Shanice Batson Counselling

My counselling training and continuing professional development support my work with young people, young adults and adults. The training listed below reflects my academic qualifications, specialist learning and commitment to safeguarding and ethical practice.

Core Training & Academic Qualification

• Level 5 Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Counselling
• Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling
• Advanced Certificate in Online & Telephone Counselling
• Postgraduate Module in Trauma-Informed Practice
• Certificate in Equality, Diversity & Inclusion
• Certificate in Working Therapeutically with Trans (Including Non-Binary) People
• Certificate in Understanding Low Mood and Sadness in Children and Young People
• Certificate in Understanding Child-on-Child Abuse & Bullying

Therapeutic Modalities

My integrative approach draws on several therapeutic modalities, including:

• Person-Centred Therapy – placing the therapeutic relationship, empathy and your individual experience at the heart of our work.
• Psychodynamic Therapy – exploring how past experiences and relationship patterns may influence the present.
• Transactional Analysis (TA) – considering patterns in how we relate to ourselves and others.

These approaches inform my work, alongside creative methods where appropriate, to support exploration and self-understanding.

Specialist Training

• Working with Neurodivergent Clients (Autism, ADHD, AuDHD)
• Neurodivergence, Race & Inclusive Practice
• Neurodiversity-Affirming Creative Counselling
• Parts Work and Inner Systems Therapy
• Disorganised Attachment & Relational Trauma
• Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs)
• Codependency and Parent-Child Dynamics
• Supporting Young People to Navigate the Online World
• Working with Self-Harm, Eating Disorders and Suicidal Ideation

Safeguarding & Ethical Practice

• Safeguarding Children (Levels 1 & 2)
• Certificate in Safeguarding with Autism in Mind
• Prevent Awareness: Radicalisation, Extremism and Terrorism

Professional Membership

British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP)

I am a member of the BACP and work in accordance with its Ethical Framework for the Counselling Professions.

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Would you like to find out more?

If you have questions about working with me, or would like to explore whether counselling might be helpful, you’re welcome to book a free 20-minute introductory call.