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Bryn Mawr, PA: CITRS, a local character development non-profit, has recently announced its dancing lineup at its upcoming gala to support its mission of empowering people to achieve success by building a strong foundation of character.

CITRS’ first Dancing with the Stars for Character Gala will be held on March 21, 2020 at Vie in Philadelphia. The evening will include cocktails, dinner, dancing and a lively, energetic and fun-filled dance competition featuring the following local Philadelphia celebrities:

Pam Caruso: Co-owner of Bravado, an all-inclusive personal styling, shopping and concierge service

Natacha Falcon: Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) Physician at Rothman Institute

Tony Frick: Chairman, President and CEO of GlobalFit

Thanuja Hamilton: Sleep Medicine Physician and Medical Director of Jefferson and Virtua Sleep Labs

Miguel Martinez-Valle: Bi-lingual Reporter for NBC10/Telemundo62

Nazanin Saedi: Associate Professor and Director of Laser Surgery and Cosmetic

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Please consider joining CITRS and the local celebrity dancers to further CITRS’ vision: For Everybody, Good Character. Proceeds will support character development initiatives for underprivileged youth in pre-K through 12th grade. For more information on CITRS, to register, sponsor or vote for dancers, please visit www.citrs.org/dwts.

About Us: CITRS is a local non-profit, headquartered in Bryn Mawr, PA, that was co-founded by Clay Hamlin and Gene Miller. CITRS was founded on the belief if you have Character and Integrity - people will Trust you - if people trust you - you will have great Relationships - and relationships are the key to a Successful life.

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Trump, the Dossier, and the Press

The president-elect’s jousting with the media obscures his admission that Russia hacked the DNC. January 12, 2017
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The 35-page memo outlining Russia’s collection of allegedly compromising financial and sexual information on President-elect Donald Trump, which could be used to blackmail him, and his campaign’s ostensible collusion with Russian intelligence agencies, reads like a lurid Hollywood thriller. You can almost see the marquee: Explosive! Shocking! The dossier you don’t want your children to read!

To Trump’s many critics, the allegations explain why the New York businessman has been so admiring of Russian president Vladimir Putin and why he had been so persistently skeptical of the intelligence community’s claims that Russia tried to interfere in the recent election. But several intelligence officials, speaking on condition that they not be named, expressed doubt about the veracity of the dossier, versions of which, they noted, have been floating around news organizations for weeks, without having been corroborated. “It doesn’t even pass the giggle test,” said a former senior CIA official known both for his skepticism of Trump and his agency’s estimates.

The intelligence officials who shared the memo with Trump and President Obama last week said that none of the salacious allegations of sexual misconduct or compromising financial connections has been substantiated. The memo itself, several stories indicate, was not originally classified. It was compiled by a former British spy named Christopher Steele who was allegedly paid by Trump’s GOP primary opponents to explore his ties to Russia. Steele’s dossier was summarized for Trump and Obama in an appendix to a secret intelligence report.

CNN reported that Steele’s previous work was deemed credible but also noted that the veracity of the allegations had not been confirmed either by CNN or by, which initially published the entire memo, or, for that matter, by any other news organization. Nevertheless, Lawfare, a respected national security blog, urged readers to take the allegations seriously, if only because the government itself seemed to be doing so. “The President and President-elect do not get briefed on material that the intelligence community does not believe to be at least of some credibility,” wrote Benjamin Wittes, Susan Hennessey, and Quinta Jurecic—all employees of the Brookings Institution. Quoting CNN, Lawfare also noted that Arizona senator John McCain gave the document to FBI director James Comey on December 9 so that the charges could be investigated. The Guardian and the New York Times both reported that the FBI had secured in October a warrant to gather information about possible ties between Russian banks and oligarchs and Trump campaign officials.

All of this infuriated Trump. At his first news conference since winning the November election, he denounced the allegations as “phony,” “nonsense,” “fake news” and, a Nazi-style smear concocted by “sick people.” On Twitter, he called it “a political witch hunt.” Trump also took aim at two of his frequent targets—the intelligence agencies, which he suggested may have leaked the document to undermine his presidency, and the media, CNN and Buzzfeed in particular. Lashing out at CNN as “fake news,” he declined to let a reporter from the network ask a question at his news conference. But he also said that he has ordered his intelligence-agency nominees to conduct a 90-day investigation of hacking by Russia and others, the effect of which may be not only to keep the story alive but to intensify what is becoming a bitter feud between the president-elect and the intelligence community. Director of National Intelligence James Clapper Jr. denied that intelligence officials had leaked the dossier and stressed that the agencies had “not made any judgment that the information in this document is reliable.” He said that he had shared it with policymakers to give them “the fullest possible picture of any matters that might affect national security.”

Apart from the indignant denials by both Moscow and Trump, there are other reasons to doubt the memo’s veracity. First, at least one of its allegations has already been debunked. Michael Cohen, one of Trump’s lawyers, whom the dossier alleged had met with Russian operatives in Prague in August or September, asserted in a tweet Tuesday that he had never been to Prague “in my life.” Apparently he has shared, or promised to share, his passport pages with officials.

Second, though Trump has traveled to Moscow several times to explore real estate deals and to oversee the Miss Universe competition, he claims never to have completed any major contracts there. Donald Trump Jr. once said in an interview that Russian money was important to the Trump family business, but the president-elect has repeatedly denied that claim.

Third, though Trump has consistently praised Putin as a strong leader and argued that America and Russia could work together to fight ISIS, his stance is not dissimilar to Obama’s, who has permitted Moscow to take the lead in Syria, and to sell arms and nuclear technology to Iran in exchange for Russian support for his nuclear deal with Tehran.

