About me
I am a Systemic Child and Family Psychotherapist and have over 30 years practice experience within Child and Adolescent Mental Health. My current client base includes young people, older people, whole families, couples and individuals.
I undertake individual, couple and family therapy. I work with whole family systems using systemic ideas and practice that enables family members to interact with their own dominant ideologies or discourses about what family life should be like and how they have constructed their own variation of family life. I aim to enable people to gain an observer perspective on their own life and functioning so that they can improve their relationships, reduce destructive patterns and gain confidence as they become the master of their own lives.
I work with varied levels of complexities which includes:
* relationship issues
* family/couple issues such as affairs, betrayals, separation and divorce, communication difficulties, stuck patterns of interactions, lack of intimacy and many more
* helping individuals and families to manage the after effect of separation and divorce
* low mood
* depression
* feeling sad
* low self-esteem
* anxiety
* rehabilitation work after a period of separation
* parent-infant work - difficulties with bonding and post-natal depression
* after-effects of experiencing a traumatic event
* coping with the after effects of physical or sexual abuse
* high stress levels/work related stress
* Spirituality
Here is a link to a recently published piece on anxiety in children:
https://sheerluxe.com/life/parenting/does-your-child-have-anxiety
Training, qualifications & experience
Professional Qualifications
1983-1985 City & East London - College Preliminary Certificate in Social Care
1991-1992 Bromley College - In-Service Course in Social Care
1992-1994 Bromley College/Greenwich University - Diploma in Social Work (DipSw)
1996-1997 Christ Church University - Practice Teachers Award
1999-2003 Kensington Consultation Centre (KCC)/Bedfordshire University - MSc in Systemic Psychotherapy (MSc ST)
2009 – 2012 Anna Freud Centre/ University College London (UCL) - MSc in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology (PDP)
Other Relevant
2000 - Institute of Psychiatry, Maudsley Hospital - Webster Stratton Parent Training Programme
Experience
I have over 30 years experience of working with children and families where there are risks of a child protection nature, namely concerns of harm from self or others or where there is risk to others. During this time I qualified and have worked as a social worker for 10 years, mainly in child protection before re-training as a Systemic Child and Family Psychotherapist.
I have undertaken court assessments where there were concerns regarding risk to children as identified by social care. Assessing child, family, environmental, risk and resilience factors are all important features that contribute to the overall assessment process and feeds into making sound judgements and recommendations to the court. I have also worked therapeutically with families where there have been issues of ‘parental alienation’ and disputes over contact and residence alongside offering mainstream family therapy. My current role includes working privately as a Systemic Psychotherapist for a private institution, working as Clinical lead for IFT and undertaking some individual private work. I am also involved in teaching as an academic tutor.
From 2009 - 2012 I undertook a further MSc in Psychoanalytic Developmental Psychology. This course enabled me to gain insight into child development through a psychoanalytic lens and further enhances my work with children and families.
I have worked with mothers and infants in parent-infant. I have facilitated a parent-infant group, which I set up and ran for 3 years. The aim of this group was to promote positive bonding and attachment between the parent-infant dyad. I worked with the mothers by thinking with them about their journey from pre-birth and conception through to birth and up to one year of age.
I have facilitated the Webster-Stratton parenting group over a three year period and have also ran triple P parenting groups and multi-family groups over the 10 year period.
I also hold particular expertise in running and managing groups i.e. the sharing of information, group discussion, demonstration, role play, reflection, etc. In addition to this my supervisory experience includes working as a Deputy Team Manager within a CAMHS team, I've acted as a practice placement supervisor and have supervised less experienced staff, both in a formal and informal way. I have also delivered many training groups where there is a particular need in balancing and managing information from the group with sensitivity.
I have worked as an academic tutor delivering Postgraduate training in systemic therapy for KCL for 8 years and currently hold an academic tutor role with Institute of Family Therapy (IFT) and at Prudence Skynner on the Systemic training courses.
I have had a supervisory role over the years. I worked as a Deputy Team Manager, acted as a practice placement supervisor and have supervised less experienced staff, both in a formal and informal way. I currently offer private supervision for students, systemic therapist and those looking to enhance their practice by using systemic ideas.
Getting Started
The first stage is to call or e-mail, which initiates your request.
We will then have a conversation about what you think the problem is and what you want to achieve from the therapy.
If your happy to continue, we can then set up the first session. This session will be for anyone or all family members who would like to be involved in the therapy or who has a voice about what is going on and would like to express their thoughts and ideas.
We will then set goals and think about how you will know our work is helpful.
We will also agree upon the frequency of appointments, such as weekly, fortnightly etc.
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 UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) is a leading professional body for the education, training and regulation of psychotherapists and psychotherapeutic counsellors. Its register is accredited by the government's Professional Standards Authority.
As part of its commitment to protect the public, it works to improve access to psychotherapy, to support and disseminate research, to improve standards and to respond effectively to complaints against its members.
UKCP standards cover the range of different psychotherapies. Registration is obtained by training or accrediting with one of its member organisations, or by holding a European Certificate in Psychotherapy. Accredited by the Professional Standards Authority.
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).
This therapist has indicated that they belong to an Accredited Register.
Areas of counselling I deal with
Other areas of counselling I deal with
Rehabilitation after a period of separation
Mentalisation based therapy
Narrative therapy
Attachment based therapy
Solution focussed strength based therapy
Structural therapy
Systemic family therapy
Therapies offered
Photos & videos
Fees
£150.00 - £195.00
Health Insurance/EAP
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I can offer flexible working hours. Please call 07930393464 or e-mail joannejackson2@icloud.com for a friendly chat to find out more. No question is too silly to ask!
Further information
please call 07930393464 or e-mail joannejackson2@icloud.com for a friendly chat to find out more. No question is too silly to ask!
