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Lesley  Veater Young

Lesley Veater Young

Fareham,United Kingdom

Summary

BACP Registered Counsellor (Person-Centred) & Solent Mind Wellbeing Advisor for Primary care, with a 20-year background in Nursing.

Owner of Heart and Soul Counselling, offering a compassionate and person-centred approach to helping clients navigate complex life challenges, grief and trauma.

Overview

27
27
years of professional experience
2028
2028
years of post-secondary education

Work history

PCN Wellbeing Advisor

Solent Mind
Fareham, Hampshire
2025.07 - Current

I provide 1-to-1, low-level mental health support for patients in a GP practice with anxiety, depression, or stress, offering up to 6 sessions to build life and emotional coping skills and resilience. The skills taught within the sessions are based on CBT and DBT.

BACP Registered Counsellor MBACP

Self Employed
Fareham, Hampshire
2024.07 - Current

Counselling private clients from age 18 for short and long-term therapy in person and online.

Working with a Person-centred/Integrative approach and supporting clients who present with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, grief and loss, trauma, identity, and neurodivergence, and relationship issues

Volunteer counsellor

Off the Record
Havant, Hampshire
2023.12 - 2025.03

Counselling clients for 6 to 18 sessions with a range of issues including trauma, grief and loss, identity and neurodivergence, domestic abuse, family and relationship issues, anxiety, and low mood.

Voluntary student Counsellor (Online)

Brain Tumour Charity
2023.06 - 2024.02

Counselling clients online for up to 8 sessions who had been affected by having a brain tumour, clients who were supporting their loved ones, and clients who had been bereaved.

Voluntary student Counsellor

Fareham College Counselling service
Fareham, Hampshire
2023.02 - 2024.02

Assessing and Counselling clients from age 16 in the College counselling service for up to 6 sessions with a range of issues including trauma, grief and loss, identity and neurodivergence, relationship and family issues, abuse, and domestic abuse.

Practice Nurse

Southern Health
Gosport, Hampshire
2015.02 - 2022.05

Community Staff Nurse

Southern Health
Fareham/Gosport, Hampshire
2004.05 - 2015.02

Agency Staff Nurse

BNA/Thornbury Nursing Service
Southampton , Hampshire
2002.05 - 2004.05

Staff Nurse -Oncology ward

Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, St Mary's Hospital
Portsmouth, Hampshire
2000.05 - 2002.05

Staff Nurse-Urology ward

St Mary's hospital
Portsmouth, Hampshire
1998.09 - 2000.05

Education

BACP accredited 4 day course - Counselling CYP-Grief and Domestic abuse “Bridging the Gap”

Listening Ear/Mindset
2024.11 - 2024.11

TQUK Level 2 certificate -

Understanding Children/Young people- Mental health
Online

Level 5 Therapeutic Counselling diploma - Therapeutic Counselling Diploma (Person Centred)

Fareham College
Fareham in person
2021.09 - 2023.07

Counselling skills Level 3 - Counselling

Fareham College
Fareham
2021.02 - 2023.07

Trauma Training - 2 day Trauma training

Trauma Therapy uk
Fareham, Hampshire
2025.09 - 2025.09

Counselling skills level 2 - Counselling

Peter Symonds College
Winchester
2001.04 - /2023

The care of The Dying and their families -

Southampton University

Counselling skills level 1 - First steps in Counselling

Portsmouth College
Portsmouth
2002

Diploma of Higher Education - Nursing/Adult

University of Portsmouth
1998

A-Levels - Psychology

Highbury College
Portsmouth
07.1995

NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care

Highbury College
Portsmouth
07.1995

GCSEs - English literature/language /Maths/ History/Religious studies /Dual science/Child development

St Edmunds school
Portsmouth
07.1993

Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling -

BACP
2023.08 - 2023.08

Hobbies

Connecting with nature, listening to music, meditation, pilates, walking,

spending time with friends and family.

Timeline

Trauma Training - 2 day Trauma training

Trauma Therapy uk
2025.09 - 2025.09

PCN Wellbeing Advisor

Solent Mind
2025.07 - Current

BACP accredited 4 day course - Counselling CYP-Grief and Domestic abuse “Bridging the Gap”

Listening Ear/Mindset
2024.11 - 2024.11

BACP Registered Counsellor MBACP

Self Employed
2024.07 - Current

Volunteer counsellor

Off the Record
2023.12 - 2025.03

Certificate in Online and Telephone Counselling -

BACP
2023.08 - 2023.08

Voluntary student Counsellor (Online)

Brain Tumour Charity
2023.06 - 2024.02

Voluntary student Counsellor

Fareham College Counselling service
2023.02 - 2024.02

Level 5 Therapeutic Counselling diploma - Therapeutic Counselling Diploma (Person Centred)

Fareham College
2021.09 - 2023.07

Counselling skills Level 3 - Counselling

Fareham College
2021.02 - 2023.07

Practice Nurse

Southern Health
2015.02 - 2022.05

Community Staff Nurse

Southern Health
2004.05 - 2015.02

Agency Staff Nurse

BNA/Thornbury Nursing Service
2002.05 - 2004.05

Counselling skills level 2 - Counselling

Peter Symonds College
2001.04 - /2023

Staff Nurse -Oncology ward

Portsmouth Hospitals Trust, St Mary's Hospital
2000.05 - 2002.05

Staff Nurse-Urology ward

St Mary's hospital
1998.09 - 2000.05

TQUK Level 2 certificate -

Understanding Children/Young people- Mental health

The care of The Dying and their families -

Southampton University

Counselling skills level 1 - First steps in Counselling

Portsmouth College

Diploma of Higher Education - Nursing/Adult

University of Portsmouth

A-Levels - Psychology

Highbury College

NVQ Level 3 - Health and Social Care

Highbury College

GCSEs - English literature/language /Maths/ History/Religious studies /Dual science/Child development

St Edmunds school
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