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About Masha

Experience

  • Freelance Psychotherapist, Supervisor & Trainer (current)
  • Psychedelic Integration Therapist in a DMT for Depression research project with MAC / Small Pharma 
  • Clinical Supervisor with Survivors Manchester 
  • Associate Therapist with Tiptoes Child Therapy Services
  • Addiction & Trauma Psychotherapist with KeyRing Living Support Networks
  • Psychotherapist with the Health Psychology Service at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust 
  • Child Psychotherapist/Counsellor with Xenzone Ltd
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desinsitisation & Reprocessing) Therapist in a research project on EMDR for Depression with Sheffield Health and Social Care NHS Foundation Trust
  • Psychological Therapist / Counsellor / Mediator with Resolve Staff Support Service at Derbyshire Community Health Services NHS Trust
  • Lecturer in Trauma Counselling in Sri Lanka with Challenges Worldwide
  • IAPT High Intensity Therapist Trainee with the NHS at Tameside & Glossop Primary Care Mental Health Team
  • Therapist at Ivydene Children’s Home
  • Well Being Centre Manager with The Big Life group
  • Drug Treatment Manager at HM Prison Styal with Phoenix House
  • Community Education Manager with WEA
  • Accredited Programme Tutor with National Probation Service
  • Horticultural Instructor at HM Prison Standford Hill
  • Research Assistant at the University of Aberdeen
  • Gardener at BBC Aberdeen (Beechgrove Garden)

I also used to work as a zoo-keeper, lab assistant, adult education tutor and a ghost-writer!

Education & Training

Short (1-3 days) courses are marked with * 


Trauma Therapy

  • MSc Therapeutic Practice for Psychological Trauma – University of Chester
  • Pesso Boyden System Psychomotor (3 years) – Pesso Boyden Institute
  • EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing) Part 1 to 3– EMDR Association UK & Ireland
  • EMDR for Children* (Level 1 & 2) – Dr Joanne Morris-Smith / EMDR Association UK & Ireland
  • Attachment-focused EMDR* – Dr Laurel Parnell
  • EMDR & Ego-States* – Dr Michael Paterson / EMDR Association UK & Ireland
  • Internal Family Systems for Complex Trauma* – Dr Frank Anderson / IFS Institute
  • Introduction to in the Womb and Birth Trauma* - Pauline Andrew / Deep Release
  • Lifespan Integration (Level 1 & 2) – Dr Anandi Janner Steffan / Lifespan Integration
  • Comprehensive Resource Model (Basic) – Dr Ron Schwenkler & Dr Gordon Barclay / Comprehensive Resource Model
  • Comprehensive Resource Model / Core Self - Dr Lisa Schwartz / Comprehensive Resource Model
  • The Flash Technique* - Dr Ricky Greenwald / Trauma Institute
  • Somatic Experiencing (Year 1) – Dr Larry Heller / SOS Internationale
  • Trauma-Focused Cognitive Therapy (not accredited) – University of Chester / Salford Centre for Cognitive Therapy 
  • CBT for Dissociative Seizures* – Prof Laura Goldstein & Prof Trudie Chalder / Institute of Psychiatry CODES Trial
  • Working with Neurobiological Legacy of Trauma – Dr Janina Fisher
  • Critical Incident Stress Management* – Dr Liz Royle & Cath Kerr / Power to Recover
  • Trauma & the Body* – Carolyn Spring / PODS
  • Assessment & Treatment of Dissociation* (3 one-day workshops) – ESTD (European Society for Trauma & Dissociation)
  • Dissociation of the Personality: Chronic Traumatization and its Treatment* – Prof. Onno van der Hart
  • Risk Assessment & Treatment of Sex Offenders* (3 one-day workshops) – StopSO


