Samantha Hurrell PG Dip MBACP

Training, qualifications & experience

Diploma in counselling

Certificate in Early Years

Foundation Degree in Early years

Degree in Inclusive education and childhood youth studies

Certificate Diploma in counselling Children and Adolescence

Certificate in Holistic play therapy

City of York Council Child Protection 18/12/15

Working with parents YCC TDU 30/1/09

Experience of working with Sand tray

Experience in Conflict and Stress,

Experience in Behaviour Therapies,

Experience in Grief and Bereavement,

Experience of Exploring Grief and Letting Go

Experience in working with Co-dependency

Experience of working Dysfunctional Families

Experience in Child Bullying and Child Abuse

I hold a post Graduate Diploma in Counselling and I am a humanistic counsellor. I work within a pluralistic approach to suit each unique individual. My aim is to promote your self -awareness and bring new awareness focusing on your feelings and your thoughts as they emerge.

Child and family therapy

I have over 17 years experience with working with children with additional needs, such as behavioral issues at home or at school. I am also qualified with working with children who are on the autistic spectrum, have low self- esteem, anger management issues, anxiety, attachment disorder and who have experienced early trauma. I also have extensive experience working with children who have experienced a loss in their life such as a bereavement or family separation of a significant other. I work with you as a family and provide your child with a safe, creative and imaginative environment for them to explore and work through their concerns with creative play therapy techniques.

Some of the areas I’ve worked with include:

Generalised anxiety disorder

Social anxiety

Low self-esteem

Depression

Self-harm

Loss and Bereavement

Low mood

PTSD

Relationship issues

family issues

phobias