About Moira

Qualified in Vinyasa Yoga, a dynamic and fluid yoga style synchronising breath with movement. This training emphasised seamless transitions in postures, promoting flexibility, strength, balance, mental focus, and relaxation. Known for its versatile, full-body approach, Vinyasa Yoga offers a holistic and varied experience, enhancing both physical and mental well-being. (Yoga Love Collective, Laura Barrett)

This training covered a rich curriculum, including theory, philosophy, anatomy, and the intricate fabric of fascia. This included the psychology of yoga -building a strong foundation in the psycho-somatic relationship between mind and body. Body Mapping - to create thoughtful, therapeutic, and engaging yoga sessions. Chakra Theory - understanding the psychology of Indian Yoga and the energetic flows of the chakra system. Meridian Theory - gaining insights into Traditional Chinese Medicine and the pathways of energy through the body. Myofascial Trains - exploring how fascia and muscles carry energy, emotions, and vibrations throughout the body (Teacher: Angela Jervis-Read)

This is a practical course with an emphasis on skills development, professional practice, self-awareness and personal growth. The course provides an overview of current models and key concepts in clinical supervision. As well as critically analysing and appraising current models of supervision, the legal and ethical issues involved in supervisory relationships are explored and understood. (University of Central Lancashire)

This MA seals a constructive and challenging learning experience which develops interconnectedness of theory, practice, research, self-awareness and personal development. it affirms that the psychotherapist has developed an integrative approach with a critical basis for practice and ethical and professional integrity. Practitioners who have completed the MA are competent to offer high-quality Integrative Psychotherapy in a variety of contexts, appropriate to the needs of the client, organisation and society. (University of Central Lancashire)

This is a four year training programme. TA is a humanistic, integrative, psychoanalytical, psychodynamic therapy. TA promotes personal growth and change; it is a therapy for promoting well-being and for helping individuals to reach their full potential in all aspects of life. (Middlesex Univeristy & The Berne Institute)

This post graduate course focused on understanding the effect of the child’s experience of early relationships and environment on the child’s successful social and emotional development, and in particular for learning how to effectively regulate their emotions. Using play therapy as a way for the child to express their experiences and feelings through a natural, self-guided, self-healing process. (University of Central Lancashire)

CATT is an internationally developed, well-established, trauma-focused psychotherapy for treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) and complex trauma. CATT integrates cognitive behavioural therapy and art therapy techniques with human rights principles, resulting in a therapy that is child-centred, trauma-focused, collaborative and holistic. Initially developed through partnership with children by Dr Carlotta Raby in 1998 using a grass-roots approach, CATT draws on empirical research and contemporary psychological theory, and has since been used successfully with psychologically traumatised individuals of all ages. CATT is aligned with UK NICE guidance on treating children and young people with trauma and PTSD. (Trauma Psychology)

This certificate provides an in-depth understanding of the Therapeutic Life Story process. It provides training in the use of specific techniques to enable children to make sense of their past so that what has happened to them does not dominate, control, or inhibit the present, the process assists children in communicating their trauma through their story. (TLSWI)

DDP is an attachment focused family therapy. This training involves creating a playful, accepting, curious, and empathic (PACE) environment in which the therapist attunes to the child's subjective experiences and reflects this back to the child by means of eye contact, facial expressions, gestures and movements, voice tone, timing and touch, co-regulates emotional affect and co-constructs an alternative autobiographical narrative with the child. DDP makes use of cognitive-behavioural strategies. supporting the child and family to create new narratives and healing. (DDP Network)

This training provided a set of tools to apply to a therapy, coaching or life in general. It provides techniques to gain extra insights into the unconscious meanings behind what people say to enable the therapist or coach to facilitate change in a conversational way. (Bridge Associates)

The level 5 certificate focused on the understanding of the role and responsibilities of the coach and mentor in the workplace, through deepening understanding of how coaching and mentoring can impact on a person, team and organisation. (ILM)

• Child Sexual Abuse within Family Environments
• Key Issues in Working with Pre-Pubescent Children with Sexual Behaviour Problems
  
• Pre-Trial Therapy
• Youth Mental Health First Aid
• Domestic Abuse Awareness and Impact on Adults and Children
• Safeguarding Level 3
• Trauma, Resilience and Recovery
• Working with Relational Trauma: Attachment and Health Relationships (PODS)
• Learning Disabilities, Child Development and Sexuality (Place2Be)
• Attachment Theory and Self-Awareness in the Counsellor (Place2Be)
• Group Work (Place2Be)
• Children’s Emotional Wellbeing (Place2Be)
• Working with Metaphor (Place2Be)
• Working with Difference and Diversity (Place2Be)
• Foundation Certificate in Transactional Analysis (The Berne Institute)
• Counselling Skills (The Berne Institute)
• Transactional Analysis 101 Verification Certificate (The Berne Institute)
• Top Managers Leadership Programme (The Kingsfund)