For Relate

Since 2006 I have regularly run training courses in counselling skills for local public and voluntary sector managers and workers to improve their listening and communication skills. Council employees such as head teachers, teaching assistants, Human Resource personnel and social workers have attended my courses. Also staff from the NHS and the voluntary sector. Courses have included the OCN accredited course ‘Counselling Skills for Non-Counsellors'.

I have run many relationship workshops in schools among troubled teenagers. One project has lasted a year (2008-2009), involving 50 children from two secondary schools in the most deprived areas of Brighton.

"Maggie brings tremendous sensitivity, creativity, flexibility and empathy to her group work with vulnerable and disadvantaged young people. As a Relate life skills trainer, Maggie makes a significant difference to the confidence and self-esteem of young people in very difficult circumstances. It is a pleasure to work with Maggie and I have received glowing feedback about her achievements from teachers, parents and young people."

Dana Cohen, Director, Relate Brighton, Hove, Eastbourne, Worthing & Districts

‘" just wanted to drop you a note to say ‘thank you’ for choosing our school as part of the relate project. We have really appreciated Maggie’s expertise and have had some really good positive feedback from parents/teachers. It has been good to have Maggie, with all her skills, working with our students and we would be very keen to have her back again in the future if you are considering extending the project. It has been excellent for the students to be able to discuss things with someone from ‘outside’ the school, they don’t see them as any type of threat or authority figure and quite often this means you get to the truth and problems a lot quicker.

Thank you, once again."

Jenny Pearce, Inclusion Coordinator, Patcham High School, Brighton.

I have been a regular guest lecturer at East London University and the American International University in London. I run work shops on facilitating focus groups for marketing degree students.