I am a registered Clinical Psychotherapist and Accredited Supervisor with the Psychotherapy and Counselling Federation of Australia (PACFA) (Reg No; 26885) and a Professional Member of the Dance Therapy Association of Australasia (DTAA) (Reg No; 220-04), Clinical Supervisor with the DTAA, as well as registered in the UK with the Association of Dance and Movement Psychotherapy UK (Reg No; 1059)

These Organisations require Masters level qualifications, ongoing continuing professional development and ongoing clinical supervision to ensure safe and ethical practice at all times Registering bodies also require adherence to a code of conduct and code of ethics as well as professional indemnity insurance. Meeting these requirements allows me to be registered and utilse their logos as a mark of quality on communications such as websites and emails

Information of registering bodies can be found here alongside my listings under the relevant registers:

https://www.pacfa.org.au

https://dtaa.org.au

https://admp.org.uk

I am listed on the Trauma Support Directory found here

https://www.traumasupport.com.au/Find-a-Practitioner

I am qualified to run the Australian Childhood Foundations Bringing Up Great Kids Program which supports parents to build the best relationship they can with their children

http://www.bringingupgreatkids.org/en/

I have completed Level 1 Theraplay Training allowing me to work with Theraplay informed Practices within family and dyad (parent-child) work

http://www.wp.theraplay.org/australia/

 I am qualified to run Tuning in to Kids, an evidence based parenting program focussed on the emotional connection between parents/carers and their children

https://tuningintokids.org.au

I am qualified to run Circle of Security Parenting program, an internationally recognised parenting program focussing on building secure attachment between parent and child

https://www.circleofsecurityinternational.com/resources-for-parents/

I have a Masters Degree provided by Goldsmiths University in London in Dance/Movement Psychotherapy

https://www.gold.ac.uk/pg/ma-dance-movement-psychotherapy/

I am currently completing my Graduate Certificate in Traumatic Stress Studies with the Trauma Research Foundation as well as a Perinatal Infant Mental Health extension course with Warwick University

I have a current working with children check (WWCC) and an international child protection police clearance certificate (ICPC/ACRO)

I hold Professional Indemnity Insurance as per requirement for registration and a first aid and CPR certificate

Continuing Professional Development Completed

Suzi Tortora, Dancing Dialogue; Body Resourcing in Parenting

APS; Strong Roots, Perinatal DBT Introduction

La Trobe University; Early Relational Trauma (Perinatal Infant Mental Health)

IPT Institute; Interpersonal Psychotherapy Institute Level A Perinatal Course

EiseEducation; Adult Personality Difficulties and Implications

PESI; DBT Certification

International Childhood Trauma Conference; Masterclasses on working with traumatised children

CCWT/DCJ; Trauma informed practice, Motivational Interviewing, Working in Child Protection

Office of Children’s Guardian; Child Protection Training

MHPOD; Working with Self harm, suicidality, mental health and prenatal mental health

DV Alert; Working with Domestic and Family Violence; competency unit

Lifeforce; Mental Health First Aid Accredited Practitioner, competency unit

Centre for Perinatal Excellence; Perinatal Mental Health

Circle of Security International; Circle of Security Parenting Facilitator training

University of Melbourne; Tuning in to Kids Facilitator Training

Australian Childhood Foundation; Trauma Symposium

Department of Education; Child Protection Training

Australian Childhood Foundation; BUGK Facilitator training

Sydney Centre for Creative Change; Therapeutic Play for Attachment Issues in 4-10yr olds

Compass AUS; Therapy Level One and MIM assessment

Australian Childhood Foundation; Working with Sexually Harmful Behaviours in Adolescents

DTAA; Spiralling towards Interoception

Australian Childhood Foundation; Lisa Dion; Synergetic Play therapy; Working with Aggression in therapy with children

Blue Knot; Trauma Informed Care in the Homelessness sector and Managing Vicarious Trauma

Australian Childhood Foundation; Childhood Trauma Conference 2018

ECAV; Culturally Sensitive Approaches to Domestic and Family Violence within Aboriginal Communities 

DRUMBEAT; Holyoake DRUMBEAT group facilitator training

Australian Childhood Foundation; From Mistrust to Trust: Attachment focused treatment for traumatised children and young people with Dan Hughes and Jon Baylin (focus on OOHC)

ECAV; Domestic Violence in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Communities

ECAV; Holding the Frame, Advanced therapy skills in working with adult survivors of childhood sexual assault

ECAV; Practical Skills in working with Domestic Violence

Babette Rothschild; Body remembers, establishing safety in trauma work

DTAA and Amber Gray; Resorting Core Rhythmicity, working with trauma in the body

Edge Hill University; Using Arts Therapies with Women Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse

Edge Hill University; Using the Kestenberg Movement Profile to support Childhood Development 0-6yrs

Home Office; Female Genital Mutilation; safeguarding vulnerable children

NHS: Safeguarding Level 3 and Clinical Risk

Local Safeguarding Children’s Board: Witchcraft, Juju and Spirits; Safeguarding in African Families with AFRUCA charity

IATE; The Neuroscience of working with Trauma and loss with young children

Cambridgeshire Council; Safeguarding of Vulnerable adults

Anglia Ruskin University; Solution Focussed Brief Therapy

Mind; Suicide Prevention Training