Current Work
Integrative Therapeutic Counsellor running my own Private Practice.
I am a member of and undertake client work for the National Centre for Eating Disorders
A little about my journey
I am a female of South Asian heritage in my early sixties. I was born in Sri Lanka but have lived most of my life in the UK. I hold diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) in high regard recognising and valuing all human differences (race, age, faith-based beliefs, gender, mental health, impairment, socio-economic status) seeking to address the barriers to fairness and opportunity, and the creation of a sense of belonging. I have had to navigate my identity in respect of my Asian background, the customs and cultural traditions, the use of language, the beliefs and ancestry in both countries.
I started my training in counselling after many years of searching for a fulfilling and manageable career. I am a qualified medical doctor with an MBBS in medicine and a BSc in psychology. Having immersed myself in the counselling world I have not looked back. My counselling training introduced me to both professional and personal learning so necessary for work as a therapist.
Professional Qualifications
- Accredited Member of the British Association of Counselling & Psychotherapy, (BACP Accred)
- Autism and Eating Disorders/ARFID (module 8), National Centre for Autism and Mental Health (NCAMH)
- Diploma in Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders, National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED)
- Certificate in Nutritional Interventions for Eating Disorders, National Centre for Eating Disorders (NCFED)
- Diploma in Working with Depression
- Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
- Certificate in Counselling Skills
- Diploma in Pre-school Practice
- BSC in Psychology
- MBBS in Medicine
CPD
A minimum of 30 hours of recognised Continuous Professional Development (CPD) has been undertaken each year since qualifying
Supervision
I attend regular and on-going professional Supervision
Experience
- Eating Disorders Therapist at Orri, Eating Disorder Treatment Clinic, Hallam Street, London working with NHS and outpatient client
- College Counsellor at Bellerbys College Cambridge: Private International College for Sixth Form Students
- Centre 33: Therapeutic Counsellor working with 13-25 year olds
- JHD Counselling Services: Counselling undergraduate and postgratduate students at several University of Cambridge Colleges
- Play Therapy: sessions in Primary Schools in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough
- YMCA Cambridge and Peterborough: School Counsellor for Sixth Form Students
- Talk to Stars: Bereavement Counselling for Children and Young People
- Family Group sessions for Families subjected to Domestic Violence
- Assisted in Nursery Schools, Residential Rest Homes for Elderly, Mental Health Clinics for Schizophrenia and in Research Project at Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH)
- Workshops and Talks
