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Person Centred counsellor and psychotherapist with particular experience working with LGBTQ clients, students and young people, and as part of an Employee Assistance Programme.Specialised in delivering counselling online through video, voice and text solutions.

Manchester, United Kingdom

In June 2018 I was awarded Employee Of The Month.Working primarily night shifts, my main duties include:* Provision of therapeutic support via helpline* Provision of telephone counselling to employees and family members of clients* Provision of information and signposting on a specified range of issues* Preparation of wellbeing materials, such as webinars, on a wide range of subjects* Assisting with administrative and clerical tasks

Swansea, United Kingdom

Providing short term, outcome focused counselling primarily to university and college students and young people (aged 12-25).

Motherwell, United Kingdom

Providing person cenrtred counselling in a short term setting to a variety of clients as part of an Employee Assistance Programme (EAP).

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Providing support to Trans people before, during and after their transition. This was delivered in person and remotely (via phone or online) and sometimes included providing support to family members and partners of Trans people. This role included liaising with the Gender Clinic in Edinburgh and co-facilitating a monthly social space, T Time, for Trans people across the Edinburgh and Lothian area.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

1 to 1 peer support in the community with patients at the point of discharge from hospital. Working in a person centred way for up to 16 weeks.

82-86 Great Junction Street, Edinburgh

Assisting with in-person and online inquiries, supporting staff through developing and maintaining office systems.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Family business that provides paramedic, EMT and first aid event medical cover at local, national and European levels. Also a leading provider of EMT, first aid and other training (e.g. manual handling, working with people with learning disabilities, etc) in North Wales. Responsible for all aspects of communications strategy and public relations. Joint responsibility for marketing.

60 Leith Walk, Edinburgh

Managing patient inquiries, booking appointments, handling data, liaising with medical practitioners.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Managing inquiries from the public and service users; assisting with arranging appointments between staff, volunteers and service users; office support to other staff members; stock and stationary management; office maintenance.

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Helped shape communications strategy; jointly responsible for organisational re-branding; press and media monitoring; delivering in-house media training; delivering media coverage for other departments (policy, campaigns, fundraising)

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Managed press and media enquiries; represented MP at constituency and Parliamentary events; coordinated communications between MP and constituents; research; speech writing; casework.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Research and casework on behalf of AM; represent AM at constituency events.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Senior representative for FE and HE students in Wales (also part of NUS UK National Executive Committee); leader of Welsh National Executive Committee (14 officers); leader of national campaign against introduction of top-up fees for Welsh students (resulting in Welsh students receiving a grant for their fees if studying in Wales); organised largest ever student demonstration in Wales; sat on Welsh Government working group: Devolution Of Student Support; represented students on HEFCW committees.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Leader of national campaign to develop representation of further education students at local, Welsh and UK levels (resulting in a 400% increase in FE attendance at NUS Wales events); co-convenor of joint campaign with Wales TUC to promote the rights of workers to students; direct lobbying of MPs and AMs over HE student funding.

Cardiff, United Kingdom

Students' Union development for affiliates in the South East Wales area, working mostly with FE unions in the Valleys: running elections, training officers, assisting with lobbying parent institutions for funding, running local campaigns. Also a full member of the Welsh National Executive Committee.

Postgraduate Diploma, Person Centred Counselling & Psychotherapy

Certificate In Relational Therapy, Counselling, Fully Completed

The Relate Certificate in Relational Therapy provided me with the skills and experience needed to excel in delivering relationship therapy.

Certified Cyber Therapist, Online Counselling And Psychotherapy, Completed

As per guidelines by the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, specialist training is required to competently.

Cosca Certificate, Counselling Skills

Bachelor Of Arts (B.A.), Open (Modules In English Language, Creative Writing)

Bachelor Of Science (Bsc), Psychology, Credits Carried Over To Ou Degree

Activities and Societies: LGB Officer (Non Sabbatical), Cardiff University Students' Union

A Levels: A-A-B (English, History, French) S Level: Distinction (History)

Activities and Societies: * Class representative on school council * Head of Charities Committee (responsible for raising funds.