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About Me & Work Experience

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My name is Helen (she/her). 

I love creating art, watching sunsets, collecting shells from the beach, yoga, mindfulness, travelling the world, taking photographs, pet cuddles. 

I enjoy listening to people’s life stories, the light, dark and all kaleidoscopic colours in between. 

I have had many years of my own personal therapy, so I can understand how it feels to sit in the other chair. 

I was born and grew up in England. 

Work Experience

Experience working as a 1:1 therapist in:

  • a Primary School, with ages 5-11

  • an Adolescent Therapy Service, with ages 13-26

  • a Secondary School, with ages 11-16

  • a Relationship Therapy Organisation, with age 5+

  • Parenting sessions alongside this work

 

Previous to this therapy work, I have lots of experience working with children and young people in various educational/mentoring/pastoral care roles. In primary and secondary schools. In an international school. A nursery/ preschool setting. And with adults in community Support Worker roles. 

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Qualifications

Masters (MEd) and Post Graduate Diploma in Child and Adolescent Psychotherapeutic Counselling

~ The University of Cambridge ~

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Post Graduate Certificate in Child and Young Person IAPT Therapy (Interpersonal Psychotherapy) 

~ University of Central London & Anna Freud Centre ~

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Introduction and Level 2 in Counselling Skills (for working with adults). 

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BA Hons Degree in Education and Inclusion. 

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Shorter Courses

I continue my learning journey via regular CPD courses.

Here are some of the many I have undertaken:

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  • compassion focussed therapy

  • neurodiversity

  • understanding the effects of childhood abuse

  • making trauma therapy safer

  • working with adults who have been sexually abused as children

  • multiple LGBTQ+ courses (gender and sexuality)

  • childhood trauma

  • using clay to express

  • worlds in the sand tray

  • transforming trauma through play and art

  • dance, movement and music

  • understanding self harm

  • safeguarding/child protection

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Issues I have worked with previously:

Copyright ~ Little Blue Wave Therapy ~

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Know all the theories,

Master all the techniques,

But as you touch another human soul,

Be just another human soul” - Carl Jung - 

Copyright ~ Little Blue Wave Therapy ~

  • abuse

  • anger

  • anxiety

  • autism

  • attachment

  • ADHD

  • childhood sexual abuse

  • depression/ low mood

  • difficult thoughts/ memories

  • dissociating

  • emotion regulation

  • family conflict

  • family member with illness/ disability/ condition​

  • feeling numb

  • gender identity

  • grief/ bereavement

  • identity

  • LGBTPIAQ+

  • low self esteem

  • loss

  • neurodiversity

  • PTSD/ CPTSD

  • relationship difficulties

  • school transitions

  • school challenges

  • significant life events

  • situational mutism

  • sexuality​

  • ​self harm

  • suicidal thoughts

  • sexual abuse

  • sensory sensitivities

  • stuck/ unmotivated

  • trauma impacts​

  • young carers

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