Centred Space Counselling
with Davina
Thank you for taking the time to find out a bit more about me. I have 15 years experience counselling adults and young people. My training as a Person-Centred therapist provides the foundation for all my work and I have an MSc in Existential Psychotherapy Studies. I trained in using Creative Arts in Counselling and also in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). As well as my counselling qualifications, I have a BA (Hons) in Human and Education studies, and qualified as a part-time youth worker.
I am a Accredited Registrant member (MNCPS Acc.) of the National Counselling & Psychotherapy Society (NCPS). This membership is central to my ethical practice and professional integrity.Previously, as a member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy, I was audited in 2018 and 2024 and happily met all the requirements for practicing counsellors to be on the BACP Register. This includes regular supervision and professional development (training courses, workshops etc).
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I trained as a Baby Bonding Practitioner (2017) to extend my work with parents during pregnancy and postnatally, complimenting other training around child attachment and development.
Training & CPD include: (2021-2026)
Introduction to Internal Family Systems (Internal Family Systems UK)
Women & Girls on the autism spectrum (National Autism Society)
Working with Adult Survivors of child abuse in a Trauma Informed way (National Association for People abused in Childhood).
Enmeshment & trauma in the parent-child relationship (Confer)
The challenge to psychiatric diagnosis (with Dr Lucy Johnstone)
Existential crisis of motherhood (Existential Academy)
Challenging the mass pathologisation and medicalising of Menopause
(with Aneesh de Vos & Dr Helen Douglas)
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What else? Some of my identities are, or have been:
long-term partner, parent, young carer, champion for the voluntary sector, lecturer (of Counselling Theory & Practice), Director of Bucks Family Network, mentor.​​
