Training
I have been facilitating training for a number of years now, training was part of my remit at the Rape Crisis Centre and I developed and ran sessions internally for staff and volunteers and externally to partner agencies and organisations within the community, police, social work, and 3rd sector staff.
Since leaving I have regularly developed and run bespoke training events and workshops, some to Rape Crisis centres across Scotland but also to Counsellors in Agencies and to Psychologists in the NHS.
Themes are generally Trauma and Abuse related. Here are a few examples:
- Impact and Effect of Rape and Sexual Assault/Childhood Sexual Abuse.
- Handling Disclosure
- Organised/Ritualised Abuse
- Working with Dissociation and DID
- Working with men and boys
Trauma (these are developed to meet the specific needs of the trainees):
- Supporting Trauma Experienced Clients
- Self Care/Compassion Fatigue/Vicarious Trauma
- Short Term work with Trauma
“Thank you for delivering such an informative session.. it was so beneficial for me, particularly as I'm a student and have only just began placement. I found the information and yourself extremely engaging. I enjoyed hearing your first hand experiences, your transparency and especially the example you gave towards the end which featured dialogue between a therapist and a counsellor. I honestly could have sat and listened for many more hours.”
“This training will be very useful in working on the helpline and supporting survivors of ritual abuse and any other kind of sexual violence. It really shifted my understanding of ritual abuse, from being something quite different to other forms of sexual violence, to seeing the ritual aspect of it as a cover for sexual/physical/emotional abuse.
“Very easy to understand and Mairi’s genuine empathy and compassion meant the training was delivered passionately and felt very much from the heart, rather than other training courses where the trainer has mostly read from the slide without emotion”
Get in touch
Feel free to contact me if you have any questions about how counselling works, or to arrange an initial assessment appointment. This enables us to discuss the reasons you are thinking of coming to counselling, whether it could be helpful for you, and whether I am the right therapist to help.
You can also call me on 07949396451 if you would prefer to leave a message or speak to me first. I am happy to discuss any queries or questions you may have prior to arranging an initial appointment.
All enquires are usually answered within 24 hours, and all contact is strictly confidential.
Please note: If you decide to send an enquiry and have a Gmail account, please add a phone number if you can, often replies are sent to Junk and I try to send a text just to confirm I have replied, or please check your Junk.