Daphne Chalk-Birdsall

Training, qualifications & experience

I qualified from WPF Therapy as a Pyschodynamic Counsellor and I am in private practice. I have over twenty years experience.

I was successfully re-accredited by UKCP in February 2018.

I completed the Tavistock and Portman Clinic year course on Understanding Trauma http://www.tavistockandportman.ac.uk/understandingtrauma
I am enjoy FutureLearn MOOC e.g. "Good brain, bad brain: basics" and BACP online CPD courses.

Each year I complete at least 30 hours Continuing Profesional Development (CPD) some of which is with The Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC) Saturday seminar series 2019-2020
I attend ongoing FPC clinical practice, supervision, current awareness of new therapeutic, medical research, UKCP conferences and lectures. http://www.thefpc.org.uk/home
I was a member of the FPC Members Support Committee

FPC annual conference 2016

ATSAC annual conference 2018

Gestalt Centre Certificate Couples and Relationship Counselling September 2019 - ongoing

BA (Hons.) English Studies - Polytechnic of North London (London metropolitan university)
Pg.Dip. (Psychodynamic Counselling) Roehamptom University

Previously a Chartered Librarian and member of the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (MCILIP). I worked in London HE for many years.

Psychodynamic Counsellor I trained at WPF Therapy (Roehampton University & BACP accredited course) part time for 5 years and qualified in 2003 at WPF current address: 23 Magdalen Street, London SE1 2EN

Member of UK Council of Psychotherapy (UKCP) Registered 08159622

Member of The Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling (FPC) 2526

Member of British Council of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) 561950

Fellow of The Higher Education Academy FHEA 2007 (Accredited Practitioner in ILThe 2002)
SEDA qualifications 2017 leading to MA LThe
Chartered Librarian of The Chartered Institute of Librarians and Information Professionals since 1972 - 2016 MCILIP 29017 (London University, Senate House Library and London Metropolitan University)

I am training with The Gestalt Couples and Relationship Course 2019-2020

I completed Module 2 December 2019

https://gestaltcentre.org.uk/course/certificate-in-working-with-couples-and-relationships/

I have completed Debbie Winterbourne's Level 1 Couples Counselling Course 2019

http://www.debbiewinterbourne.co.uk/introduction-to-couples-counselling-training/

I would be very happy to provide relationship therapy at reduced cost whilst I am training, especially with a Mother and Daughter.

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Trauma, guilt and shame are linked and are areas I have experience of. I
recently completed the 1 year Tavistock and Portman Clinic year course on Understanding Trauma (D18) and attended 2013 Conference on Trauma
http://www.tavistockandportman.ac.uk/understandingtrauma

Relationship problems with family, lovers, husbands, children, siblings and lack of relationship

I currently support CBT therapists working in NHS settings as well as students as trainee therapists for Gestalt counselling, Psychodynamic psychotherapy, play therapy, art therapy, complimentary healing therapies and mind/body specialists and may offer reduced fees depending on your income.

I support FE/HE young students in my private practice with undergraduate and postgraduate courses.
Anxiety about work, lack of work, fear of debt, redundancy and loss of income concerns.

There is space for exploring your creativity, playfulness, to change and enjoy your life.

Addiction and compulsivity is also an area of interest I attended the ATSAC Annual Conference 2018

Further information

My strength is providing a quiet, safe, confidential space to share your worries and and to move them to a place where feelings and thoughts are given their rightful space.

To work empathically to try & make sense of your suffering through our mutual understanding.

FPC Members abide by the code of ethics and professional standards defined by the three major accrediting organisations – the British Psychoanalytic Council (BPC), British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) and United Kingdom of Counselling & Psychotherapy (UKCP).

I was on the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling - Members Support Committee 2014-17