Counselling Individuals and Couples
I am a qualified and experienced counsellor in Belfast. I currently work on a sessional basis as a counsellor with a major relationship agency in Belfast. I have also provided a small independent practice since 2005, where I work with individual and couple clients.
My initial training was in the person-centred approach to counselling. My specialist training to undertake work with couples, which was carried out in London, focussed on two further approaches, ie: systemic and psychodynamic.
I have a background in adult education and research. For many years, I worked in both further and higher education teaching psychology, personal effectiveness and research methodologies. I was also a member of the disability team working with adults with learning disabilities. I carried out a number of qualitative research projects, which gave people with disabilities opportunities to talk about their lives and the discrimination they face.