PROFILE
A committed and well balanced professional with a passion for self improvement and the mission to Nurture, Encourage, Inspire and Liberate, facilitating positive change through embracing life’s key challenges. A deep and lifelong interest in the constructive use of language, now focusing on skill development in counselling and psychodynamic psychotherapy as a therapeutic tool for instigating positive change and recovery, in self and others.
EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS
2020: Mr Neil Paddock, PACFA Reg.Provisional 26471.
2020: Professional Member of Association for Contextual Behavioral Science (ACBS).
2019: Master of Counselling and Psychotherapy [MCnsig&Psychthpy]. Edith Cowan University, Perth, Western Australia.
2005 – 2017: International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA) [CHt.]
2010: Institute of Interim Management: Granted membership by assessment panel [MIIM].
2008: Institute of Chartered Accountants In Australia: Qualifications assessed as suitable for migration.
1999: Granted Fellowship of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA) [FCCA].
Training and Experience
Relationships Australia: Communication in Relationships Jun 2016; Mindfulness Sep 2016; Anger Management Jul-Sep 2017; Understanding Your Teenager’s Behaviour Nov 2018; WAAMH: Lived experience speaker training, Oct 2017 – Mar 2018. Grief Centre of Western Australia (GCWA), Jan 2018.
- ACT Training 2016: ACTion Group with Mitch Hart & ACT Courses with Russ Harris
- Paid/Professional: 2006-2010 Ran Dareiidream Hypnotherapy, a Professional Hypnotherapy Practice in Norfolk in the UK (IMDHA Registered (24 clients presenting with anxiety, public speaking, weight loss, smoking, some returning for multiple sessions) prior to emigrating to Australia in 2011.
- Training 2005-6: Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP); Practitioner and Master Practitioner level completed; attended NLP Trainer’s Training with Andy Harrington.
- Certified Hypnotherapy 2005-6 with Dr. Topher Morrison ‘Journey of the Mind’ registered with International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association (IMDHA) until 2017.
Voluntary/Community work
Wanneroo Senior Citizen’s Club 2015 to present:
- Treasury, Accounting and support for annual audit (August 2015 to present);
- Ran 25 hourly Mindfulness sessions for members (between Sep 2017 – Feb 2018)
Wanneroo Library & Cultural Centre 2017:
- Ran 2 x 2 hour public Mindfulness and Stress reduction sessions at (Sep/Oct 2017).
Professional Work
- WAAMH Lived Experience speaker (Understanding & managing depression) May 2018.
- 25 years as a professional management accountant (as per LinkedIn Profile), leading teams and managing staff and projects, including 9 mths as HR & IT Manager; Contract and permanent accounting work; Positions in management; responsibility for 3 staff.
Management and other training
Numerous training seminars in Communication (Managing and influencing others SmithKline Beecham (SB), Facilitation (SB), GSK Spirit at GlaxoSmithKline, Simply Better Way at (SB), and independently (Anthony Robbins Mastery University).
Other experience (Australia)
- Professional: Third party website design and implementation; Some accountancy (Agency & third party) work; Exclusive distribution of online UK drum tuition DVD.
- Various Projects: Placing musicians with City of Wanneroo Events (Community); music website design and implementation; wrote musical and submitted to theatre groups; Digital music products; Drumming, Music Production, Performing with son at WAAPA.
- Training: Tae Kwon Do to Green Tip Belt level (7th Grade).
Project management/problem solving/organisation skills
2005 Facilitated sale of six residential houses to a developer (UK) 2005.
OTHER EXPERIENCE AND TRAINING
- Advanced Excel 2003 & Visual Basic for Applications (VBA) [Jarrold Training] Sep 2008
- GSK Project Leadership Programme – Project Management Course 2002
- Microsoft Project 2002 / Microsoft Front Page Apr 2000
- Obsidian – Personal Development Coaching – Jul 1999
- Facilitator’s Foundation Course – 1997/8, Clayton Gregory – Presentation Skills – Jun 1998
- JD Edwards General Accounting 1 & 2 (Jun/Jul 1998)
- Managing and influencing others – Sep 1997
GENERAL INFORMATION:
- Australian Citizen since 29/04/2019.
- ‘C’ Class WA Driving Licence
- Working with Children check #1352251 and National Police Check #2176580
Interests include: Music production; Percussion; History; Tae Kwon Do; Personal Development.
More details available at LinkedIn.