Disha Patel

Qualified Humanistic Integrative counsellor with experience in face-to-face and remote counselling to clients.

Counselling Coordinator and Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner at Harrow Carers

(September 2022 - Present) 

To deliver and continue to improve the Health and Wellbeing Support Services for Carers across our Improving Access to Psychological Therapy services they offer.

To deliver and further develop counselling and bereavement support service for vulnerable and isolated carers to identify carers who require stage 3 inventions such as counselling and one to one support.

Deliver a range of evidence based psychological support interventions for carers with challenging lives including anxiety and depression. Creating and delivering a range of health and wellbeing workshops and drop-in sessions raising carers’ awareness of their own health and wellbeing needs.

SEN Teaching Assistant at Langdon College

(November 2018 – July 2022)

• Supporting schoolwork under the supervision of the teacher.
• Preparing learning resources.
• Encouraging children's confidence, self-esteem and independence.
• Putting into practice individual education, social, behavioural and personal care programmes.
• Encouraging children to communicate with one another and with staff.
• Work with Occupational and SALT therapists to support individual needs.

CPPD Counselling School

(September 2019- March 2023)

Training in Humanistic Integrative Counselling

• Certificate in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (September 2019 - September 2020)
• Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (October 2020 - April 2022) 
• Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Integrative Counselling (April 2022- March 2023) 

Bangor University

(September 2017- September 2018)

MSc Clinical and Health Psychology - Merit

Keele University 

(September 2014 –June 2017) 

BSc (Hons) in Psychology – 2.2