Anna Bowyer Email & Phone Number

Cardiff, Gb

Managing a small team of amazingly talented colleagues and the Ty Hafan Counselling Project, whilst continuing to provide Child Centred Play Therapy, Therapeutic Life Story Work and systemic emotional support for children with life-shortening illness and their families.

Children in need funded post, providing 1:1 Child Centered Play Therapy (CCPT) and group therapy to siblings of and children with life limiting illnesses. Reasons for young person referral include but are not limited to: trauma or emotions around death, dying and bereavement, exposure to abuse and neglect, attachment issues, identity issues and challenging behaviour following transplant, expression and acceptance of disease progression and physic health decline. Working closely with families and the systems around the child. Also facilitate more directive therapeutic intervention, depending on need, which has a variety of focuses, including pre and post bereavement interventions, memory work, play and emotional support and mentoring.

Providing 1:1 therapeutic intervention to siblings of and children with life limiting illnesses. Working closely with families and the systems around the child.

South Wales

Private Play Therapy service for young people and their families in South Wales, UK. Special interest in bereavement and selective mutism. Also available for guest lecturing and bespoke training on young person mental health and childhood bereavement. Please see www.safespacetherapies.co.uk for more information.

Swansea, Wales

Part time position working with a range of young people with a mental health or learning disability diagnosis. Responsibilities include coordinating multiple summer play schemes, home visiting, arranging inclusive activities, creative problem solving, line management of staff and strong knowledge of child protection procedures.

Cardiff, Wales

Running a project trialling out an adjusted evaluation tool to measure the quality of palliative care from patient and care perspectives. Main duties: Research design;Creation of study documents;REC submission;Data collection via structured cognitive interviewing schedule;Qualitative analysis using NVivo10;Report writing and disseminating research.

Swansea, United Kingdom

Main duties included: Conducting internationally disseminated UNCRC research. Youth participation and engagement: Facilitating communication between young people and Welsh Government to influence strategies. Use of clinical skills to engage and train NEETs.

Supporting children and families in need. Work primarily consisted of facilitating groups, including parenting, ADHD awareness and nurture groups, as well as providing gmdgt and interdisciplinary support to a 1:1 caseload for psychosocial support.

Master Of Science (M.Sc.), Play Therapy, Merit

Play Therapy

Bsc Applied Psychology, Psychology With Professional Placements, 2:1

Certificate In Creative Clinical Supervision, Counselling And Therapy Supervision

Postgraduate Diploma, Therapeutic Life Story Work, Distinction