Tina Smith, counselling adults, children/young people and supervision

Training, qualifications & experience

MY QUALIFICATIONS

Certificate in basic counselling skills

Certificate in counselling

level 4 diploma in therapeutic counselling ( CPCAB accredited course )

Postgraduate diploma level 7 in counselling children and young people

Stress management practitioner/instructor

Postgraduate diploma level 7 in consultative supervision

Advanced certificate in eating disorders level 6

Advanced Certificate Working with Neurodiversity level 6

Continuing professional development is a given within my practise, I am always looking for new training, theoretical learning and new skills to develop my practice.

TRAINING I HAVE UNDERTAKEN

* protection of vulnerable adults level 1

* child protection awareness training

* solution focused brief therapy

* working with sexual abuse and post traumatic stress in an adolescent population

* mindfulness based cognitive therapy

* working with externalising conversations in clinical practice

* working with internalised conversations in clinical practice

* solution focused therapy with young people, theory and practise

* positive approaches in creating positive behaviour

* depression in children and young people, held by the Primary Mental Health
  Specialists

* a systemic approach to working with children at risk and their families

* NLP self care for counsellors and psychotherapists CPD ( BACP
  endorsed)

* hypnotherapy training CPD ( BACP endorsed)

* stress management practitioner/ instructor

* hypnotherapy advanced training CPD (BACP endorsed)

* life coaching

* mental health first aid ( MIND training )

* ASSIST   ( MIND training )

* ASD TRAINING ( autistic spectrum disorder )

I also have experience in taking regular workshops, to support children and young people in helping them understand how to gain empowerment. Such as team building with self esteem and positive relationships,I will put together workshops to suit the needs of the individual.

Other areas of counselling I deal with

Exam stress

Bereavement due to suicide/ traumatic passing

Gender identity

Further information

Being an existential humanistic counsellor it allows me the ability to look at all areas within your life, which are :- physical, psychological, spiritual, and social aspects of our lives, it enables me to work holistically as a practitioner. The principles of humanistic existential counselling is :- to take responsibility for the choices and directions we have made within our lives; finding a way to help the individual live within the moment, giving you a stronger sense of freedom. Looking at what makes life meaningful for you, what are the limitations/ beliefs that you may have placed upon yourself, and how you can live within those limitations/ beliefs and still feel a sense of peace, if the limitations/ beliefs cannot be removed.