Hi my name is Eilish Craig, I am based in Antrim & Belfast. I am a fully qualified Integrative counsellor, and a member of the National Counselling Society holding Accredited registrant status. Working Integratively means I use a variety of approaches. Every client Is different, so my approach is tailored to suit each of their unique individual needs. I put a special emphasis on the therapeutic relationship, to paraphrase Petruska Clarkson "it is the medium upon which we, and our clients live, breathe and find our meaning". I offer a warm, genuine and safe environment where my clients are heard and accepted in a non-judgemental way. I have experience in working with clients experiencing depression, anxiety, suicidal ideation, self-harm, identity issues, trauma, homelessness, asd/aspergers, bereavement, diagnosis, and those bereaved by suicide. I am trauma informed and have an interest in this area and plan to develop my skills and knowledge further. I like to use a variety of creative means in my approach to therapy and invite my clients to explore their creative side during our time together. I am a facilitator of suicide prevention programme and deliver workshops to a variety of community groups, public and private sector. I am a Reiki practitioner holding level 1 & 2 certificates. I hope to further develop this aspect of my work as it complements the therapeutic work so well. Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorsbelfast/
Hello Everyone, my name is Sarah and I am excited to be your Creative Counsellors Ambassador for Birmingham.
Born and Bred in Cornwall, I now live in sunny Stoke-on-Trent with my husband Alastair and daughter Zoe. It is exactly 10 years ago that I began my MSc Counselling Psychology at Keele University and I have been creatively counselling ever since. Currently, I work as a sessional counsellor for The Dove Service (Specialising in Loss & Bereavement), and this past year I have been developing my own private practice as well as starting my Supervisors training. I may work in the Potteries (The Dove Service is based in a converted pottery factory with a Bottle Kiln in the middle) but my Cornish roots are a fundamental part of my creativity, especially when working with Sand trays, guided visualisations and Inner Child.
This amazing group has allowed me to get to know my Creative Counsellors family and given me a place to call home.
Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorsbirmingham/
I’m Claire. Some of you may know me as the community magazine editor. As well as being the magazine editor I am a part of the training and ambassador teams. When I’m not doing stuff for the creative counsellors club, I manage a thriving private practice which sees me working as an Integrative Counsellor and trainer writing and delivering training across the country. Previously I worked as a director for a local Rape Crisis Centre.
When I’m not doing the above, I’m a single mum to an amazing teenage boy, I also enjoy long walks in nature or along the beach. I love being a part of the creative counsellors club as it’s such a warm, friendly, professional group which inspire and encourage me to be more creative not just in my professional work but also my personal life. Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorbuckinghamshire
Hi. I am the Founder, Director & Community Lead for Creative Counsellors. I am trained in the Integrative Model and have since gone on to further training in Mindfulness, Compassion Focused work, NLP, Hypnotherapy, Therapeutic Coaching and others forms of wellbeing. I have a private practice based in Chester and also offer online coaching and therapy. As part of my work I train others in Creative Wellbeing & Mindfulness through my Confident Hearts Project. I am your Cheshire West & Chester Ambassador! Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorscheshirewestandchester/
Hello I'm Caroline 'Cazzie' and I have a deep desire to empower and help children and young people heal from the events in life. I have taught in pre-schools and nurseries around Cheshire before qualifying as Play and Creative Arts Therapist in 2015. Subsequently I have trained as a Certified StoryPlay (R) Practitioner in 2018. I also became a Heart-to-Heart Practitioner in 2018 and will be qualified as a Baby Bonding Practitioner in November 2019. As an Accredited Play and Creative Arts Therapist, I have worked in private practice, primary and secondary schools, PRUs, a hospice (with the pre and post bereaved) and children's residential homes. I am now incumbent as a full-time school counsellor in an independent school in Cheshire. I get so much joy being allowed to take the journeys of mental, emotional and psychological healing with my clients and their families. My hope is to empower those to come together to have a positive impact on each other's lives. Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorscheshireeast/
Hi I am Juulia. I am a BACP registered counsellor working with clients in Edinburgh. Through my private practice I see clients who are experiencing a wide range of mental health difficulties. I also work with individual companies to provide employee assistance and run workshops around communication and mental health.
