Shirley Smith

Member Status: Accredited

Member No: NCS14-01129

Location: Worthing

I am a fully qualified practicing Person-Centred Psychotherapist Counsellor and Clinical Supervisor and work with any issue a person wants to bring to work with, because I work with The Person as The only true expert of themselves. Human...as we All Are. I have worked in this field in this way with people for over 15 years and it continues for me, to be a privilage to do so.

• Qualifications & Experience

  Introduction to Counselling Skills (Warwickshire College)
  Certificate in Counselling (Warwickshire College)
  Advancd Diploma in Person-Centred Psychotherapy & Counselling (University of Warwick)
  Advanced Diploma in Counselling Supervision (NCS Accredited) Level 7.
  Extensive hands on experience of working within the criminal justice sector. Having managed a counselling service within a prison for over 3 years and working within the probation service for over 6 years. I also worked within the area of drugs and alcohol for over 4 years and have qualifications covering all the areas I worked in within the CJS. I am a qualified clinical supervisor and currently supervise student and qualified counsellors.
  I continue to upkeep my CPD and attend numerous ongoing and continuous personal and professional training courses and workshops.
  Also for many years I worked as a clinical manager for a charity that specialises in working with people who have experienced or suffered sexual abuse at some point in their lives.
• What I can help with

  • Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual
  • Addiction (e.g. Alcohol, Computer games, Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex, Smoking)
  • Adolescence
  • Adoption
  • Ageing and related issues
  • Anger Management
  • Anxiety
  • Assertiveness / Self-confidence / Self-esteem
  • Autistic Spectrum Disorders
  • Bereavement / Loss
  • Bullying
  • Carers
  • Childbirth: fertility
  • Childbirth: labour
  • Childbirth: pregnancy
  • Children / teenagers
  • Chronic fatigue syndrome / M.E.
  • Cultural issues
  • Depression
  • Disability
  • Divorce & Separation
  • Driving tests
  • Eating disorders
  • Emotional issues
  • Exams
  • Family
  • Gender identity
  • Generally unhappy with your life
  • IBS / Digestive Issues
  • Immune system support
  • Job interviews
  • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
  • Panic attacks
  • Parenting skills
  • Phobias
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder / PTSD
  • Pregnancy related issues
  • Public speaking: stage fright
  • Relationships
  • Relaxation
  • Self-defeating behaviours
  • Self-esteem
  • Self-harm
  • Sexuality Identity
  • Shyness / Social Phobia
  • Sleep
  • Spirituality
  • Start exercising
  • Stop smoking
  • Stress
  • Suicidal feelings
  • Trauma
  • Violence / Victim support
  • Young people and children
• Languages Spoken

  • English