Abi Newman. Registered MBACP (Accred)

Training, qualifications & experience

Experience and inspiration

I have over 10 years’ experience of working in both Voluntary and Private mental health settings; residential and non-residential in the UK and overseas in various roles. I have seen and experienced the healing effect of truly meeting someone through relationship and being alongside people in moments of challenge/pain and joy/celebration. I am inspired by a Humanistic way of being in relationship, full of spirit and curiosity.

I am an accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, working in accordance with the BACP Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy. I have regular supervision and I am committed to ongoing growth through professional development. I purposely attend courses and workshops that are open to all therapeutic practitioners not purely Psychotherapists and Counsellors, I feel this expands my own awareness and deepens my understanding of what it is to be human and what it can look like for us to heal.

My work draws on both body-centred and person-centred approaches, I continue to be inspired by the Therapeutic work of Peter Levine: Somatic Experiencing, Stanley Keleman: Formative Psychology, Nick Totton: Embodied-Relational Therapy, Babette Rothschild: Somatic Trauma Therapy, Ruella Frank: Developmental Somatic Psychotherapy, Eugene Gendlin: Focusing and the Psycho-Spiritual work of Sandra Ingerman.

Alongside my work as a Therapist, I offer 1:1 Body Mapping retreats (non-residential) and group experiences. I am also a qualified Level 2 Reiki practitioner.

Qualifications

• FdSc Counselling
• Certificate in Counselling Skills
• A Level Psychology
• NVQ 2 & 3 Health and Social Care
• Post qualifying Diploma in Eating Disorders (currently completing)
• BACP Certificate of Proficiency
• BACP Accreditation

Self-development

• Bodylistening programme
    - A grounding in body psychotherapy and deep bodywork
• Women Who Run With The Wolves Creative Soul Retreat
• Body Healing Coach Diploma
• Somatic Body Mapping Practitioner (1 Year Mentorship)
• Acupressure Workshop: The Vagus Nerve – The Missing link to Health, Connection and Intuition
• 8 week Mindfulness Course
• DBT Diploma
• Mindfulness based Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Advanced Diploma
• Somatic Body Mapping Intensive
• Creative writing for Therapeutic Purposes
• Embodied relational therapy: The Wild Nature of Embodiment
• Embodied relational therapy: Trance and Transference

Work placed training and workshops

• Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training
• Understanding Personality Disorder Training
• Understanding Autistic spectrum
• Working with individuals with Learning Difficulties
• Motivational Interviewing
• Drugs and Alcohol Awareness
• Co-dependency Training
• Alcoholics Anonymous Training
• Identifying and Responding to Families Experiencing Domestic Abuse
• Safeguarding Adults and Children

Further information

Garden Studio Space

Tucked away at the bottom of my garden is the Garden Studio, you will be surrounded by life and landscape, sounds of nature and the world outside. You do need to walk down steps, across grass which has a steady slope downward and some decking.

I do recommend wearing footwear that supports this as it can get rather slippery after some rain.