Psychotherapist

• May 2022 - Present

Addiction Therapist

• Jan 2018 - Oct 2022

Senior Therapist

• Dec 2021 - Mar 2022

Specialist Addiction Therapist

• Jan 2020 - Dec 2021

In this role, I manage a caseload of 5/6 patients either in primary treatment and/or in extended treatment (Wk 4-12). I deliver specialist CBT Anger groups to primary male patients, with dual diagnoses. I also have experience of delivering ACOA and Grief group, although not specialising one these, and Relapse Prevention. I am also a dynamic and skilled facilitator of interpersonal group therapy. I undertake initial psychological assessments, review intake and evaluate to provide tailored treatment plans to address current problems and enhance resilience for recovery. This is achieved through assessing client needs and creating goals for treatment.I specialise In providing Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for anxiety disorders, mood disorders, cluster B and C personality disorders, and I am in the process of achieving my BABCP CBT Accreditation. Show less

Project Team Lead

• Sep 2017 - Dec 2017

I was responsible for running all aspects of a project for people recovering from addiction, manage 55 volunteers, three members of staff, a community support team with a specific role, and supporting people in the process of change using facilitative and empowering strategies. I coordinate a team and I am actively involved in volunteering plans for all volunteers, reviewing their progress, and use a strengths based approach to empower them to develop personally. I have also delivered self-coaching and recovery coach training to volunteers and staff on my team, and provide support and supervision to staff and community support team volunteers around coaching others. I also provide support and supervision around matters involving transference and countertransference experienced in their roles. For volunteer development, I create individual and group programmes to empower, engage, support and develop people in their recovery journey. For project development, I liaise with other drug and alcohol services, develop links with academic institutions, researchers and trainee practitioners and ensure that we are in the midst of all developments. I am also responsible for managing external café bookings for events and coordinating volunteers to manage this. Show less

Volunteer Coordinator

• Jan 2014 - Oct 2017

In this role, I developed all the systems and approaches (volunteer plans, deliberate conversations, signposting packs, and role training packages) used to facilitating volunteer development in their roles and in their own lives. I provided support and management to a team of up to 55 volunteers, assessing their needs and reviewing their volunteering progress and progress in their recovery. Assessments often involved providing or outsourcing necessary support for poor mental health conditions, managing challenging behaviours and barriers to progressing in recovery, and supporting people to reintegrate with the recovery community after relapse. Also, appropriate referrals for individuals to additional psychological or medical services when required.I was also responsible for organizing, staffing, and developing large scale community activities. I managed a weekly rota for volunteers and sourced/provided opportunities for training for them. I supervised and mentored people doing international internships and placements in the cafe that had no knowledge of recovery to become competent in their roles. I also delivered smoking cessation groups, and provided coaching on a 1 - 1 basis for volunteers. Show less