Fay is the Owner of Evolve Therapy Rooms Ltd and set up this service to try and bridge the gap in the lack of mental health provision in the North East and to provide people with an alternative to waiting months for therapy.  She is passionate about people and helping them to help themselves.  Her philosophy is "life can be challenging at times but if you can get the support you need it can be made easier". 

 

Fay is a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) Counsellor who qualified in 2012 and has experience working on contracts  within the NHS, voluntary/charity sector and private practice.   She works with a broad range of issues including anxiety, depression, relationship difficulties, bereavement, loss, low self-esteem, low confidence, anger, abuse and stress. She has specialist knowledge of working with people with debilitating illnesses and survivors of abuse.  Fay strongly believes in equality and diversity. Fay also has experience of working in a time limited framework and works collaboratively with clients to agree the focus of therapy. Furthermore, Fay has experience working on contracts commissioned by the local government to help people back into employment. This involved seeing individuals on a one to one basis and also facilitating small focus groups on issues such as low self-esteem and anger management. Although Fay’s main theory is CBT, she is able to draw upon further training and experience to be a more integrative practitioner to fit client need.

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More recently Fay has become a qualified Couples Counsellor which included further learning in Transactional Analysis, Gestalt Theory and Attachment Theory. 

 

Qualifications:                

BA (Hons) Degree in Counselling 2013

                                          Foundation Degree in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Certificate in Couple Counselling 2019

Level 3 Certificate in Domestic Abuse Awareness 2015

Level 3 Certificate in Safeguarding Adults & Children 2017/2020

Level 3 Certificate in Child Sexual Exploitation 2017

Level 2 Certificate in Counselling 2009

Level 2 Certificate in Brief Alcohol Intervention 2015

Level 2 Certificate in Safeguarding Children & Adults

Level 2 Certificate in Family Therapy 2016 

                                    

Further Training:           

Handling Abusive Behaviour 2012

Domestic Abuse Awareness 2013

Art Therapy 2013

Mindfulness 2012

Transactional Analysis 2013

Understanding & Supporting People who Self Harm 2013

Working with Disruptive Children Training 2014

Child Developmental Theories 2014

Creative Methods in Action: Client study 2014

Hard to Reach Families 2014

The Worried Child 2014

Key Differences between Counselling Adults & Children/Young People 2014

                                        Introduction to Working with EDMR 2014

Young People at Risk of Sexual Exploitation 2014

Child Protection Training 2015       The Health & Well-being of Lesbian, Gay & Bisexual Young People 2015

Assessment Tools 2016

Safe, Effective and Ethical Client Record Keeping 2017

Let's Talk About Sex 2018

                                        Domestic Abuse within Couples 2019

Solution Focused Therapy for Children and Young People 2019

Zero Suicide Jan 2020

GamCare Workshop on Women's Gambling Feb 2020

​How to work with and engage with neurodivergent children and young people in therapy 2024

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