Leah Preston
Burton Upon Trent,Staffordshire
Summary
Dedicated newly qualified psychotherapist with over 15 years of social care and mental health experience. Demonstrated history of meeting company goals and promoting best practices.
Thrives under pressure and adapts to challenges with ingenuity and resilience. Empathetic and approachable, accomplished in counselling young people, domestic violence trauma counselling, crisis intervention, treatment analysis and planning
Overview
2026
2026
years of professional experience
1
1
Certification
Work history
School counsellor
Mind
Stoke on Trent , Staffordshire
2024.09 - Current
Conduct assessments and provide talking therapy
Cover Teacher / SEN Support/ Teaching Assistant
Rtriibe
2023.03 - Current
Providing temporary teaching support for teaching, TA, and SEN following the school policies, procedures and safeguarding while maintaining lesson plans
Job Coach
The Learning Support Centre
2022.10 - 2023.04
Providing mentor support for SEN students while they attended their college work experience placements
Personal Assistant
Emma Dawson
2021.10 - 2022.10
Providing personalised individual support for emotional and physical needs
Housekeeper
Jimmy Dean
2021.07 - 2021.10
Cleaning, ironing and general household duties
Personal Assistant Support Staff
Accord
2020.04 - 2021.07
Residential support work during covid 19
Self Employed Support Worker
Friends, Care and Companionship services
2018.11 - 2021.01
Providing tailored individual physical and emotional support
Support Worker
Harmony Homecare
2018.03 - 2018.11
Community care support providing assistance with medication, and physical and emotional needs
Maternity Leave
-
2015.12 - 2017.07
Healthcare Assistant
Fauld Nursing Home
2013.03 - 2017.07
Domiciliary and end of life/palliative support
Maternity Leave
.
2011 - 2012
Support Worker
Home Instead Senior Care
2010.09 - 2012.08
Community care support providing assistance with medication and physical and emotional needs
Education
Bachelor of Science - Counselling
The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute
Staffordshire University 2021.09 - 2024.06
Counselling Skills Level 2 - Pass -
Burton College
Burton Upon TrentBeauty Therapy Level 1 + 2 - Pass -
Burton College
Uniformed Services - Pass -
Burton College
GCSEs -
De Ferrers Specialist Technology College
2001.04 -
Skills
- Monitoring pupil wellbeing
- Student intervention techniques
- Life skill development
- Student behaviour management
- Attendance improvement strategies
- Disability support
- Project support
- Project coordination
- Student progress reporting
- Skill development
- Daily living support
- Student records management
Affiliations
- Being out in nature
- Spending time with my dog
- Swimming
Certification
Perinatal and Infant Mental Health - NHS
Children and Young People Counselling
Lego therapy
MBACP
Accomplishments
Voted as student representative for 2 years
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
School counsellor
Mind
2024.09 - Current
Cover Teacher / SEN Support/ Teaching Assistant
Rtriibe
2023.03 - Current
Job Coach
The Learning Support Centre
2022.10 - 2023.04
Personal Assistant
Emma Dawson
2021.10 - 2022.10
Bachelor of Science - Counselling
The Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute
2021.09 - 2024.06
Housekeeper
Jimmy Dean
2021.07 - 2021.10
Personal Assistant Support Staff
Accord
2020.04 - 2021.07
Self Employed Support Worker
Friends, Care and Companionship services
2018.11 - 2021.01
Support Worker
Harmony Homecare
2018.03 - 2018.11
Maternity Leave
-
2015.12 - 2017.07
Healthcare Assistant
Fauld Nursing Home
2013.03 - 2017.07
Support Worker
Home Instead Senior Care
2010.09 - 2012.08
GCSEs -
De Ferrers Specialist Technology College
2001.04 -
Maternity Leave
.
2011 - 2012
Counselling Skills Level 2 - Pass -
Burton College
Beauty Therapy Level 1 + 2 - Pass -
Burton College
Uniformed Services - Pass -
Burton College