Tracy
Hello,
As an integrative counsellor, I work with a holistic, client led approach, that draws upon various modalities including Person Centred, Psychodynamic, CBT, creative therapeutic approaches, and evidence-based practice. I am a member of the BACP and abide by their ethical framework for counselling professions. I have gained extensive clinical experience and knowledge across settings including NHS Mental Health Hospitals, Prisons, Schools, and within the charity sector.
As a counsellor, I am continually exploring current research and professional development. I have a special interest in attachment, neurobiology, and trauma informed approaches, which supports my understanding when working with individuals. I am passionate about supporting adults, children, and young people to improve mental health and wellbeing using creative tools and interventions and through somatic embodied awareness.
I adopt a collaborative approach, which aims to establish a relational therapeutic relationship. Exploring the lived experiences and narratives that you bring to counselling. I offer a facilitative space to develop self-awareness, and self-understanding and support you in creating meaningful changes and supportive outcomes from therapy, that are tailored to your individual needs. I offer a non-judgemental, thoughtful, relatable, and compassionate approach as a counsellor that makes people feel comfortable and at ease. In my spare time, I enjoy being in nature, dancing, and spending time with family.
Work Experience including settings and positions:
- Volunteer Counsellor for St Barnabas Hospice
- Volunteer Counsellor for Stonepillow
- Volunteer Counsellor for My Sister’s House
- Trainee Dance Movement Psychotherapist in a Children’s Centre
- Trainee Dance Movement Psychotherapist in a Women/YO prison.
- Trainee Dance Movement Psychotherapist in an Adult Mental Health Hospital.
Particular interest in working with:
- Adults, Children and Young People.
- Addictions
- Anxiety
- Bereavement and Loss
- Depression
- Eating disorders/Body image
- Identity
- Learning Disabilities
- Low self-esteem/Low Self-confidence
- Life transitions and change
- Relationship Issues
- Self-harm
- School related issues
- Stress
- Trauma and Abuse
Therapeutic Approaches:
- Integrative (Person-Centred, Psychodynamic, CBT)
- Creative arts interventions
- Somatic/body-based approaches
- Mindfulness approaches
Membership:
BACP
Education and Qualifications:
- PG Diploma in Counselling
- MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy
- CPCAB Counselling Children, Young People and Families
- CPCAB Facilitating therapeutic groups
- Ecotherapy: Walk & Talk Therapy
- Level 2 Safeguarding Children
- Level 2 Safeguarding Adults
- Level 2 CYP Mental Health
- Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACES) and Early Trauma CPD
- Eating Disorders CPD
- Working with Distress: Suicide & self-harm CPD
- Bereavement & loss CPD
- Telephone & E-counselling CPD
- Assessment of clients in the online context, inc risk & safeguarding
- Working in Person and Online with Sandtray CPD
- Genograms CPD
