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Qualifications & Training

Degrees and Higher Education

​​If you need formal documentation or certificates for a referral or funding application, please let me know.

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PhD by Published Works: Psychological Flow in Expressive/Creative Arts Therapies (completed 2025)

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Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (MBACP)

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MA Dance Movement Psychotherapy (RDMP)

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MSc Psychology 

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BSc (Hons) Exercise, Physical Activity and Health

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Postgraduate Certificate in Higher Education (fHEA)

Additional Professional Trainings and CPD

Trauma-informed Practice

Assessment Approaches in Psychological Trauma

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Movement Approaches for Trauma and PTSD

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Body Memory and the Unconscious (Bonnie Meekums)

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Domestic Abuse and Risk Assessment (Derbyshire County Council)

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Domestic Homicide Timeline (Jane Monckton‑Smith)

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‘Honour’‑based abuse and FGM

Therapeutic Methods and Process

Walk and Talk / Eco‑Therapy

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Online and Remote Therapy

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Integrating Dance/Movement Approaches into Person-Centred Counselling

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Motivational Interviewing

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Working with Goals in Therapy (Mick Cooper)

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Arts for the Blues: Multimodal creative therapy for depression

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Integrating the Body: Neuroscience for Effective Clinical Practice (workshop series, Maggi McAllister‑MacGregor)

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Assertiveness and Effective Communication

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Dip. Life Coaching

Eating and Health‑Related Approaches

Transdiagnostic CBT for Eating Disorders

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Using CBT in Patient Health Services

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FdDip. Personal Nutrition

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Therapeutic Dance with Breast Cancer (Dancing with Health)

Diversity-Affirming Practice

Inclusive and Anti-oppressive Practice in Counselling

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Ethical Non‑Monogamy and Emerging Relationship Structures

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Living and Working with Neurodivergence

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Compliance and Safety

GDPR and Data Protection

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Safeguarding and Child Protection (NSPCC)

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Business & Website Information:

CreativeFlow Psychology

By Dr. Ailsa Parsons

Email: ailsa@creativeflowpsychology.com

ICO Registration No.: ZC160623 ​

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​Location:

The Nest Wellbeing Studio

Unit 1 Torr Top St

New Mills SK224BS

Registered BACP Member No. 419084​​​​​

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