Qualifications
Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (SCQF level 11) Glasgow Cognitive Therapy Centre, 2025
COSCA Certificate in Counselling Skills The Centre of Therapy and Counselling Studies, 2013
Masters in Public Health University of Glasgow, 2011
Batchelor of Dental Science University of Dundee, 2004
(I am not currently a registered dentist as I voluntarily left the General Dental Council register in 2024)
Further Counselling Qualifications and recent CPD courses:
- Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling, Counselling Tutor
- Certificate in Private Practice, Dr Andrew Reeves SDS Seminars
- ASIST: Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training Living Works Public Health Scotland
- Understanding Perinatal Mood Disorder Training, Crossreach
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Essentials, PESI UK
- Working with Suicide, PESI UK
- An Experiential Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Introduction and Refresher, ACBS
- Spider in the Glass Pt 1: A trauma-informed response to domestic abuse, Myra Ross
Memberships
I am a member of COSCA (Counsellors and Psychotherapists Scotland)
I am a member of the PVG scheme through Disclosure Scotland for working with vulnerable adults
This means you can be reassured that I have had appropriate training and work within an established ethical framework.
My career spanning two decades has included extensive safeguarding and ethical training and experience.
