A professional and confidential counselling service
Jennifer Gilling has been living in Huddersfield, West Yorkshire for 27 years and is married with two children. She has over 30 years experience in support and advisory roles, not just counselling but within Civil and Public Sector organisations. Her transition into Counselling stems from her interest in the well being of people both inside and outside of work. With her previous work and personal experience, it has been a seamless transition. To date she has accrued well over 2000 counselling hours through private practice and voluntary work beginning in 2011.
Jennifer is a Therapeutic Counsellor, integrative in her counselling approach she uses appropriate methods or techniques, dependent upon client needs. Her counselling orientation is Person or Client Centred combining aspects of Gestalt, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Grief counselling, Transactional Analysis and Psychodynamic insight. Stress and relaxation therapy which includes mindfulness techniques, as well as Christianity, religion and belief; all form a part of Jennifer's counselling should a client need and agree to it.
Work Experience:-
Employment Service Nottingham 1986-1992
ACAS Leeds 1992-1999
Local Government Kirklees 1999-2010
Volunteer Mentor 2010-2011
Private practice since 2011
Cruse Bereavement Care 2011-2013
Volunteer & placement Counsellor (UCHM) 2011-2014
Job Retention Specialist (MIND) 2014-2015
Qualifications/Training:-
Certificate in CBT Accred. UWS (IoC) 2019
HND Cognitive Coaching & Mentoring (IoC) 2017 ongoing
BSc Therapeutic Counselling (Leeds Beckett University) 2015
Advanced Diploma in Counselling (UCHM) 2014
Diploma in Counselling (Institute of Natural Healing) 2011
Diploma Stress Management (Open College, Birmingham) 2011
Diploma Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Open College, Birmingham) 2011
Certificate in Bereavement Awareness (Cruse) 2011
CIPD (University of Huddersfield) 2007
Certificate in Communication Studies - (Clarendon College, Nottingham) 1991
Certificate in Psychology - Child Development (Westbridgford College, Nottingham) 1983
ASIST- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training 2014
The Foundation for Infant Loss Accredited Provider Training 2018
Professional Memberships:-
Association of Christian Counsellors (ACC) Reg MACC
Black, African & Asian Therapy Network (BAATN)
British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) Reg MBACP
Chartered Institute of Personnel & Development (CIPD) Chartered MCIPD