About me
Hi there, my name is Gemma, and I am an Integrative Child and Young Person Therapist, working with clients up to the age of 25. I have experience supporting children, adolescents, and young adults across a range of settings, including schools, charitable organisations, and private practice.
I draw on a wide range of therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Person-Centred Therapy, Play Therapy, Creative Therapy, Exposure Therapy, Animal-Assisted Therapy, and Trauma-Informed Therapy. This integrative approach allows me to tailor therapy to each child’s unique needs and circumstances, creating a collaborative and individualised therapeutic experience.
I have experience supporting presentations such as anxiety, depression, neurodiversity-related challenges, OCD, self-harm, suicidal ideation, developmental trauma, and attachment difficulties.
I hold a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Counselling Children and Young People. I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP) and an accredited member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS Accred).
My lovely dog, Beau, and I are also trained and registered to offer Animal-Assisted Therapy.
Training, qualifications & experience
- MSc Counselling Children and Young People, University of Northampton
- BSc (Hons) Psychology, University of Northampton
- Certified ADHD Professional (ADHD-CCSP): Evidence-Based Strategies for Managing ADHD Across the Lifespan
- Registered Member, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP: 405596)
- Accredited Member, National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society (NCPS Accred: NCS23-04961)
- Registered Animal-Assisted Therapist – Dog Therapy UK Ltd
Member organisations
school Registered / Accredited
Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.
The National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society This Not For Profit association of counsellors and psychotherapists aim to support the counselling profession, members and training organisations. In 2013 the NCS register was accredited by the Professional Standards Authority under the Accredited Voluntary Register Scheme. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
BACP is one of the UK’s leading professional bodies for counselling and psychotherapy with around 60,000 members. The Association has several different categories of membership, including Student Member, Individual Member, Registered Member MBACP, Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Accred) and Senior Registered Accredited Member MBACP (Snr Acccred). Registered and accredited members are listed on the BACP Register, which shows that they have demonstrated BACP’s recommended standards for training, proficiency and ethical practice. The BACP Register was the first register of psychological therapists to be accredited by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). Accredited and senior accredited membership are voluntary categories for members who choose to undertake a rigorous application and assessment process to demonstrate additional standards around practice, training and supervision. Individual members will have completed an appropriate counselling or psychotherapy course and started to practise, but they won’t appear on the BACP Register until they've demonstrated that they meet the standards for registration. Student members are still in the process of completing their training. All members are bound by the BACP Ethical Framework and a Professional Conduct Procedure.
Accredited register membership
The Accredited Register Scheme was set up in 2013 by the Department of Health (DoH) as a way to recognise organisations that hold voluntary registers which meet certain standards. These standards are set by the Professional Standards Authority (PSA).
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