karen rmbacp

counsellor

About

Counsellor at TCS Group the-exchange, and associate counsellor at Bridgend College

Country

united kingdom

City

bridgend

Industry

mental health care

Skill

mental health, interventions, mental health counseling, case management, cbt, psychotherapy, treatment, healthcare, personal development, social services, psychology, grief counseling, self esteem, adolescents, motivational interviewing, therapists, group therapy, mentoring, case managment, crisis intervention, child welfare, addiction recovery, customer service, life transitions, mindfulness, psychological assessment, post traumatic stress, individual counselling, auricular acupuncture, substance abuse prevention, substance use disorders, clinical supervision, addictions, alcohol awareness, alcoholism, tutoring, sales, dual diagnosis, brief therapy, stress

Experience

counsellor

therapeutic counselling services group

2018-4 - Present · 8 yrs 6 mos

* Therapeutic counselling - currently working with NHS primary care referral clients (14 * Most recently: based in two NHS GP surgeries providing adults with short-term (6 sessions) person-centred therapy; previously working with university students, Employee Assistance Programme clients (8 sessions), and community clients (14 * CORE is used for risk-identification and management.

associate counsellor

bridgend college arts academy pencoed campus

2016-9 - Present · 10 yrs 1 mo

1-1 counselling with students 14+ on vocational and arts courses. Safeguarding liaison with Well-Being team.

counsellor

karencounselling

2019-4 - Present · 7 yrs 6 mos

* Offering short and long-term person-centred counselling in the Bridgend area. Working with adults and young people (11+) on a 1-1 basis. * Please Email: karencounselling@hotmail.com Tel: 07486 880121 for more information, or to make a referral / booking. Thank you.

counselling skills support tutor

ocean counselling training centre

2013-9 - 2015-1 · 1 yr 5 mos

Counselling skills support tutoring to CPCAB Level 4 diploma students - groups, triads, pairs work. Also 1-1 coaching. CPCAB clearance to co-tutor and assess Level 2 & 3 CPCAB accredited courses.

recovery worker

turning point

2014-7 - 2015-5 · 11 mos

Medway Active Recovery Service - working with substance misuse clients to achieve their recovery goals. Assessment, risk management and care-planned interventions to clients 18+. Groupwork, harm reduction and case management.

community alcohol worker

kent and medway nhs & social care partnership trust

2012-4 - 2014-6 · 2 yrs 3 mos

Tier 3 community alcohol provision - 1-1's and groupwork, duty, assessment, inter-agency working, mentor support to our volunteer.

team leader

cri - crime reduction initiatives

2012-4 - 2012-4 · 1 mo

Assisting Locality Manager to set up new service

project worker and team leader

turning point

2007-4 - 2012-3 · 5 yrs

* Delivery of tier 2 & 3 substance misuse interventions * Day-to-day HR / management duties * site management * inter-agency working * income generation * training & support to SU rep & volunteers. Team included project workers, support workers and volunteers.

senior substance misuse worker

kent and medway nhs & social care partnership trust

2000-1 - 2007-1 · 7 yrs 1 mo

Tier 2 & 3 substance misuse interventions. Secondment to HR Agenda 4 Change / KSF project teams. Specialist Young Persons' substance misuse worker.

youth information worker

kent county council

1994-11 - 1997-10 · 3 yrs

Information, advice and support to young people age 11-25 across Kent and Medway. Set up prison project at HMP Rochester YOI. Worked on drugs in schools charter and policies, and on anti-bullying strategies and training packages as part of my college dissertation.

volunteer counsellor

hospice in the weald

2011-10 - 2014-12 · 3 yrs 3 mos

Counsellor - Bereavement and Family Support Service. Up to 12 sessions with relatives of current hospice patients, and bereavement counselling for up to one year. EAP generic sessions to volunteers.

counsellor

itec (itec training solutions ltd)

2015-6 - 2018-4 · 2 yrs 11 mos

Counsellor at Cardiff, Cwmbran and Blackwood, providing 1-1 counselling to young people and adults, help identify barriers to learning, support and signposting to learners and colleagues, telephone support to learners in other centres, safeguarding.