{"id":146,"date":"2019-03-01T17:31:55","date_gmt":"2019-03-01T17:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/?page_id=146"},"modified":"2019-03-01T17:31:55","modified_gmt":"2019-03-01T17:31:55","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/?page_id=146","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" src=\"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Photo-on-27-07-2022-at-16.28-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-251\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Photo-on-27-07-2022-at-16.28-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Photo-on-27-07-2022-at-16.28-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Photo-on-27-07-2022-at-16.28-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/Photo-on-27-07-2022-at-16.28.jpg 1065w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Outside of private practice, I work for a busy NHS trust as a Senior Psychological Therapist. In my spare time, I volunteer with a Brighton-based ADHD charity as a Trustee and Safegaurding Lead.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, my career was as a complex needs  support worker in the charity sector. I worked to help improve the lives  of people who have experienced difficulties with mental health,  homelessness, and drug and alcohol issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I work within NICE guidelines and conduct my work to the ethical standards of the BACP.  I am also fully insured.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Training, qualifications and membership<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>PGDip Brief Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy &#8211; Anna Freud Centre London <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li> Fully registered member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>FdnDeg Psychodynamic Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy \u2013 Birkbeck University of London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>CertHE Psychodynamic Counselling and Organisational Dynamics \u2013 Birkbeck University of London<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>ICO Registered<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Volunteer work<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Trustee, Safeguarding Lead,  and supervisor for group facilitators &#8211; ADHD Aware<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentor to girls from less advantaged backgrounds &#8211; The Girls Network<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<figure style=\"float:left;\" class=\"wp-block-image is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BACP-Logo-375568-1-1024x455.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-147\" width=\"128\" height=\"57\" srcset=\"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BACP-Logo-375568-1-1024x455.png 1024w, https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BACP-Logo-375568-1-300x133.png 300w, https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BACP-Logo-375568-1-768x341.png 768w, https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BACP-Logo-375568-1-1536x683.png 1536w, https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/03\/BACP-Logo-375568-1-2048x910.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 128px) 100vw, 128px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n<!-- Professional verification provided by Psychology Today -->\n<a style=\"display: inline-block; float: left; margin-top: 16px; margin-left: 20px;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.psychologytoday.com\/profile\/450188\" class=\"logo-link sx-verified-seal\"><\/a>\n<script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/member.psychologytoday.com\/verified-seal.js\" data-badge=\"13\" data-id=\"450188\" data-code=\"aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cucHN5Y2hvbG9neXRvZGF5LmNvbS9hcGkvdmVyaWZpZWQtc2VhbC9zZWFscy9bQkFER0VdL3Byb2ZpbGUvW1BST0ZJTEVfSURdP2NhbGxiYWNrPXN4Y2FsbGJhY2s=\"><\/script>\n<!-- End Verification -->\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Outside of private practice, I work for a busy NHS trust as a Senior Psychological Therapist. In my spare time, I volunteer with a Brighton-based ADHD charity as a Trustee and Safegaurding Lead. Prior to becoming a psychotherapist, my career was as a complex needs support worker in the charity sector. I worked to help &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/?page_id=146\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;About&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-146","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=146"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/146\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/taraallenpsychotherapy.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=146"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}