Tanya Lyons

I have worked with children and adolescents over many years in various therapeutic capacities. I currently work one to one with children and adolescents utilising play, creative arts, counselling and EMDR. As part of my role I also provide support and guidance to parents who may be experiencing difficulties with their child/adolescent or I may work with both child and parent together depending on the needs of the specific family.

Many of the families that I work with have adopted/fostered children who were placed in care. I bring experience, playfulness and enthusiasm to the work that I do.

Remote Counsellor - School Wellbeing Service-Nottingham - Remote

(2022-02)

Working remotely with staff in schools who need support with regards to their mental health. The sessions are time limited and help to equip them with coping mechanisms and tools to enable them to gain more skills to help resilience or to triage to other specific services

Play Therapist, Counsellor and EMDR Practitioner (Self employed) - Barnsley Sexual Abuse and Rape Crisis-Barnsley - Barnsley

(2020-03)

Working with Children, Adolescents and Adults who have suffered trauma relating to a sexual nature.

• Providing support, psycho education, counselling and EMDR to help them to express their emotions and heal from their experiences.

Remote Counsellor - Mable Therapy-Leeds - Leeds

(2020-12 - 2022-02)

Providing online one to one counselling sessions for children and young people with a wide range of emotional issues such as anxiety, exam stress, bullying, depression, low motivation, family issues, bereavement, self harm etc.

• Equipping them with tools and techniques to enable them to self regulate and cope with the challenges they face.

Play Therapist and Counsellor - JSA Psychotherapy-Burnley - Burnley

(2018-06 - 2020-09)

• Carrying out Psychotherapeutic assessments for court and residential children's homes for children in care
• Providing one to one therapy
• Analytical report writing
• Working with parents to support and improve their relationship.

Trainee Therapeutic Play Practitioner - Meltham Primary School-Meltham, UK - Meltham, UK

(2016-04 - 2019-07)

Providing Therapeutic play skills in school

School Project Manager - PLACE2BE-Bradford, West Yorkshire - Bradford, West Yorkshire

(2016-04 - 2018-06)

Setting up, managing and delivering counselling projects in two Primary School's

Volunteer Children's Counsellor - PLACE2BE-Leeds - Leeds

(2015-09 - 2016-07)

Counselling children through talk and play

Counsellor - Self-employed

(2011-01 - 2016-04)

Working privately with adult clients to enable them to move forward in their lives

Senior Personal Advisor - Community and in Secondary School's-Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK - Huddersfield, West Yorkshire, UK

(2006-09 - 2010-12)

Part-time Lecturer - Kirklees College-Huddersfield, UK - Huddersfield, UK

(2007-09 - 2009-06)

Teaching Counselling to post 16 students Kirklees M.C.

Diploma - Transformative Coaching - Animas (2026-01 - 2026-06)

Post Graduate Diploma - Play and Creative Arts - Leeds Beckett (2016-09 - 2018-06)

Graduate Diploma - Integrative Counselling - University of Leeds-Leeds, West Yorkshire (2000-09 - 2003-06)

Certificate - Education - Kirklees College, Huddersfield (2005-09 - 2007-06)