Jo's Training and Education

I love learning  whether that be official certification or just for information. Continuing Professional Development is important to me. I bring all of this into my work – the practical and the personal.

The Inner Journey

• Grief Coach (CMA Accredited) – Certified Excellence (June 2025)
• Somatic Coach (CMA Accredited) – Certified Excellence (April 2025)
• Addiction Psychology (CMA Accredited) – Certified Excellence (March 2025)
• ADHD Coach (CMA Accredited) – Certified Excellence (February 2025)
• Ikigai Coach (CMA Accredited) – Certified Excellence (October 2024)
• Birth of a Coach Mentor Coaching – Evolution Coaching Academy (September 2024)
• ICF ACSTH The Birth of a Coach Training – Evolution Coaching Academy (October 2023 – March 2024)
• Clinical Applications of Internal Family Systems® Therapy – PESI Alexia Rothman PhD (March 2024)
• Using Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) for trauma – PESI Dr. Chris Irons (January 2024)
• Working with the complexity of CPTSD – Complex Trauma Institute (January 2024)
• Working with Complex Trauma Stage 1 Safety & Stabilisation – Complex Trauma Institute (January 2024)
• Mental Health First Aider – MHFA England (November 2023)
• Internal Family Systems® Online Circle: Foundations of the IFS Model (September 2023)
• Suicide Attention Training – Compassionate Inquiry® (June 2023)
• Clinical Consultation/Supervision Training for Compassionate Inquiry® Mentors – Lois A Ehrmann (May 2023)
• Suicide Prevention & Intervention – Harmless (May 2023)
• Mental Health Awareness – Harmless (April 2023)
• Compassionate Inquiry® Mentorship – a psychotherapeutic approach developed by Dr. Gabor Maté – Compassionate Inquiry® (February 2023)
• OCD, The Brain and Recovery – MindBody Breakthrough (October 2022)
• Compassionate Inquiry® Professional Training – a psychotherapeutic approach developed by Dr. Gabor Maté – Compassionate Inquiry® (September 2022)
• Basic Neuroscience of Addiction and Recovery – MindBody Breakthrough (July 2021)
• City & Guilds Level 2 in Advocacy – Blackbelt Advocacy (July 2021)
• The Polyvagal Theory: Manage Anxiety, Trauma and Autism – MindBody Breakthrough (May 2021)
• Mental Health First Aid – Learning Curve Group (April 2021)

The Practical Journey

• Curso de Hospitaleros – FICS (November 2025)
• Curso de Hospitaleros – HosVol (April 2024)
• Level 3 Award in Education and Training – Highfield (July 2020)
• Level 2 Certificate in Lean Organisation Management Techniques – Highfield (July 2020)
• Agile Project Management Foundation & Practitioner – The Knowledge Academy (January 2015)
• Coaching Foundation Course – The Coaching Academy (November 2014)
• NLP Foundation Course – The NLP Training Company (December 2014)
• Pearson EDI Level 3 NVQ Certificate in Management – QCF (May 2013)

Other Professional Development

• Hoarding and the Law – Edge Training (April 2021)
• Prevent (Equality and Diversity), GDPR, British Values – The Growth Hub (July 2020)
• ADHD for Professional Organisers training – Free Your Space (March 2020)
• Introduction to Safeguarding – Sheffield City Council (March 2020)
• Vulnerable Adult Risk Management – Sheffield City Council (January 2020)
• Professional Hoarding Practitioner Training Stage 1, 2 & 3 – Hoarding Disorders UK (September / October 2019)
• Achieved Dementia Star Bronze, Silver and Gold Awards – Enrichment for the Elderly (October 2019)
• Inherent Jurisdiction – Neil Allen Barrister (November 2020)