Barbora Vinczeova
Selby
Summary
A qualified counsellor with extensive experience in mental health evaluation, crisis intervention, and treatment planning. Demonstrates strong empathy, resilience, and a non-judgemental approach while working with clients from diverse backgrounds and age groups. Proficient in case management, clinical assessment, and maintaining client confidentiality. Confident at building strong and trusting relationships through excellent listening and communication skills. Experience of brief and long-term treatment tailored in collaboration with the client to best match their needs. Ability to empathise with clients whilst retaining an objective approach to therapy and remaining calm in emotional situations.
Registered BACP member.
Overview
13
13
years of professional experience
Work history
Mental Health Coach
Ingeus UK
Remote
2019.11 - Current
- Supporting participants with their mental health and wellbeing concerns with main focus on mental health in the workplace.
- Providing tailored support to each participant
- Ownership of a high caseload
- Diary management - scheduling monthly updates and review in time to hit all deadlines.
- Working towards and achieving KPIs. These include number of starters, retention rates, reviews being submitted on time within a specific timeframe...
- Creating Support plans and helping participants set goals/aims and help them work towards these.
- Creative support of participants needs - I am good at problem solving and helping people find strategies and fit them to their own needs.
- Working within safeguarding framework and dealing with safeguarding concerns promptly.
- Working with neurodiversity, mainly ASD and ADHD.
Private Counsellor
Shift Counselling
Selby
2019.06 - 2022.01
- This was my private practice.
- Provide therapeutic intervention services to children, adolescents and adults using individual and couples counselling; support groups; mindfulness workshops; and assessment tools in private outpatient setting.
- Complete intake assessment process; maintain electronic and physical files and documentation in compliance of GDPR and confidentiality standards.
- Provide continuous treatment planning and reviewing of progress to ensure quality and effective approach.
- Create and employ marketing strategies to advertise and produce successful referrals.
- Created the business website and social media.
- Engage in monthly peer and individual supervision to address clinical processes.
- Acting as a link between clients and other service providers to ensure continuity of care.
- Creating plans and activities for workshops.
- Preparing counselling contracts.
- I've gained 63 client hours.
Volunteer In-house Counsellor
York Medical Group (part of NHS)
York
2016.01 - 2019.02
- Working with clients from diverse backgrounds and age groups.
- Provided Counselling services to the GP surgery service users.
- Accurately documented session outcomes.
- Prepared contracts and maintained detailed documentation.
- Maintained and updates waiting list.
- Attended in-house meetings and individual supervision on a regular basis.
- Developed and delivered individual session plans.
- Responsible for intake assessment process and review of progress.
- Managed referrals to other organisations when necessary.
- Liaised with GPs on the clients behalf.
- Worked independently, managing own caseload.
- This was a student placement, I graduated with 187 client hours.
Youth Life Mentor
MindFull Charity
Worcester
2013.01 - 2014.10
- Provided mental health mentoring of children and young adults aged 10-18.
- Provided emotional support, active listening and practical advice.
- Signposted users to appropriate organisations based on their needs.
- Supported many users with their ongoing difficulties.
- Strictly adhered to the ethics and framework within the organisation.
- Children safeguarding responsibilities.
- Working closely with experienced counsellors to provide best care to vulnerable users.
- Used counselling skills to support users.
- Took part in monitoring of the group chats to ensure highest level of support.
- Ongoing support of a service user going through bereavement and another one living in an abusive household.
Education
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Worcester
Worcester /2011 - /2014
Certificate of Higher Education - Counselling Skills
Wakefield College
Wakefield /2014 - /2015
Postgraduate Certificate - Counselling
York St John University
York /2015 - /2018
Level 1 Accreditation - certificate - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
The Association for Psychological Therapies
ThurnbySkills
- Able to work with clients from diverse backgrounds and age groups
- Excellent listening and communication skills
- Case management and accurate documentation
- Crisis intervention
- Strong empathy and compassion
- Resilience, empathy and humility
- Non-judgemental approach
- Understanding of client confidentiality and professional boundaries
- Experience with vaiour modalities (SFT, DBT, humanistic)
- Clinical assessment and treatment planning
- Ability to build strong and trusting relationships
Languages
Slovak
Native
Czech
Fluent
Timeline
Mental Health Coach
Ingeus UK
2019.11 - Current
Private Counsellor
Shift Counselling
2019.06 - 2022.01
Volunteer In-house Counsellor
York Medical Group (part of NHS)
2016.01 - 2019.02
Youth Life Mentor
MindFull Charity
2013.01 - 2014.10
Bachelor of Science - Psychology
University of Worcester
/2011 - /2014
Certificate of Higher Education - Counselling Skills
Wakefield College
/2014 - /2015
Postgraduate Certificate - Counselling
York St John University
/2015 - /2018
Level 1 Accreditation - certificate - Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
The Association for Psychological Therapies