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About Erene

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Working Experience

I started working with adult clients in 2010, offering one-to-one psychotherapy. My experience also includes: offering clinical supervision for a range of practitioners, setting up and co-ordinating therapeutic services, and offering community-based support for those who struggle to access ‘mainstream’ services.

Outside of clinical work I am an author, speaker, and activist. I am most frequently approached to provide training on the Crown Prosecution Service Guidelines on ‘Pre-Trial Therapy’, with much of my activism work also being in this area.

For a full list of my qualifications, professional membership, and working experience please see the bottom of this page.

My Approach

I am an active participant in the process of supporting you, facilitating a space for you to explore your concerns at your pace.

Collaboratively working together means developing a working relationship, checking in with you often, and making decisions together on how best to approach the changes you want to make.

Mental health problems do not occur in a vacuum. Systemic issues have real-life, daily implications for people who are societally marginalised, disempowered, and oppressed.

Psychotherapy is a space to work with this reality, finding ways to increase your sense of clarity, autonomy, and power. This happens with you at the centre of the process.

I am practised in supporting people from under-represented and marginalised communities such as LGBT+ people, and people of varied cultural and ethnic heritages.

I am an Advanced Accredited Gender, Sexuality and Relationship Diversities Therapist (Pink Therapy).

All genders, sexualities, and relationship styles are valid. Conversion practices (including therapeutic interventions to change one's sexuality and/or gender) are not a part of my services. Such practices intended to change ones’ sexuality and/or gender are unethical and cause harm.Research to evidence this is available here.

  • MSc Integrative Psychotherapy (Metanoia Institute)
  • Clinical Diploma in Integrative Psychodynamic Counselling (Metanoia Institute)
  • Certificate in Counselling Skills (Metanoia Institute)
  • Diploma in Gender, Sexuality, and Relationship Diversity Therapy (Pink Therapy)
  • Clinical Supervision Diploma - to be completed in 2024 (Scarborough Counselling & Psychotherapy Training Institute)

All trainings undertaken at the Metanoia Institute are validated by Middlesex University.

  • Member of United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (Humanistic & Integrative College)

Creating & Co-Ordinating Specialist Services Alongside Delivering Psychotherapy & Counselling:

  • Support After Rape & Sexual Violence Leeds (SARSVL)
  • Together Women Project Leeds

Psychotherapy and Counselling:

  • Barnsley Sexual Abuse & Rape Crisis Services (BSARCS)
  • The Tuke Centre, York
  • NHS Psychology & Psychotherapy Therapy Service Leeds
  • Women's Counselling & Therapy Service Leeds
  • University of Bradford Student Counselling Service
  • University of Leeds Student Counselling Centre
  • Metanoia Counselling and Psychotherapy Service

Clinical Supervision:

  • Galop LGBT+ Anti-Abuse Charity
  • Therapy Leeds (private supervisees)

Observational Work & Clinical Team Support:

  • Clifton House Low Secure Forensic Service, Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • Intensive Community Services, Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust
  • Crisis Assessment Service, Leeds & York Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

Project Management & Administration:

  • Complex Trauma Therapist's Network (CTTN)
  • Freedom from Torture Yorkshire & Humberside
  • Leeds Mind Wellbeing Service

I have experience in working with a wide range of difficulties, including:

  • Abuse (Emotional/Psychological, Physical, Sexual)
  • Relationships
  • Personal Self-Development and Self-Identity
  • Depression
  • Anxiety
  • Sexual Violence / Abuse
  • Domestic Violence / Abuse
  • Trauma
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Complex Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
  • Areas Specific to LGBTQ+ Persons
  • Gender, Sexuality & Relationship Diversity
  • Crown Prosecution Service Guidelines on 'Pre-Trial Therapy' (having an active report, investigation, or trial in the criminal justice system whilst accessing therapy / managing legal requests for therapy notes)

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