Avril Kindo-Jermieson

My name is Avril Kindo-Jermieson

I am a student on placement at A Positive Start. I have an MA honours degree in Psychology and currently doing a postgraduate course in Psychotherapy.

I am grateful to A Positive Start for allowing me to continue my training as a CBT therapist. It is a journey I started 15 years ago for self-improvement which led to self-discovery. I am now gaining the knowledge and qualifications to support others to find their place in this world and feel empowered by restructuring the negative thoughts and beliefs they may have about themselves. I passionately believe that if I am to be of value, I must be considerate of the underlying thoughts and beliefs others may portray. I hope to uphold the core conditions of a therapeutic relationship as characterised by Carl Rogers, which are, congruence (open, transparent, and honest): unconditional positive regard (Respectful) and empathic (listening non-judgementally, understanding another’s point of view and validation)