Robin Poll - RTS
Registration No: 00012

Trauma Talk

Robin is a UKRCP Registered Independent Counsellor, Accredited by the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy and The Counselling Society.

Since 1998 he has worked as a Counsellor, Group Worker, Criminal Justice Worker, Counselling Coordinator, Trainer, and Counselling Supervisor.

He has been in private counselling practice since 2003, working /one-to-one/ with clients in the Hailsham, Newhaven, and St.Leonards-on-Sea areas of East Sussex.


Training, Qualifications & Experience

• UKRCP Registered Independent Counsellor
• MBACP (Accred)
• MCS (Acc)
• RTS Registered Trauma Specialist
• Advanced Diploma in (Humanistic) Counselling (Adv.Dip.Couns)
• Diploma in Supervision of Counsellors and Allied Professionals
  (Dip.Sup)
• Diploma in Stress Management Training (Dip.SMT)
• Certified Critical Incident (Psychological) Debriefer (Cert CID)
• Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (Dip.CBT)
   

Robin draws on over 30-years uniformed service in the British Army, and in the Police Force.

He has worked with a very wide variety of problems and people, both victims of crime and offenders, who have been involved in traumatic incidents such as sudden death, murder, suicide, shootings, stabbings, serious sexual or physical assaults, burglaries, road traffic accidents, people trying to cope with illness or injuries, alcohol and drugs misuse, relationship problems, and many other stressful situations. He currently runs a SSAFA support group for exservice personnel who are suffering from PTSD.

Although his counselling approach is as a Humanistic, Person-Centred counsellor, his preferred approach is now Cognitive Behavioural/Solution-Focussed Brief Therapy. However, he will happily work long term with clients if that is their preference.

Professional Memberships:

• UKRCP - Registered Independent Counsellor
• BACP - Senior Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist
• MCS - The Counselling Society
• RTS - Registered Trauma Specialist
• Organisations that he has worked with:

>> Action-For-Change (alcohol & drugs misuse)>> National Probation Service (alcohol misusing offenders)
>> East Sussex Youth Development Service (11-16 year olds)
>> Mankind UK (the male rape & sexual abuse charity)
>> East Sussex County Council (Staff Counsellor)
>> SSAFA Forces Help (Soldiers, Sailors, Airmen & Families Association)

Areas of counselling he deals with:

• Addictions
• Anger Management
• Anxiety
• Bereavement & Loss
• Critical Incident Debriefing
• Depression
• Low Self-Esteem
• Male Rape, Sexual Abuse, or Assault
• Relationship and Personal Problems
• Stress Management
• Trauma
• Victims of Crime
• Victims of Road Accidents
• Workplace Stress – Job Changes, Bullying, Redundancy, Career
  Decisions

Extra Information:

He is willing to be security vetted if this is necessary in order for him to work with the client's problem(s), or because of the sensitive nature of their work