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Becky Wright at New Leaf...

Becky Wright is a qualified counsellor with a wide experience of helping people resolve difficulties. She has a Diploma in Counselling. She also holds a Master of Science Degree in Counselling Research awarded by the University of Bristol.

Within the prison service she was involved in teaching assertiveness, drug, alcohol and stress management courses to inmates. She also delivered a Post Traumatic Stress Counselling to Somerset Probation Service Offenders.

Becky Wright is a fully accredited member of BACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy), she is bound by its Ethical Framework for Good Practice in Counselling and Psychotherapy, the Ethical Guidelines  for Researching Counselling and Psychotherapy (where practitioners undertake research) and subject to the Professional Conduct Procedure for the time being in force.

Becky presented her work entitled "Anger management through peer education a new approach" at the Howard League Conference for Penal Reform. In 1998 she presented a similar workshop at NACROS conference in Sheffield entitled Youth 2000. Becky also became a finalist in the Cosmopolitan Woman of Achievement Awards in 1999 for her work in education. In 2000 she was co-awarded the, “Innovation in Training Award,” by Pavilion Publishing for her co-authored pack entitled, “ Get Sorted with Drugs & Alcohol.” This pack is still a best seller.

She has recently presented as the keynote speaker at the Annual general meeting of the Taunton Women's Refuge and TAP ( Taunton Association for Psychodynamics)