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Jane Crompton

Skelmersdale,Lancashire

Summary

Qualified and dedicated fully insured BACP registered person-centred counsellor and cognitive behavioural practitioner.

Experience of supporting a diverse client base in a variety of settings, both face to face and remotely.

Committed to delivering trauma informed person centred and CBT support. Have also received additional training in DBT concepts, mindfulness and solution focused therapy.

Possess a sound knowledge of many mental health conditions and have a special interest in working with neurodivergent clients and their families.

Passionate about continuous professional development. Experience of support, assessment and treatment planning.

Possess relevant qualifications in telephone and remote counselling. Further significant experience working in the fields of SEND, customer service and social care. I also run my own private practice, Sky Counselling and Therapy Services, and hold an ICO certificate.

Overview

11
11
years of professional experience

Work history

Practitioner

Wilks Forensic Psychology Ltd
Liverpool, Merseyside
05.2024 - Current
  • Deliver a twice weekly, one-to-one therapeutic intervention programme to parents to help improve mental health and emotional resilience.
  • Build a strong therapeutic relationship with our clients, who are often difficult to reach, involved with multiple agencies (including social services) and dealing with significant life challenges such as domestic violence, alcohol and substance misuse and mutiple mental health conditions such as anxiety, depression, PTSD, CPTSD and EUPD.
  • Manage significant risk and safeguarding situations often on a weekly basis.
  • Bulid a strong working relationship with childrens services, family support and social workers and childrens centre staff.

Qualified Volunteer Counsellor

Swan Women's Centre
Bootle, Merseyside
09.2023 - 08.2024
  • Establish strong therapeutic relationships based on empathy, trust and compassion.
  • Empower clients to explore new ways of thinking and alternative options to difficult situations using either person centred therapy or CBT.
  • Maintain accurate and updated client records on company database, complying with privacy and data security requirements.
  • Psycho educate clients on grounding techniques, common mental health issues and emotional regulation to provide support and facilitate change.
  • Provided crisis intervention, offering support and referrals to distressed clients.
  • Show sensitivity, confidentiality and respect towards clients' needs, providing a safe environment for clients accessing Swan's services.

Trainee / Qualified Counsellor

Harmony Counselling
St Helens, Merseyside
08.2022 - 11.2024
  • Establish strong therapeutic relationships based on empathy, trust and compassion.
  • Empower clients to explore new ways of thinking and alternative options to difficult situations using either person centred therapy or CBT.
  • Maintain accurate and updated client records, complying with privacy and data security requirements.
  • Psycho educate clients on grounding techniques, common mental health issues and emotional regulation to provide support and facilitate change.
  • Show sensitivity, confidentiality and respect towards clients' needs, providing a safe environment for clients accessing Harmony's services.


Support Worker

Wigan Council
Wigan, Greater Manchester
09.2022 - 05.2024
  • Lead activities to support independence and encourage community inclusion.
  • Improve health outcomes by providing advocacy.
  • Continue to build a strong relationship through compassionate care and friendly rapport building.
  • Provide support in social and emotional areas to assist client with integration into the local community.
  • Promote personal well being and independence, building clients confidence through social and community interaction.
  • Continuously promote best practices in health, safety and security to safeguard clients welfare,
  • Empower client to pursue hobbies and leisure activities such as shopping, creative activities and access to the gym.

Learning Support Assistant / Job Trainer

My Life Charity
Wigan, Greater Manchester
09.2018 - 09.2022
  • Supported students to communicate and engage with others
  • Followed individual learning plans for each student.
  • Monitored and tracked learner progress closely.
  • Managed and recorded risk and safeguarding concerns.
  • Provided support to students on work experience placements
  • Liaised with a variety of different employers
  • Prepared our learners for job interviews, and supported them to find and apply for suitable roles.
  • Offered calm and focused conflict-resolution, defusing problematic behaviour with compassion and empathy.
  • Led games and activities related to daily lessons to help reinforce learning concepts.
  • Prepared visual aids, equipment and classroom displays for daily lessons.
  • Managed behaviours that challenge, running interventions to raise concerns and recommend appropriate action.
  • Developed and maintained positive, impactful relationships with students, facilitating improved learning outcomes.
  • Built trusting, respectful relationships with pupils through attentive listening and communication abilities.
  • Responded to changing needs of pupils and staff to provide maximum help and support.

Support worker

Leisure for all, Wigan council
Wigan
05.2015 - 09.2018

Supported a small group of autisitic children who, due to significant communication and sensory difficulties and behaviours that challenge, were unable to access mainstream leisure activities. As part of my role

I ;

  • Planned leisure activities around the children's interests, abilities
    and sensory needs.
  • Managed significant behaviours that challenge.
  • Established an excellent rapport with all the children and their
    families.
  • Consistently used alternative communication devices, sensory
    equipment and picture exchange.
  • Developed the ability to adapt quickly to rapidly changing
    situations.
  • Managed and recorded risk and safeguarding concerns.

Education

Diploma in Cognnitive Behavioural Therapy Level 5 - CBT

Progressive Counselling
Liverpool
11.2023 -

Dialectial Behaviour Therapy Essentials, APT
Liverpool
05.2024 - 10.2024

Diploma in Counselling Level 4 - Counselling

Southport College
Southport
04.2001 -

Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 3 - Counselling

Southport College
Southport
04.2001 -

Teaching Assistant Level 2 (Cache) - Education

Wigan College
Wigan
07.2013

Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 2 - Counselling

St Helens College
Merseyside
03.2012

Access to Social Work Diploma - Social Services

St Helens College
Merseyside
08.2011

GCSE Qualifications -

St Peters High School
Wigan
06.1999

A Level Qualifications -

Winstanley College
Wigan
05.1997

Skills

  • Fully qualified person-centered counsellor and CBT practitioner
  • Proven track record in quickly establishing rapport with others
  • Experience in support and treatment planning
  • Experience of assessing clients
  • Experience of managing significant risk and safeguarding issues
  • Strong organisational and timekeeping skills
  • Ability to work unsupervised and use own initiative
  • Possess a high level of integrity and respect for others
  • Empathetic, warm, and genuine
  • Resilient
  • Reliable and hardworking
  • Experienced in the use of mindfulness, imagery and breathing techniques to reduce anxiety and distress
  • Current clinical hours 639
  • Starting the process of BACP accreditation shortly

Timeline

Practitioner

Wilks Forensic Psychology Ltd
05.2024 - Current

Dialectial Behaviour Therapy Essentials, APT
05.2024 - 10.2024

Diploma in Cognnitive Behavioural Therapy Level 5 - CBT

Progressive Counselling
11.2023 -

Qualified Volunteer Counsellor

Swan Women's Centre
09.2023 - 08.2024

Support Worker

Wigan Council
09.2022 - 05.2024

Trainee / Qualified Counsellor

Harmony Counselling
08.2022 - 11.2024

Learning Support Assistant / Job Trainer

My Life Charity
09.2018 - 09.2022

Support worker

Leisure for all, Wigan council
05.2015 - 09.2018

Diploma in Counselling Level 4 - Counselling

Southport College
04.2001 -

Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 3 - Counselling

Southport College
04.2001 -

Teaching Assistant Level 2 (Cache) - Education

Wigan College

Certificate in Counselling Skills Level 2 - Counselling

St Helens College

Access to Social Work Diploma - Social Services

St Helens College

GCSE Qualifications -

St Peters High School

A Level Qualifications -

Winstanley College
Jane Crompton