Alya Alyassen

A dedicated and experienced qualified counsellor seeking a role in the mental health field where I can utilise my exceptional skills to support clients with emotional challenges. I am eager to make a meaningful impact as a counsellor.

Wellbeing Counsellor - Health Assured

(2024-11)

Employee Assistance Programme

• Solution Focused Brief Therapy: Providing in the moment support to clients, undergoing clinical assessments and risk forms when needed, signposting, and offering helpful techniques.
• Maintaining confidential case notes.

Counsellor/Psychotherapist - Healthbox CIC

(2023-03 - 2024-10)

General mental health service.

• Person-centred Approach: Actively utilising person-centred approach in my interaction with clients, recognising and respecting the unique needs, preferences, and values of each individual.
• Online and telephone.
• Maintaining confidential case notes.

Research Assistant - Karolinska Institute

(2024-01 - 2024-07)

Research Assistant at the Division of Psychology. PIA Project: Promoting recently arrived immigrant youths' and parents' adjustment and well-being.

• Running a randomised control trial of parent support groups for newly-arrived parents in Stockholm and Orebro.
• Responsible for recruitment of group participants via various organisations, managing group leaders, qualitative and quantitative data collection and analysis, preparing manuscripts for publication.

Trainee Counsellor - V-I-A

(2023-03 - 2023-10)

Drugs and alcohol service: A charity that support people to transform their lives for the better, helping them to manage their health and wellbeing independently.

• Person-centred Approach: Actively utilising person-centred approach in my interaction with clients, recognising and respecting the unique needs, preferences, and values of each individual.
• Working face-to-face with adults.
• Training in addiction.

Assistant Psychologist - Sveapsykologerna

(2023-07 - 2023-11)

• Conduct psychological assessments.
• Prepare and maintain accurate client record, ensuring confidentiality.
• Provide person-centred therapy.
• Mental health issues; Depression, anxiety, worry, sadness, trauma, crisis, and loss.
• Provide psychoeducation to clients.

Trainee Counsellor - Douglas McMillan Hospice

(2023-03 - 2023-10)

Bereavement Hospice: Assisting clients in managing the emotional impact of bereavement as well as depression, anxiety, worry, and fear.

• Person-centred Approach: Actively utilising person-centred approach in my interaction with clients, recognising and respecting the unique needs, preferences, and values of each individual.
• Working face-to-face with adults.
• Risk assessment, developing safety plans, and implementing safeguarding measures.

Listener - 7cups

(2022-02 - 2022-06)

• 1:1 Chats.
• Supporter.
• General mental health.

Psychology internship - American Wellness Center Dubai

(2021-10 - 2021-11)

• Regular class-like sessions with psychiatrists and psychologists.
• Discuss cases, diagnoses, assessments, treatment plans.
• Exposure to guided medical equipment/assessment; CT/TMT.
• Basic administrative work.
• Internship Certificate

Support worker - Nacka Hospital

(2020-06 - 2021-03)

Psychiatry Department. Providing support and assistance to patients within the Psychiatry Department.

• Severe mental illnesses.
• Attend meeting between psychiatrists and patients.
• 1:1 Therapy.

Nursery assistant - Kalendit, Nursery

(2020-01 - 2020-08)

• Supporting teachers and caregivers.
• Ensuring safety of children.
• Assisting with activities.

Sales - OKQ8 Petrol Station

(2017-10 - 2019-07)

• Cashier and sales
• Customer Service
• Help with car rental services

MSc - Counselling and Psychotherapy - Keele University (2023)

BSc - Psychology - Middlesex University London (2022)

Science - Sjölins Gymnasium Nacka (2017)