WHO ARE WE
We offer training, advice and services for companies, groups, schools, colleges and individuals
Our Team
Graham Foxwell
Mental health & well-being consultant and educator.
Graham, the founder of Cedar Tree MHW, has held numerous positions across various projects. His roles have included Expert Mental Health Trainer with Surrey & Borders NHS Trust, Emotional Wellbeing Manager for a youth charity, and Mental Health and Wellbeing Consultant for a county council project. With over 30 years of experience in Youth & Community work, Graham brings a wealth of knowledge and expertise to the table.
He lives in Hampshire with his wife, two daughters, two sons-in-law, and six grandchildren. He is currently a Trustee for Cornerstone Counselling Yateley and the Co-Founder & Volunteer Coordinator at The Man Shed. Throughout his time, he has volunteered for numerous local community projects, serving as Trustee, Chair, General Manager, Youth Worker, and Co-Founder at Vision 4 Youth.
He is a keen rugby fan and enjoys cycling and walking and is a member of a local church.
Can offer:
Training, talks & presentations on mental health
- Mental health awareness training.
- Suicide awareness training.
- Managing emotions training.
- Healthy conversations training.
- Adverse childhood experiences (ACE's) training.
- Workplace mental health and well-being consultancy, advice and training.
- Youth mental health first aid training.
- Group facilitation.
- Coaching, Mentoring and Support.
- Public speaking.
Graham has received a number of awards over the years, including twice receiving the Mayoral Award for services to the community, the Hart district council Volunteer Award, the Safer North Hants, Community Safety Award, the Lions Award for services to the community and the Eagle Radio Surrey & Hampshire local hero award for volunteering.
Graham has trained in several key areas and has a number of qualifications accreditations and training including the following:
- Bridge Pastoral Foundation Seminar Programme of Pastoral Care & Counselling
- Accredited Mental Health First Aid instructor
- Qualified Mental Health First Aider (Adult & Youth)
- NCFE CACHE Level 2 Certificate in Mental Health Awareness
- NHS Health Education England - MECC Trainer
- Personality disorder knowledge and understanding framework (KUF)
- BHCP qualification in counselling - Year 1
- Safeguarding Adults – Level 1-2 certificate
- Safeguarding Children
- Equality, Diversity and Human rights - Level 1 certificate.
- Supervision for managers and supervisors.
Other Miscellaneous training:
- Managing Suicidal Conversations.
- NHS - Suicide prevention
- Suicide First Aid
- MAN SBS - reaching and engaging men
- Coaching skills.
- Dealing with difficult people.
- Conflict resolution & behaviour management.
- Train the trainer.
- Health a safety at work (NHS).
- Listening skills.
- Anger management.
- Personality disorder training.
- Bipolar disorder training.
- Understanding behaviour change.
- Connect 5 sessions 1 & 2.
- 'First things first' Youth Work Part I & II'.
- Universal 1 & 2 - Relationships & Sex Education (RSE).
- Detached youth work.
- Health & Safety in Youth Work.
- Anti-Bullying Champion.
- Child protection awareness.
- ASD & ADHD awareness.
- Eating disorders awareness.
- Self-Harm awareness.
- Introduction to ACE’s
Partners & Associates
Sarah Goldring
Counsellor & Trainer
Sarah is a qualified, BACP Registered Counsellor working in a variety of settings across North Hampshire, working with both Adults and Young People.
Sarah has 30 years experience of working with Young People and has had various roles in Community Development, setting up of Voluntary Services and projects.
Sarah was on the steering group and advised the project co-ordinator in the setting up of the 121 Youth Counselling Agency in the Hart District as well any many Youth focused projects.
Working for some years in educational settings, Sarah helps young people therapeutically with issues including, SEND, sexuality, self harm, trauma, abuse, substance misuse, anxiety, school refusal, bullying and eating disorders.
Sarah has worked along side CAMHS and can facilitate CAMHS based anxiety/depression groups.
Sarah works as a Counselling Lecturer at her local college and runs her own private counselling practice from Yateley and other locations in North Hampshire.
Can offer:
- Face to face Counselling with Young People & Adults.
- Delivery of training courses on a variety of mental health issues including: Listening, Anger, Trauma & Complex PTSD, De-escalation and Gender Identity/Sexuality, Understanding Self Harm, Drug and Alcohol Issues.
- Delivery of courses in work place, schools and colleges - inset day training.
- Facilitate young people's therapeutic groups covering issues such as, anxiety, depression etc.
- Supervision groups for people working with Young People in challenging roles, ie. Designated Safeguarding Leads, youth workers etc.
Justin Goldring
Counsellor & Trainer
Justin is a Therapeutic Counsellor and registered member of The BACP specialising in substance misuse and mental health.
As a substance misuse specialist, group lead, presenter and a SMART facilitator, Justin has many years’ experience of working within the NHS and various Drug and Alcohol agencies in Surrey, Berkshire and Hampshire and has extensive knowledge of treatment options and recovery models used to treat substance misuse and dependency.
Justin has written presentations and delivered to statutory and voluntary agencies county wide in Surrey.
He has worked as lead facilitator for groups within the NHS alongside managing a clinical caseload. Utilising his knowledge of both CBT and 12 step recovery, Justin has helped develop and write groups to meet the needs of an ever-increasing client base.
Can offer:
- Integrative and inclusive counselling approach from his private practice in Yateley for adult clients presenting with addiction, mental health concerns, abuse, marital issues, bereavement and trauma.
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Workplace support for employees referred through Occupational Health.
- Presentations on drugs and alcohol misuse and awareness.
Claire Blackshaw
Counsellor
Claire is an integrative counsellor and draws on different therapeutic models and approaches within her work, this enables her to tailor sessions to meet your specific needs.
For the past four years she’s worked within an agency and now also runs her private practice.
Claire works both online and face to face and offers a free half hour online or telephone meeting. This gives you the chance to see if Claire will be the right fit for you, as she believes your relationship is key to the process of healing and change.
Can offer:
- Coming soon!
Suzanne Bourne
Coach & Facilitator
Suzanne is a coach and facilitator balancing consultancy and freelance work with a part-time role developing the self-management programme at Parkinson’s UK.
As a coach Suzanne is a member of the International Coach Federation having completed a Certificate in Professional Coaching with Coaching Development Ltd.
“Become the person you were made to be.” is the strapline for Suzanne’s coaching practise and her passion is to see this become a reality for people in difficult circumstances. Much of her work is focused on people dealing with life impacting challenges such as caring for a loved one, living with a long term health condition or leaving the criminal justice system.
Drawing on her own experience of caring for her husband with Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease, Suzanne has an inspiring story of how this situation led to growth, learning and transformation.
With a background in hospitality management, training, IT and project management, Suzanne enjoys new projects and challenges, most recently mastering the delivery and facilitation of online groups.
Part of the leadership team of her local Church congregation, Suzanne co-leads the Alpha programme and a Sunday group for 0-3’s and their parents/carers. Also enjoying a new role as a Foundation Governor in a local primary school.
Can offer:
- 1 to 1 coaching; face-to-face, via video or telephone.
- Group facilitation; face-to-face and online.
- Workplace support for employees who are also caring, unpaid, for a loved one.
- Suzanne can deliver carers workshops, 1 to 1 coaching, peer group networks and support your organisation to be carer friendly
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