Jo ann. Burns Registered Counsellor & supervisor MBACP, P.G Dip.Couns.

Training, qualifications & experience

Qualifications  

A Post. Graduate. Diploma in Integrative, Humanistic counselling and a Certificate in Counselling Skills..(BACP Accredited course). A Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).. Diploma in Child counselling, Diploma in Counselling children and adolescents.

Training in  Integrative, humanistic person centred counselling, Behaviour & Communication Links with parents and families...Specialist Bereavement training with Cruse Bereavement Care... Specialist Major Incident Response training. Training in Domestic violence support. Training in supporting families with young children. Clinical supervision.

Many more certificates in  Attachment Theory,  Dependancy and collaboration within Trauma disorders, Children and families, Solution focused therapy, DIlemmas in Dual relationships,  Time limited dynamic psychotherapy, (CBT) Death, Dying and grief in psychotherapy, Behaviour & communication links, Family support, Identifying and working with neglect,  Health and social care. Safeguarding children. Fostering a young child. 
 
Past and present experience

My past experience within counselling has been with adults in varying GP surgeries. Community home visiting, Community charities to which included, domestic violence, bereavement, children and families, School based projects counselling teenagers, as well as private practice. My practice is 80% female based.
but is open to all adults, teenagers, couples.

I attend regular clinical supervision, professional and personal development I am a registered member of the British Association for Counselling & psychotherapy. (BACP)

Other work experience

I have been fortunate to work within the voluntary sector for 20 years, These projects were:-

Specialist Families and young children support
Bereavement Care counselling
Domestic violence counselling
Youth projects to do with prevention of pregnancy, self esteem, life skillscounselling.
Foster care of young children.

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Assertiveness
Bereavement in childhood of parent/sibling/significant other
Complicated/unresolved  Grief
Hated child/self
Loss of an Infant baby/child
Loss of pet
Loss of job/money/marriage
Multiple loss of family members or significant others
Childhood Sexual abuse
Intrusive Thoughts
Teenagers Stress/problems in school
Panic Attacks
Phobias
post-partum Depression
Sexual Assult
Social services cases, Individuals/ families in need of counselling
Parent/child  interpersonal Relationship
Family Inter-personal relationship breakdown and behaviour.

Further information

Note:

There is available parking. There are many bus routes into  Dartford and Sidcup from Erith, Thamesmead, Sidcup. Welling, Bexley Bexleyheath, Eltham. 490,229, 99,401, 469, 601,492, 269.

I am a registered member of the BACP. And I practice using their code of  professional working ethics.

I have an advanced CRB check to counsel with teenagers.

I now offer counselling using the online skype communication plattorm.