Bernadette Forker | Accredited Professional Counsellor |… | NCS

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Bernadette Forker

Member Status: Accredited Professional

Member No: NCS17-04797

Location: Bristol

My therapeutic interests are centred around individuals and this is shown in the qualifications and continual professional development that I have developed and engaged in over the years. My working experience has a broadness and depth that enables me to work with PTSD/severe trauma, issues related to mental health, relational difficulties and career progression plus many more.

  • Qualifications & Experience
    *Post Graduate Diploma in Consultative Supervision
    * Post Graduate Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
    * Certificate in Counselling Skills
    * BSc(Hons) Psychology
    * Advanced Diploma - Life Coaching
    * Certificate in Relational Couples Therapy
    * Master Practitioner NLP
    * Thought Pattern Management Practitioner

    CPD -
    Certificate in Psychosexual Therapy 2022 with Cabby Laffy and Polly McAfee
    *Somatic Trauma Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder with Babette Rothschild
    * Safe Guarding Infants and Adults training
    * Critical Incident Debriefing Training
    * Assisted Suicide Intervention Skills Training
    * Enneagram Courses - Definitive Personality, Self-Discovery Guide
    * Drug and Alcohol Training for Counsellors
    * CBT training at low intensity
  • What I can help with
    • Abuse – Emotional, Physical, Sexual
    • Addiction (e.g. Alcohol, Computer games, Drugs, Food, Gambling, Sex, Smoking)
    • Adolescence
    • Ageing and related issues
    • Anger Management
    • Anxiety
    • Assertiveness / Self-confidence / Self-esteem
    • Bereavement / Loss
    • Bullying
    • Depression
    • Divorce & Separation
    • Family
    • Generally unhappy with your life
    • Illness and dying
    • Obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD)
    • Phobias
    • Pregnancy related issues
    • Relationships
    • Self-harm
    • Shyness / Social Phobia
    • Trauma
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