Christinas’ Qualifications
Christina has worked in the field of mental health for thirty years both in the NHS, The Prison Service, The Probation Service, in Community Mental Health Teams, in Pupil Referral Units, Mentoring Projects for Young People at Risk and in GP Surgeries. Whilst working as a research Psychologist at The Institute of Psychiatry her papers on Care in the Community for those living with severe mental health problems were published. For the last ten years she has worked in the field of antenatal, birth and postnatal services.
She is passionate about supporting positive mental health and wellbeing for all woman, babies and their partners and encouraging services are delivered with compassion and kindness. Christina has also been inspired to ensuring that the talented and dedicated individuals who support new families at these incredibly important times also receive guidance, support and love to enable them to give the very best of themselves.
- BSC (Hons) Psychology including child developmental psychology
- MSC Health Psychology
- Certificate in Professional Studies- Counselling by the University of Oxford
- Prison Service Forensic Psychology – Criminological Psychology and Penology, Clinical Psychology,Training the Trainer, Organistational Psychology, Consultancy and Associated Professional Skills
- Certificate in Solution Focused Therapy
- Psychotherapist – Human Givens – Part 1
- Birth Trauma Practitioner listed on the Birth Trauma Association website
- Member of the British Psychological Soceity
- Member of Aims
- Member of ABBP(Association of Birth and Baby Professionals)
- Member of Doula UK
- Member of the Hypnobirthing Association-Katherine Graves
- Member of AIMH(Association of Infant Mental Health)
- MBA Maternity Nurse Modules in Breast/Bottlefeeding and Weaning, General Newborn Care, Routine in New Born and Sleeping Training in Babies
- MNT Sleeping Training
- MNT Postnatal Depression
- MNT Care of Multiples
- Birth and Postnatal Doula qualification from Middlesex University
- Baby Massage Teacher – Hands on Babies recognised by NCM
- Baby Yoga Teacher – Hands on Babies recognised by NCM
- Qualified Hypnobirthing Teacher – Katherine Graves
- Sleep Angel- Trained by Jo Tatum
- Foundations of Parenting – Lynne Murphy at the Active Birth Centre
- Birth Trauma – Rosie Goode
- Introduction to Piklar Parenting- HATA
- Rebozzo Workshop
- Aromatherapy for Childbirth- recognised by NCM
- Babies in Mind – Warwick University 2016
- Care of the Postpartum Mother- Nicola Goode
- Healing your birth story study day- Rachel Weber
- Newborn Behavioural Observation Practitioner – Brazelton Centre 2018
- Antenatal Teacher Training Study Day – Kicki Hansard
- Paramanadoula Course with Michele Odent 2017
- Baby Bonding and Toddler Bonding Practitioner 2017 Debi Maskell Graham
- Visualisation and Creative Healing -Dr Gowri Motha 2017
- Human Givens Psychotherapy Diploma Level 1
- Holistic Sleep Coach – Babyem
- In at the Deep End- early issues for parents- Royal College of Medicine 2018
- Child Nutrition Study Day – Feeding Babies and Toddlers Judy Moore 2018
- Mindfulness Breastfeeding Practitioner – Anna Le Grange 2018
- Active Birth Study Day – 2019
- Gathering in the Knowledge – July 2019 Dr Sarah Wickham
- Bring Relief with Your Debrief – Traumatic Birth Recovery August 2019
- The Foundation of Infant Loss Training Day 2019