I love to collaborate with my clients about what their therapy should look like. That is one of the reasons I love using creative methods with my clients!
I have a soft spot in my heart for narrative therapy and draw a lot of elements from this modality into my creative work. Recently I have also been bringing more elements of Acceptance & Commitment Therapy into my work. As a pluralistic therapist, I like to think of myself as a bit of a 'Jack-of-all-trades' and I draw from many modalities. Creative approaches provide a wonderful way to pull many of these modalities together to create something special and unique for each client.
My favourite go to creative tools are my numerous projection cards and my trusty mini sand tray. At the rate new creative tools land in my shopping basket however, that may well have changed by the time you are reading this Bio. Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorsedinburgh/
Hi I am the Community Engagement Lead for Creative Counsellors. I am also the temporary Ambassador for Essex until we find a new Ambassador local to the area. I love anything creative and am a qualified Integrative Counsellor working within a Rape Crisis service and private practice. I am particluraly interested in working with motivation and health. In my spare time you will find me camping and taking part in anything muddy! Spartan, Tough Mudder and OCR to name a few! Join me:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorsessex
Hi my name is Cara and I am a qualified Child and Adolescent Therapist with a
Masters Degree in Play and Creative Art Therapy. I work with children and parents
together or children and young people on their own. I also offer Heart2Heart
child & parent attachment building sessions to help build and maintain parent/child relationships. I am also your Leicestershire Regional Ambassador. Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorsleicestershire/
I’m Claire. Some of you may know me as the community magazine editor. As well as being the magazine editor I am a part of the training and ambassador teams. When I’m not doing stuff for the creative counsellors club, I manage a thriving private practice which sees me working as an integrative counsellor and trainer writing and delivering training across the country. Previously I worked as a director for a local Rape Crisis Centre.
When I’m not doing the above, I’m a single mum to an amazing teenage boy, I also enjoy long walks in nature or along the beach. I love being a part of the creative counsellors club as it’s such a warm, friendly, professional group which inspire and encourage me to be more creative not just in my professional work but also my personal life. Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorslondon/
Hello there, I am Yasmin Shaheen-Zaffar I am the founder of Red Kite Therapy and I specialise in offering supportive counselling to clients wanting to have better relationships in their lives. Either with their self, others or the world around them. I provide one to one therapy, online group therapy and online resources. I am very interested in the many types of relationships we have and how they affect our everyday lives. The reality is we cannot avoid relationships. Problems with relationships in our lives can leave us feeling misunderstood, anxious, angry or depressed. I specialise in working with relationship counselling, anger issues and disordered eating. Myself being multi-cultural, multi-racial and multi-religious I can relate to one's struggle with cultural identity and religious conflict. As a result, I am experienced in working with third generation Asians and British Muslims with issues especially around identity and sexuality. I am passionate about integrating creative counselling & resources into my practice and am the creator of The Empty Chair Cards and The Angry Tent. The Angry Tent is a therapeutic tool to support individuals & families champion their anger and turn it into their personal superpower. I am also your Leeds Ambassador! Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorsleeds/
Hi I'm Gaynor. Im an Integrative Counsellor, Supervisor Clinical Hypnotherapist. Im also a registered member of the BACP and I have a private practice in Southport. I offer one to one counselling and group support. Previously I have worked as a counsellor and assessment officer at a Rape Crisis Centre in Liverpool. I am now the Events and Retreats Lead for Creative Counsellors and provide online training and support within our community.
