Stacey Marley
South Shields
Summary
Empathetic Integrative Counsellor skilled in fostering supportive environments and facilitating personal growth. Guided numerous clients through challenging personal issues, leading to noticeable improvements in mental well-being and resilience. Excel at building trust and rapport, enabling impactful therapeutic outcomes for diverse client needs.
Offering strong foundation in empathy, active listening, and effective communication. Knowledgeable about conflict resolution, emotional support, and maintaining confidentiality. Ready to use and develop interpersonal skills, problem-solving abilities, and patience in a counselling role.
Overview
22
22
years of professional experience
6008
6008
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Sessional Counsellor
Escape Intervention Services
South Shields
04.2025 - Current
- Conducted individual counselling sessions to support clients in managing emotional and psychological challenges.
- Collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to ensure holistic care and effective service delivery for all clients.
- Facilitated workshops and training sessions to enhance clients' coping strategies and promote mental wellbeing.
- Provided counselling services to students experiencing emotional and academic challenges.
- Support and counselling for young people with ADHD and autism.
Sessional Counsellor
Grace House North East
Sunderland
10.2024 - Current
- Delivered counselling sessions to support clients in overcoming personal challenges.
- Assisted clients in coping with trauma, fostering resilience through effective strategies.
- Supporting students in schools with ADHD and autism.
Clinic Coordinator (Paediatrics and Adults)
Royal Victoria Infirmary
Newcastle upon Tyne
01.2011 - 09.2024
- Cleft Lip and Palate Service
- Coordinated patient care activities by collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to enhance service delivery.
Waiting List Officer (Paediatrics and Adults)
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne
01.2007 - 01.2011
- Orthopaedic Department
- Managed patient waiting lists to ensure effective scheduling and timely access to services.
Clerk Receptionist
Freeman Hospital
Newcastle upon Tyne
01.2006 - 01.2007
- Muscular Skeletal Outpatients Team
- Managed patient appointments and ensured accurate scheduling of consultations and procedures.
Health Call Handler
NHS Direct
Newcastle upon Tyne
01.2006 - 01.2006
- NHS Direct (111)
- Handled inbound calls from patients and healthcare professionals to ensure clear communication and effective service delivery.
Patient Choice Co Coordinator
North East Ambulance Service
Newcastle upon Tyne
01.2004 - 01.2006
- Located within NHS Direct
- Coordinated patient appointments to enhance access to healthcare services.
Education
Advanced Diploma - Integrative Counselling
PC Counselling
09.2022 - 07.2024
Level 2 & Level 3 - Integrative Counselling
PC Counselling
09.2021 - 01.2022
Foundation Course - Health & Social Care
The Open University
Newcastle upon TyneBTEC National Diploma - Beauty Therapy
Gateshead College
GSCE - Senior School
St Edmund Campion School
GatesheadSkills
- Active Listening Skills
- Problem Solving
- Critical thinking
- Decision Making
- Time Management
- Leadership Skills
- Adept in Conflict Resolution
- Empathy and Understanding
- Patience and a Calm Manner
- Professional ability and manners
- Communication proficiency
- Ethical understanding
- Suicide risk assessment
- Therapeutic techniques utilisation
- Anxiety management expertise
- Psychoeducation delivery
- Self-Harm prevention techniques
- Trauma-Focused cognitive behavioural therapy
- Counselling ethics compliance
- Case notes documentation
- Play therapy techniques
- Personality disorder familiarity
- Client-Centred approach
- Acceptance and commitment therapy
- Abuse recognition
- Mindfulness-Based cognitive therapy
- Non-Judgemental attitude
- Post-Traumatic stress disorder treatment
- Anger management techniques
- Resilience to stress
- Family systems theory
- Knowledge of psychoanalysis
- Domestic violence survivor advocacy
- Child development theory
- Dissociative disorders competency
- Client confidentiality
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- NHS familiarity
- PTSD theory
- Exceptional problem solver
- Assertiveness
- In-person counselling
- Stress management techniques
- Sexual abuse support
- Solution-focused counselling
- Grief-counselling
- Patience and calmness
Affiliations
- Passionate book reader
- Enjoy the beach and outdoor swimming
- Watching Films
- Trips away with friends and family
Certification
- Enhanced DBS.
- Additional Development and Certificate in: Understanding Autism, Asperger's and ADHD.
- Working Therapeutically with Grounding Techniques.
- Additional Development and Certificate in: Working with Trauma and the Body: Dissociation and Somatisation.
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Sessional Counsellor
Escape Intervention Services
04.2025 - Current
Sessional Counsellor
Grace House North East
10.2024 - Current
Advanced Diploma - Integrative Counselling
PC Counselling
09.2022 - 07.2024
Level 2 & Level 3 - Integrative Counselling
PC Counselling
09.2021 - 01.2022
Clinic Coordinator (Paediatrics and Adults)
Royal Victoria Infirmary
01.2011 - 09.2024
Waiting List Officer (Paediatrics and Adults)
Freeman Hospital
01.2007 - 01.2011
Clerk Receptionist
Freeman Hospital
01.2006 - 01.2007
Health Call Handler
NHS Direct
01.2006 - 01.2006
Patient Choice Co Coordinator
North East Ambulance Service
01.2004 - 01.2006
Foundation Course - Health & Social Care
The Open University
BTEC National Diploma - Beauty Therapy
Gateshead College
GSCE - Senior School
St Edmund Campion School