Sandra Lynch (Diploma in Counselling, BACP registered accredited Counsellor, Certificate in Creative Supervision)

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Sandra is a BACP accredited counsellor and certified supervisor in creative supervision. She is an experienced counsellor, having worked in NHS primary care settings since 2007. She also worked as a counsellor in young people’s services and secondary schools in the past, and previously enjoyed delivering stress management courses as part of her counselling role. She also has a small private practice in her home town just outside Rochdale, Lancs. 

 

She began her PCEAT journey in 2015 first as a participant on one of Dinah's introductory training weekends, after which she became entranced with this way of working. She continued to attend the follow up weekends on an annual basis. She gained invaluable experience in the supportive role of intern on the PCEAT workshops for a few years before being invited to join the facilitation team. She received further guidance and training from Dinah before joining Joan as co-facilitator in 2019. 

 

She is committed to ongoing professional development and is an active member of a person centred process group as well as a member of The Person Centred Association.  Other interests are yoga, meditation, walking and the outdoors.

 

Joan Elliot (B.A Hons. Person Centred Counselling, BACP registered accredited counsellor, Adv. Cert. PC group facilitation in PCEAT).

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Joan has immersed herself in the culture of PCEAT since 2006 and completed the training with Dinah to facilitate groups using this model. She leads courses incorporating this expressive approach for groups around the Lancaster area. She is a Person-Centred counsellor who has gained extensive experience from private practise and working for professional organisations. Where possible she integrates PCEAT into her counselling practice. Comfortable when working at emotional depth and bringing her serenity, compassion and resilience to group environments, Joan has the gift of transmitting safety within a group, truly embodying Carl Rogers’ core conditions.

 

Joan was brought up in Longridge in the Ribble Valley. She has lived in Lancaster for over 30 years, but still has a strong connection with nature. Joan is divorced and single with 3 grown up children and enjoys the company of good friends. She loves walking, creative expression, yoga and travelling.

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Interns

 We are delighted to have Jane and Becky interning on the courses, who are both past participants and enthusiastic champions of the approach.  

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To book a place on one of our courses, we require you to fill in a booking form with your

• email address

• mobile number

• brief information about your professional and personal background Our workshops

• your reasons for wanting to attend the training

• a non returnable deposit of £75

 

Please note our workshops are not designed to cater for those in very fragile states or with complex issues, who would benefit from seeking in-depth therapy.. 

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Bookings for the all courses are dealt with by Joan Elliot.

 joanelliotcounselling@outlook.com.  

 

BACS payment account details are:-

Creative Connections Cumbria. Sort code:60-83-71 Account number: 46720085  

 

Balances

We require you to pay the balance on all our courses (£75 for the Introduction and £375 for the Level 1) two weeks before the start of each course (the first of the month for each respective course). 

Instalments can be negotiated if circumstances necessitate. 

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Follow up instructions

On receipt of your deposit plus your required details we will send you follow up instructions about the workshop, directions to Endmoor, information about payment of balances and a list of suggested local accommodation (if requested).

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We respect your privacy and will store your personal information securely. This will only be shared amongst the team of facilitators and kept for the duration of the course. Your contact details will be kept to inform you of further courses unless you advise otherwise.