Sheree Irwin.Therapeutic Integrative counsellor.MBACP reg, Adv dip.Counselling)

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a Director of Compass Counselling - counselling agency. Aside from counselling I co-facilitate training programmes in stress management, mentoring, emotional intelligence, bullying etc in community and school settings. I am a member of the BACP. I am an integrative therapist working with adolescents and adults across Northern Ireland. I have over 10 years experience of working as a counsellor and have worked in a variety of settings (school and community), I have extensive experience in working with a wide range of presenting issues.

I feel extremley proud and privileged to have been presented and honoured at 10 Downing Street by the Prime Minister as the national, overall recipient of 'Britain's Children's Champion Award'.

I am a keynote speaker at various professional events across the UK and Ireland, on the issue of sexual abuse, I have a professional and personal interest in this area.

Qualifications:

Advanced Diploma in counselling

Intermediate Level in counselling

Certificate in counselling skills

Advanced Motivational Interviewing

ASIST (applied suicide intervention skills)

Clinical assessment - risk management suicide prevention

Gestalt training

Building effective relationships

Child protection

Dealing with challenging behaviour

Level 1,2,3 drugs and substances

Masterclass in Cannabis

Specific drug testing

Supporting children to cope with parental substance abuse (Rory)

Steps to cope (support for young people living with addiction or mental health problems in the family)

Supporting adults and young people living with alcoholism and problematic substance misuse

Childhood trauma

Trauma and trauma recovery with adolescents

Grief trauma and the helping relationship

Mental health outcomes recovery star training

Working with personality disorder

Recovery awareness

Dealing with conflict in the workplace

Level 2 health and safety in the workplace

Keynote speaker at:

BACP

CYP

Scottish Catholic Safeguarding

SEELB,

SBNI

Nexus NI

Barnardos

Queens University