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Qualifications and Experience
| Niki Trenchard |
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| RN (Mental Health); PGDip Cognitive Therapy |
Qualifications
Cognitive Behavioural Clinical supervision for IAPT at University
of Birmingham. EMDR training (parts
I, II & III) at University of Birmingham.
Post-graduate Diploma in Cognitive Therapy University of Durham/Newcastle
Centre for Cognitive & Behavioural Psychotherapies.
Diploma (Distinction) in Psychosocial Interventions for
Serious Mental Illness. University of Derby.
ENB 998 Teaching & Assessing. University of Derby.
Diploma of Higher Education Nursing Studies (Mental Health); Registered Nurse (Mental Health). University College of St
Martin, Lancaster.
Professional Experience
Since qualifying as a nurse over 14 years ago, Niki has worked
within the National Health Service, both in acute hospital settings and with people in their own homes. During this time she
focused primarily on helping people overcome serious illnesses such as schizophrenia and bi-polar disorder but interestingly
found it was experiences such as high anxiety or depression that people wanted the most help with.
As her interest
and experience in this area grew, she contributed to the innovative development of services for young people experiencing
their first episode of psychosis where the focus was on helping them get back to school, college or work and live independently.
During this time she also studied at one of this country's Centres of Excellence for CBT training ~ Newcastle
Centre for Cognitive & Behavioural Psychotherapies ~ and since then she has worked exclusively as a Cognitive Behaviour
Therapist within the NHS. In the past four years she has successfully developed her own private practice and in addition
offers supervision and mentorship to others training in CBT or working within the field. She now has Associate therapists
who see clients for her on a consultancy basis to help provide the service she originally envisaged - one with flexibility
and immediate accessibility for people who want help when they decide they want it, not when the service dictates.
Professional Organisations
Nursing & Midwifery Council: Full Member.
British
Association of Cognitive & Behavioural Psychotherapies: Full Accredited Member.
Unite Union: Full Member.
Current Professional Activities
Work part-time in NHS within a Cognitive Behaviour Therapy Department.
Clinical supervisor for students on MSc Cognitive Behaviour Psychotherapy (CBP), University of Derby and Post-graduate
Diploma (CBP) at University of Birmingham.
Clinical mentor for Mental Health Nursing Students. Derby/Nottingham.
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and visiting lecturer for undergraduate and post-graduate Cognitive Behaviour Therapy courses. University of Birmingham.
Devised and delivered Masterclass/IAPT top-up within West Midlands
region
Clinical Supervisor for Primary Care Mental Health
Worker within South Staffordshire PCT.
Manage own private practice in Burton-on-Trent.
Family
Married with 2 gorgeous children and 2 ageing cats.
Interests
Books, books, books!
Cinema
Theatre
Restaurants
Music
Art
Travel
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