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Professional Overview

 

  • Year Two of Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling CPCAB

  • 5 years’ management experience of an East London charity

  • Addiction Therapy Diploma, with Distinction

  • Diploma in Child Psychology

  • Languages: English, French

  • Safeguarding Levels 1 and 2

  • Mental Health Advocate in Suicide Prevention

  • Website design and SM coordination

  • Prompt Engineering, effective and ethical use of LLM’s

  • Competency in Web 3.0

  • Workshop & Event coordination and delivery

 

 

I am currently my second year of Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. I have a professional history working with marginalised and vulnerable children and young people. I am compassionate, driven and organised.

 

Employment History

March 24-current /Curation and organisational lead of Nasty Gallery. (www.nastygallery.co.uk). Facilitation of workshops & talks to promote inclusive conversation. Promoting Women Artist and ending violence towards women and girls.

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June 2023 / Lead Artist with Freedom2 in conjunction with Ricebox Studios. Introducing AR with the lens of activism and online and offline identities. Utilising creativity in both online and community spaces.

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March 2022 /Curating and organising the NASTY WOMEN REVIVE, charitable art fundraiser for the British Red Cross & EVAW (Ending Violence Against Women UK). Press release and social media coordination. Communication with gallery, artists, and organisers. Managing international admin and artwork for 30 artists from the U.K & Europe.

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May 2017-July 2019:   The Complete Works, an educational charity providing alternative education for young people excluded from school. Providing support for education, confidence, functional and independence skills. Teaching on a P2P basis, and groups of students with SEN, behavioural and additional learning needs.

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Dec 2015–current:         Bow Arts Studio general caretaker of 28 studios in 3 story building

2012–2015:Second Counter Build Housing Assoc. Treasurer/Secretary - managing renovations and finances of 13 flats

2012–2015:  Stomababy.co, designed, created, and maintained a website for parents and carers of children with stomas, incl. congenital conditions and digestive disorders.

2014: Created cover work, illustrations for published novel, Land of the Morning Calm, about the struggles of P.O. W’s during the Korean War

2012–2014: Copy editor and web designer for new website, from its infancy to over a million hits a month. Built and designed website. Created branding, video and images for site

2011: TG Foundation Gala – (Fundraiser in support of hospital to aid victims of FGM) Camera, editor, online digital coordinator, and distribution, coordinated interviews

2009–2012: Bang Said The Gun, weekly Spoken Word Event. Camera, editor, online digital coordinator

 

2004–2009: Lynk Reach, an innovative charity that forged partnerships in the education, arts, community, and health sectors with the aim of raising achievement, particularly of minority communities.  Roles and responsibilities included deputy manager, film director, producer and administrator.  Key achievements included:

 

  • Coordinated multicultural events and workshops promoting literacy for young people/adults

  • Liaised with London schools & artists to produce workshops and projects

  • Designed and managed promotional campaigns incl. printing and distribution

  • Oversaw workshops from inception to completion

  • Oversaw funding applications

  • Produced, directed and edited several educational community documentaries

  • Produced grant applications and represented company to funding bodies

  • Contracting, PR, research

  • Liaised with artists, poets, fringe groups and educational bodies

  • Coordinated literacy workshops in schools

 

 Examples of projects include.

London Teenage Poetry SLAM 2005/2006/2007/2009 – annual project, culminating in a spoken word poetry SLAM, facilitating poets working with young people from nine East and Southeast London Secondary Schools to promote literacy and giving young people a voice.  

Auschwitz – directed and produced a documentary with Yad Vashem involving a selected group of young people from East London estates visiting the camps. Camera / Editor / DVD Creation

Raising Boys Achievement –Working with professional poets and seven year old boys from 3 different East London primary schools over 3 days to create poems, many about their experiences fleeing war torn countries, to promote literacy & confidence with young boys. 

 

Education

2024 Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling CPCAB, with the London School of Counselling.

2022: NFCE Level 2 Certificate in Understanding Mental Health First Aid and Mental health advocacy in the workplace

2020: Addiction Therapy Diploma, with a Distinction, Centre of Excellence

2020: Certificate in Counselling Studies Level 3 awarded by the CPCAB (Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body) 

2019: Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 2 awarded by the CPCAB (Counselling & Psychotherapy Central Awarding Body) 

2017: P4C for Artists, (Philosophy and Critical Thinking for Children) Level 1 accreditation. (SAPERE)

2016: Child Psychology Diploma, NLP Awarded Silver Membership, the Centre of Excellence

2016: Caring for Vulnerable Children, University of Strathclyde

2015: Bow Skills Lab, Art Ed. Sessions; Workshop Planning, Working with Schools, Behaviour Management, Working with Sen

2011–2013: Slade School of Fine Art, Painting(PT)

1996–1997: Vancouver Film School, Canada, Certificate in Multimedia

1993–1996: University of Western Ontario, Canada, BA Anthropology (2 years completed)

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