About
Laurel Alexander
About
Brighton Complemenatry Therapist, Tutor and Author Laurel
Alexander
INSPIRATION
With several years in the personal and professional coaching and
training industry behind me, at 39 (12 years ago) I was diagnosed
with breast cancer. Following recovery I specialised in health and
wellness, becoming qualified in stress management therapy, CBT, reflexology,
Reiki (practitioner and teacher) and nutritional therapy.
HEALTH & WELLNESS EXPERIENCE
- Wellness coaching and therapeutic experience with adults
spanning more than 20 years in both the public and private sectors
including
a private practice in Sussex.
- Guest speaker on reflexology, nutrition and stress management (Health
Awareness at Work Week) for the Learning Skills Council.
-
Visiting reflexologist with Holland & Barrett.
- Media work: Heard on BBC Radio giving guidance on natural health/beauty,
HRT/natural menopause care - Appeared on Meridian TV giving
advice on stress management.
- Stress Adviser on behalf of International Stress Management Association
(ISMA) for National Stress Awareness Day 2008.
-
Designed and delivered wellbeing courses for: University of Brighton
(Institute of Nursing and Midwifery) - Sussex Hospital Trust -
Sussex Career Services - Breast Cancer Care Charity – WEA
- University of Sussex (Centre for Continuing Education) - University
of Sussex (liberal education) - Sussex Down College - Brighton
and Hove City College - Business & Professional Women – Seeboard
- Social Service Family Centres - International Stress Management
Association – MIND - Dryad.
- Published books: Getting into Complementary Therapies - Getting
into Healthcare Professions - Getting into Physiotherapy - Getting
in to Nursing and Midwifery - Directory of Nursing and Midwifery
2005 - Medicine Uncovered - Creating an Employee Wellness Programme – Everyday
Calm: 365 Ways to a Better You.
- Published features: Fidelity (Journal for the National Council
of Psychotherapists), Good Health, LighterLife, Health Advisor,
Yoga and Health, Positive Health, Reflextions (Journal for
the Association of Reflexologists), CancerBACUP.
- Book reviewer for: Positive Health magazine.
-
Stress coach for Brighton & Hove City Councils Ninelives
Campaign.
- Cancer experience:
- Expert panellist on nutrition and complementary therapies
for Amoena Life Magazine (for women who have
had breast cancer).
- Writing a series of Patients Newsletters for the
Park Centre for Breast Care, Royal
Sussex County Hospital.
- Visiting lecturer at Institute of Nursing & Midwifery,
University of Brighton (Cancer Nursing
Pathway Course).
- Reviewer of complementary therapy material
for CancerHelp UK (the patient
information website of Cancer ResearchUK).
- For nine years, I was the complementary
therapist with the Park Centre
for Breast Care, Royal
Sussex County
Hospital working
with
breast cancer clients at
diagnosis, pre and post-surgery stages.
I supported
women through
hormone treatment,
chemotherapy and
radiotherapy.
- I have been a complementary
therapist with the Sussex
Cancer Centre,
Royal Sussex County
Hospital.
- Visiting speaker/facilitator
on nutrition, visualisation
and relaxation for Breast
Cancer Care.
- I have been a complementary
therapist on a Clinical
Study of HRT in Women
being treated
for Breast
Cancer at the
Sussex Cancer
Centre, Royal Sussex
County Hospital.
TUTORING/TRAINING EXPERIENCE
- Designed and delivered courses for: University of Brighton
(Institute of Nursing and Midwifery) - Sussex Hospital Trust
- Sussex Career
Services - Breast Cancer Care Charity – WEA - University
of Sussex (Centre for Continuing Education) - University of Sussex
(liberal education) - Sussex Down College - Brighton and Hove
City College - Business & Professional Women – Seeboard
- Social Service Family Centres - Lewes Prison - International
Stress Management Association – MIND - British Gas – Dryad
- Tomorrow’s People (delivering government employment
initiatives) - BH Ltd (delivering government employment initiatives).
- Director of Studies for Wellness for Life including the
design and delivery of accredited blended learning courses:
Diploma in Stress Management, Certificate in Life Coaching Skills and
Diploma in Wellness Coaching.
- Supervision of students while taking case studies on certificate,
diploma and CPD programmes.
- Supervision of tutors in course design and delivery.
- Published training resources:
- 675 Ways to Develop Yourself and Your People (Gower)
- Introduction to Mentoring, (accredited learning pack
for Sussex Careers Services)
- Mentoring in Community Education (accredited
learning pack for WEA)
- Mentoring in the Workplace (accredited learning
pack for WEA)
- New Horizons (accredited learning pack on personal
and career development for University of Sussex)
- Trained personnel to qualification level in stress management
who have worked for; West Sussex County Council,
Protocol Skills, Ford Motor Company, Priory Group, South Downs NHS Health
Trust, Travellers Worldwide and American Express.
-
Trained personnel to qualification level in coaching who have
worked for; Brighton & Hove Council,
University of Sussex and Emirates Airlines.
- Project manager of European Social Fund Project on Rural Access
in Sussex delivering career and personal
development, IT and literacy; co-ordination of adult students and supervising
tutors
(University of Sussex).
- Manager of career development centre; delivering government training/guidance
programmes and coaching sessions and supervising
tutors.
-
Published books: Education & Training on the Internet – Secrets
of Successful Online Training.
CAREER & SMALL BUSINESS COACHING EXPERIENCE
-
Career coaching experience with adults spanning more than 20
years in both the public and private sectors.
-
Designed and delivered career and small business courses for:
Sussex Career Services - WEA - University of Sussex (Centre for
Continuing Education) - Sussex Down College - Brighton and Hove
City College - Business & Professional Women – Social
Service Family Centres – Open University – British
Gas – Lewes Prison.
-
Media work: Heard on a number of radio stations giving advice
on managing redundancy - Asked to appear on BBC’s,
The Money Programme giving redundancy advice.
- Published books: Career Planning for Women - Finding a Job with
a Future - Career Networking - Learning New Jobskills - Education & Training
on the Internet – Graduate Job Hunting on the Internet – Overseas
Job Hunting on the Internet – Career Guidance on the Internet,
Getting into Complementary Therapies - Getting into Healthcare
Professions - Getting into Physiotherapy - Getting in to Nursing
and Midwifery - Directory of Nursing and Midwifery 2005 - Medicine
Uncovered - The Yin-Yang of Business Communication - Working
from Home on the Internet - Turn Redundancy into Opportunity
(3rd edition) - Secrets of Profitable E-Commerce – The
Complete Beginners Guide to the Internet – Marketing
your Website - The Yin-Yang of Business Communication - Secrets
of
Successful Online Training - Working from Home on the Internet.
- Published features: Making Money, Bella, Choice, Active Life,
InForm (Bank of Scotland), Bella, Business Opportunity World
and Working from Home.
- Book reviewer for: Making Money, Working from Home and Careers
Guidance Today (ICG).
- Project manager of European Social Fund Project on Rural Access
in Sussex delivering career and personal development (University
of Sussex)
- Manager of career development centre; delivering government training/guidance
programmes.
QUALIFICATIONS
-
Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Advanced Diploma in Professional Stress Management
- RSA Certificate in Counselling Skills in the Development of Learning
- Practitioner Certificate in Reflexology
- Certified HypnoBirthing Practitioner
- Diploma in Nutrition
- Reiki Master/Teacher
- NVQ 4 in Guidance
- TDLB Units D32, D33, A22, C21, C23 and C27
- Certificate in Education
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