{"id":1752,"date":"2024-03-25T10:18:30","date_gmt":"2024-03-25T10:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/irispsychotherapy.com\/?page_id=1752"},"modified":"2024-03-25T10:18:32","modified_gmt":"2024-03-25T10:18:32","slug":"about-me-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/irispsychotherapy.com\/?page_id=1752&lang=en-us","title":{"rendered":"About Me"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"1752\" class=\"elementor elementor-1752\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-85bdb51 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"85bdb51\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-9ab200d\" data-id=\"9ab200d\" 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data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Aline F. Ball<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3470e27 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3470e27\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h5><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I am a fully qualified integrative psychotherapist with experience working with children, adolescents, and adults. Working alongside people offering support and finding appropriate and creative ways to deal with personal difficulties is a privilege for me.<\/span><\/h5>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7177aa4 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7177aa4\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-8bf145d elementor-invisible\" data-id=\"8bf145d\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\" data-settings=\"{&quot;animation&quot;:&quot;zoomIn&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-758f399 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"758f399\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7e91661 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7e91661\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My experience in psychotherapy started in 1998 when I worked as a psychologist in a school and in private practice in Brazil. <\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Upon moving to the UK, I worked as a teacher for several years, which gave me a lot of experience with young people. In the UK, I have worked counselling children and adolescents at schools, supporting them in dealing with issues such as bullying, panic attacks, anxiety, self-harming, depression, and i<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">ssues related to ADHD and ASD<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. In a counselling clinic, I have worked offering psychotherapy to adults with a variety of issues, including low self-esteem, anxiety, depression, bereavement, abuse and trauma in general.\u00a0 In private practice, I enjoy working with children, adolescents and adults. <\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d878daa elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d878daa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Qualifications<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8ef659f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8ef659f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Masters in Child Psychology \u2013 Kingston University<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">BSc Psychology with an Emphasis in Clinical Psychology \u2013 FUMEC (Brazil)<br \/><\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Diploma of Higher Education in Integrative Counselling\u00a0 \u2013 Waverley Abbey College<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">QTS (Qualified Teacher Status)<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-070cd63 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"070cd63\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">TQUK Level 2 Certificate in Self-harm Awareness and Prevention.\u00a0<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My continuous professional development includes courses in various therapeutic approaches such as cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT), Internal Family System (IFS), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT), Polyvagal Theory, Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), amongst others. 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