Shereene Carnegie, Dramatherapist
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Psychology
- MA Dramatherapy
- Diploma Creative Arts Clinical Supervision (CAST)
I qualified as a dramatherapist in 2009, am registered with the Health and Social Care Professions Council (HCPC) and a member of the British Association of Dramatherapists (BADth). I am also a CAST (Creative Arts Supervision Training) trained approved clinical supervisor and a member of the CAST Forum.
Continuous Professional Development training undertaken:
- Safe-guarding children and adults levels 1-3
- Chroma professionals (therapists) - adoption 101 (parts 1 and 2)
- Keeping confident: Confidentiality, records, disclosures and the courts
- A trauma-informed approach to therapy
- The ways to engage with PACE: From Comfort to Conflict, Connection and Resolution (Dan Hughes)
- Anger and aggressive behaviour in children - causes, concerns and clinical tools
- Therapeutic parenting
- Short term therapy
Experience
I have over fifteen years’ experience working with children, adolescents and young adults in different capacities as a dramatherapist, drama practitioner, ABA therapist, University student mentor and youth worker.
Since qualifying as a dramatherapist, I have worked in education and private practice both in person and online. I have set up dramatherapy in schools, provided staff counselling and worked in a variety of community settings. For 8 years I project co-ordinated and collaborated with an art therapist, at an after-school club, in delivering therapeutic and multi-sensory group sessions for children and young people with mild to severe learning difficulties.
My specialist areas are: Early childhood trauma, attachment difficulties, transracial post adoption and special guardian support, therapeutic parenting support, neurdevelopmental conditions i.e. Autism and ADHD, bereavement and loss, anxiety and depression, stress, challenging behaviours, low self-esteem/self-confidence and relationship difficulties.
I am registered on the online DBS update service and have professional liability insurance.
Please Contact me by email to find out more.
