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Staff profile

Sara Almasifard


Senior Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy, Module Leader

Subject

Counselling

Academic unit

College of Health and Humanities

Department

School of Health and Social Care

Email

s.almasifard@derby.ac.uk

About

As a Senior Lecturer and Module leader on MSc Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy programme I teach across the board on different modules including Current Developments in Integrative Psychotherapeutic Theory and Practice, Independent Scholarship, Professional Integrative Practice 1 and 2, Research Methods, Ethics and Law in Psychotherapeutic Practice and Integrative Psychotherapeutic Theory and Practice. My role also involves the following aspects:

Teaching responsibilities

As a Senior Lecturer and Module Leader on MSc Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy programme I teach across the board on different modules including Current Developments in Integrative Psychotherapeutic Theory and Practice, Independent Scholarship, Professional Integrative Practice 1 and 2, Research Methods, Ethics and Law in Psychotherapeutic Practice and Integrative Psychotherapeutic Theory and Practice.

Membership of professional bodies

I'm a registered and accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy. 

Qualifications

Experience in industry

I have over ten years experience of working as an integrative counsellor and psychotherapist. I have worked for many private and voluntary organisations. My speciality is working with self-harm. I have a successful private practice and I am a clinical supervisor. I supervise trainees and qualified counsellors and therapists in the UK and internationally. 

International experience

I supervise international trainees and qualified therapists. The Integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy programme is run in Med college. I have also been working with and supporting the academic team at Med college.

Additional interests and activities

Reading, exercise, eating out, socialising.