on various programmes • Implemented the delivery of evidence-based parenting programmes within community projects to promote accessibility for marginalised communities, improving outcomes for children and families • Referred parents to appropriate programmes that met their needs • Identified correct and key training for staff to develop their knowledge of evidence based parenting programmes, supporting them to become accredited facilitators • Worked on complex cases including families who were on Child Protection plans and delivered intensive parenting support to improve the outcomes • Effectively led and managed multicultural teams of parent participation workers based in Haringey Primary Schools and managed Family Intervention key workers • Provided management using a coaching approach so team could provide effective services to families • Built effective working relationships, facilitated the creation and maintenance of professional and familial networks to aid problem solving and conflict management • Implemented and used models to motivate and assist employees including containment model and strength-based principles to encourage and identified strengths and development areas
• Successfully worked with referred young people within the Youth Offending Service, at risk of entering the criminal justice system • Engaged young people in activities that constructively developed them and supported their parents to implement positive and consistent boundaries • Supported changes and worked with parents to address their own needs to promote better emotional wellbeing for their family • Acted as a parenting co-ordinator and supported those who were subject to court parenting orders and assisted them to improve their skills to reduce re-offending rates • Contributed to a reduction of anti-social behaviour in young people by increasing parental presence • Coordinated multiple parenting programmes to increase parental participation