I offer a creative compassion based approach, which is at the heart of that I do. Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorsmerseyside/
Hi. I am a qualified Person Centred Counsellor with further qualifications in Person Centred Art Skills. I love to be proactive in promoting creative counselling interventions and I am honoured to have the opportunity to be your Ambassador for Milton Keynes. I have been privileged to work with, MIND BLMK, Road Victims Trust & Youth Counselling Service. Within my role in Residential Care, I am the Mental Wellbeing Champion and it has been through this role that my knowledge around Mental Health with young adults has increased. Being able to draw on my creative influences has enabled me to develop emotional wellbeing programs that improve the Mental Health & Wellbeing for both the staff and young people I work with. Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorsmiltonkeynes/
Hi, my name is Anna and I am the Ambassador for North Wales. I joined Creative Counsellors and am busy positively spreading the word as I was so inspired by the power of the interventions, the positivity of the group and the chance to meet and share with like minded people. I have a background in primary care nursing and have also taken a holistic approach when helping
my patients/clients and feel strongly that each person is unique so each persons path to achieving well-being is unique.
I have worked for several years as a clinical trainer and earlier this year I was module leader for two undergraduate modules taught level 4 and level 6, at Wrexham, Glyndwr University, the use of
counselling skills within education and key issues for counselling in education.
I trained in person-centred counselling at University of Chester and qualified back in 2006. I am a member of BACP. I love learning and teaching and have lots of enthusiasm to facilitate learning for
others also. I am keen to learn new skills and I am particularly interested in the clients use of artwork/clay in therapy to help express themselves. I recently enjoyed a week undertaking Foundations in Art Therapy at Chester University. I am learning to play djembe drum and attend drum circle monthly. I believe that drumming can be used as support for emotional well-being and mental health.
Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorsnorthwales/
Hi I am the Community Engagement Lead for Creative Counsellors. I am also the temporary Ambassador for South Wales until we find a new Ambassador local to the area. I love anything creative and am a qualified Integrative Counsellor working within a Rape Crisis service and private practice. I am particluraly interested in working with motivation and health. In my spare time you will find me camping and taking part in anything muddy! Spartan, Tough Mudder and OCR to name a few! Join me:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorssouthwales/
Hello, I'm Christine and that’s the easy part. I am originally from New York (no, not the city – one and a half hours north of it. It is a big state) and moved here 19 years ago after marrying someone from here. I am a qualified counsellor and supervisor and I love working creatively with clients and supervisees. I have my own private practice and also through another branch of my business run workshops for wellbeing which always have a creative element to them. I also
teach Level 2, Level 3 and Level 4 counselling courses and often work creatively with students in the classroom. Basically, you can usually find me with something in my hands from a needle felt needle, to homemade play dough and everything in between. The messier the better! Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorsworcestershire/
Hi my name is Briony Barton-Chapple and I have been a qualified counsellor for 5 years. I am a qualified with a diploma in Person-Centred counselling and since qualifying, I have continued in my professional development in various courses like a diploma in Trauma focused and child play therapy, the course was based on an integrative approach to play therapy and counselling including gestalt, narrative practice, solution focused, cognitive behavioural approaches and expressive arts. The course covered working with children and mental health, trauma, developmental trauma and attachment, abuse, ASD, ADHD, play therapy and mindfulness. Other continual professional development includes Place2be training which enabled me to develop and practice counselling skills to work with children and young people. Offer children and young people a safe and supportive environment in which they can explore their worlds freely and without judgement. Using play and creative therapy, helping children tell their stories, children’s emotional wellbeing, working with diversity and difference, making endings with children and young people. Join here:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/creativecounsellorssurrey/
Hi, I am Tracey and I am a proud Ambassador for Creative Counsellors. My experience comes from working at NRICC (rape crisis) for 7 years, CRI (drug and alcohol misuse) 3 years, MIND-BLMK 3 years and currently in Private Practice. I also worked with Children and families for 8 years with Milton Keynes Council and have worked with families with complex difficulties. I am a Therapeutic Counsellor and I work mainly in an Integrative and Creative way, never forgetting my Person’ Centred core values, always putting the needs of the client first. This means I have many counselling "tools" in my toolbox and will use the approach that I feel fits with you and your emotional uniqueness and needs. The therapeutic space is yours to explore the difficulties you are facing right now. Working creatively to explore emotions when words just will not come, or there are no words. It is like unraveling a knotted ball of wool, or peeling back the layers of your life, like the layers of an onion. Life is not always easy, I am here to listen to your story, and be with you on your journey. I am passionate about helping to spread the word of the benefits of creativity in counselling.