Creative & Expressive Therapies

  • Psychedelic Integration Therapy - MAC / Small Pharma
  • Certificate in Jungian Sandplay Therapy – Eunice Stagg / Association for Sandplay Therapy
  • Expressive Rhythm Stories* - Paul John Dear / Playshop UK
  • Drumming Circle Facilitator Training - Arthur Hull / Playshop UK
  • Go and Tell it on the Mountain Storytelling - Michael Harvey
  • Gestalt Dreamwork* workshops x 3 – Alan Leach
  • Certificate / Diploma in Integrative Sandplay Therapy – John Daly / Association for Integrative Sandplay Therapists
  • Certificate / Diploma in Therapeutic Art – John Daly / Association for Integrative Sandplay Therapists
  • Sandstory Therapy Level 1 – Lara Kasza
  • Clay Therapy - Dr Lynne Souter-Anderson
  • Advanced Alchemical Studies in Psychotherapy – John Daly / Association for Integrative Sandplay Therapists
  • Sound Healing Tutor Training* – Simon Heather / College of Sound Healing
  • Gong Practitioner Training – Sheila Whittaker / College of Sound Healing
  • Gongmaster Training – Don Conreaux & Aidan McIntyre
  • Singing Bowls* – Kat Bumbul / The Sound Mysterium
  • Sound Healing Practitioner Training (attended as CPD) – Paul Bentham / Simon Heather / Rhiannon Becque / College of Sound Healing 
  • Sacred Drumming Practitioner Training (to be completed) – Steven & Renata Ash / College of Sound Healing 
  • Animal Assisted Interventions in Therapeutic Practice – Society for Companion Animal Studies
  • Aura Soma Level 1 & 2 – Aileen Divine / Robert Brown / Aura Soma
  • Colour Therapy* (attended as CPD) – Joanne Lee / The Full Spectrum Centre 


Mindfulness 

  • Mindfulness for Life Teacher Training Programme (one year) – Youth Mindfulness
  • Mindfulness for Kids – Youth Mindfulness


Energy Psychology

  • EFT (Emotional Freedom Techniques) Practitioner and Trainer – Gwyneth Moss /EFT International  (formerly AAMET)
  • Logosynthesis Basic – Dr Willem Lammers 
  • Identity Healing Level 1 & 2 – Andy Hunt / Practical Wellbeing
  • Matrix Reimprinting* – Prof Tony Stewart
  • Picture Tapping Technique* – Christine Sutton & Phil Davies
  • Tapas Acupressure Technique (TAT) - Tania Prince


Child Psychotherapy

  • Postgraduate-level modules in Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy (2 years, portfolio not submitted) – Northern Guild for Psychotherapy
  • Assessment & Treatment of Dissociation in Children and Adolescents – Dr Renee Marks / Integrate Families
  • EMDR for Children & Adolescents* (Level 1 & 2) – Dr Joanne Morris-Smith / EMDR Association UK & Ireland
  • Infant Observation (2 years) – Northern Guild for Psychotherapy
  • Mindfulness for Kids Programme – Michael Bready / Youth Mindfulness
  • Hypnotherapy for Children* – Lynda Hudson
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Therapeutic Play (attended as CPD) –  The Academy of Play and Child Psychotherapy / PTUK


Addictions & Eating Disorders

  • Working Successfully with Addictions – Pamela Gawler-Wright / Beeleaf Institute for Contemporary Psychotherapy
  • Practitioner Skills for Eating Disorders – Deanne Jade / National Centre for Eating Disorders
  • Essential Obesity* – Deanne Jade / National Centre for Eating Disorders
  • Weight Management postgraduate diploma modules (attended as CPD) – University of Chester
  • Drug Treatment Programme Facilitator / Treatment Manager Training – HM Prison Service
  • Addressing Substance Related Offending Programme Tutor Training – Greater Manchester Probation Service
  • Motivational Interviewing Skills & Techniques* – Greater Manchester Probation Service


NLP, Hypnotherapy & Metaphor Work

  • Diploma in Neurolinguistic Psychotherapy – James Lawley & Penny Tompkins / The Northern School of NLP & Associated Studies
  • Metaphors of Movement (Levels 1, 2, 3) – Andrew Austin 
  • Clean Language & Symbolic Modelling – James Lawley & Penny Tompkins
  • Certificate / Diploma in Hypno-Psychotherapy (attended as CPD) – National College of Hypnosis & Psychotherapy
  • Master NLP Practitioner – Fran Burgess / Derek Jackson / Judy Delozier / David Gordon / Bill O’Hanlon / Stephen Gilligan /  The Northern School of NLP & Associated Studies
  • NLP Practitioner – John McWhirter /Sensory Systems Training


The Enneagram

  • Introduction to Enneagram* – Peter McNab / Excellence for All
  • Enneagram Intensive Growth Journey – Enneagram Training Ltd
  • Enneagram Foundations of Spiritual Awareness* – Enneagram Training Ltd
  • Enneagram Subtypes* - Enneagram Training Ltd
  • Enneagram Typing Practitioner training (not assessed) – Enneagram Training Ltd


Coaching / Mediation / Supervision

  • Certificate in Executive Coaching – Sally Vanson / The Performance Solution
  • Certificate in Mediation / Mediation with Teams – Professional Mediation Resolutions Ltd 
  • Certificate in Supervision – Northern Guild for Psychotherapy
  • Creative Supervision* – Pauline Andrew / Deep Release

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