Kamalamani - Therapist and mentor in Bishopston, Bristol
Counselling and Therapy Qualifications My relevant qualifications are listed here. I originally trained and qualified as an Integrative counsellor and have since also qualified as an Embodied-Relational therapist (a form of Body psychotherapy.)
I see my academic training in the social sciences (anthropology, communication and cultural studies, international development, economics, politics, and sociology) and my training in Buddhism as important as my therapy trainings, in terms of seeking to understand the wider systems of which we are each a part. Memberships/affiliations: I am:
an accredited member of the BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy)
an accredited member of a fully-linked Independent Practitioners Network (IPN) group which is a peer network of therapists, click to see our group's philosophy and ethical statement)
a member of the Embodied-Relational therapy practitioners' group member of the Bristol-based Counsellor and Psychotherapists in Private Practice (CAPPP) a member of the Bristol Psychotherapy Association (BPA)
a member of the Alliance for Counselling and Psychotherapy: Against State Regulation
a member of the PCSR: Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility (PCSR). I am also editor of 'Transformations' the in-house journal of the PCSR. My counselling/therapy qualifications:
Certificate in Counselling
Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling (BACP approved training course)
CRUSE Bereavement Care Bereavement Counsellor training, CRUSE, Bristol
Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural therapy (CBT)
Diploma in Embodied-Relational therapy (a form of bodymind-based psychotherapy)
Advanced Diploma in Embodied-Relational therapy
In addition to my main qualifications, I have undertaken introductory courses in various forms of body-based psychotherapy, couple counselling, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), a Transactional Analysis (TA) 101 training course and sandplay.
Other relevant qualifications:
I have an MSc in International Development and BA (Hons) in Combined Social Sciences, specialising in Development Studies (now known as International Development) and Communication Studies. I am a qualified teacher, with a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (FE and HE, specialising in Social Sciences and Humanities). I have attended several shorter business and management courses run by the University of Bristol, Business Links etc.