Fourth, Trump’s apparent bromance with Putin and his pro-Russian rhetoric are belied by his appointment of hardliners to key posts in his national security team. Retired Marine general James Mattis, nominated as secretary of defense, has spoken often of his opposition to  Russia’s seizure of Crimea and his concern about Russia’s aggressive behavior in Ukraine and the Baltic states. Retired marine general John F. Kelly, the former head of the United States Southern Command whom Trump has chosen to lead the Department of Homeland Security, is another frequent Putin critic. Ditto Kansas congressman Mike Pompeo, Trump’s choice to head the CIA, not to mention former Indiana senator Dan Coats, whom Trump has nominated as director of national intelligence. Former army lieutenant-general Mike Flynn, soon to be Trump’s national security advisor, has been criticized for having recently attended a conference sponsored by a pro-Russian TV network, RT, and for having sat next to Putin at a lavish dinner. But Flynn has harsh words for Russia and its leader in his 2016 book The Field of Fight, in which he calls Russia and Iran key members of an “enemy alliance,” part of a “working coalition” against which Washington has been at war. Though secretary of state nominee Rex Tillerson, the former head of ExxonMobil, has done lucrative deals in Russia and was awarded a medal by Putin, he, too, expressed concern about Russian aims and conduct during his Senate confirmation hearing Wednesday.

“Trump knows that Putin is a thug,” said one veteran intelligence official. “So is it wise to denounce your adversary as a thug? Or is it smarter to embrace him, pull him close to you, and then punch him in the nose?”

Still, Trump’s fiery rhetoric and bombast at his press conference, including his threat to exclude CNN from future press conferences, all but overshadowed his major policy shift. While Trump had no trouble before or after his election blasting Hillary Clinton based on information that Russia hacked from the Democratic National Committee, he acknowledged for the first time Wednesday that Russia was, in fact, responsible for the hack, even as he added that other states had also hacked American targets. Trump could counter claims about secret deals with Russia by releasing his tax returns—as every other president before him has done—and providing more information about the financial underpinnings of his sprawling business empire, but he has refused to do so. His supporters cheer such stonewalling as tough, though his positions seem likely to ensure that rumors about his financial dealings will continue to swirl long after he is sworn in as the nation’s 45th president. And the country seems destined to remain as politically polarized as ever.

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I treat every Test as my last, says Hanuma Vihari

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Cricketers often talk about how a sense of security helps their performance but not Hanuma Vihari, who believes in treating every Test match as "his last" because it helps him be on guard against complacency.

The 25-year-old Andhra batsman emerged as the top run-getter with 291 runs in India's 2-0 series win over the West Indies and vindicated the team management's decision to have him instead of the more stylish Rohit Sharma in the playing XI.
"Obviously I am very happy that I have done well but I went into this tour with a clean slate. I decided to take one Test match at a time. For me, every Test match is my last. It helps me get into a mindset that I have nothing to lose and play accordingly," Vihari told PTI in an interview.
Recently, Virat Kohli complimented Vihari for his temperament, which the skipper feels infuses a sense of calm in the dressing room. He called Vihari the find of the West Indies tour.
"You can't ask for anything more if the change room has faith in your abilities. That is certainly the best compliment I could have got and coming from the skipper himself, it can't get better," said Vihari, who now has 456 runs in six Tests, including a hundred and three fifties.
But the calm demeanour and steely resolve hasn't come in a day or two but around seven years of toiling in the domestic arena.
"It has happened because of the years of hard work that I put in at the domestic level. Before playing for India, I had played nearly 60 first-class games.
"I have faced pressure situations at the first-class level. It prepared me for bigger challenges. Thanks to the Andhra Cricket Association and (chairman of selectors) MSK Prasad sir for giving me a chance to play for Andhra," said Vihari, whose first-class average of 60.30 after 75 games, is among the top-10 of all time.
He feels the USP of his nascent but impressive international career so far has been his ability to take up challenges head on.
"Opening the batting in Australia was more about my mindset. I wasn't a natural opener and that was the biggest challenge," said Vihari, about opening in Melbourne, where he blunted Australia's new-ball attack, allowing Cheteshwar Pujara to consolidate.
"So either I could have just sat and sulked that I am being asked to bat in an unfamiliar position or just accept the challenge and make the best use of the opportunity that I was being given. I decided on the second option" he recalled.
When most of his illustrious colleagues were playing in the World Cup, Vihari was quietly preparing for the West Indies tour doing his homework. In fact, he reached earlier, led the India A side and scored a hundred under pressure (same innings where Shubman Gill scored a double) against Windies A.
"I would say the India A series helped but there is a significant gap between A level and international cricket, just like the gap is even bigger if you take domestic cricket into account," he said.
"The pitch and conditions for the A games were very different from the Test matches. In Coolidge (Antigua), it was much easier to bat on compared to St John's. Even Sabina Park was a tricky wicket. It needed a different approach," Vihari added.
He hails from Hyderabad, but Vihari's style of batting is quite orthodox, compared to illustrious predecessors like Mohammed Azharuddin and VVS Laxman.
"I always believed in developing a compact defensive game. If your defensive technique is in place, the bowlers at international level will find it difficult to dislodge you. Just being aggressive will always give bowlers a chance," he explained.
Primarily a front-foot player during his initial days in first-class cricket, the hallmark of his game has been solid back-foot play.
"I have worked on my back-foot game which is a must in international cricket. On bouncy tracks, a good back-foot game helps," he said.
Having reached Hyderabad on Friday morning, Vihari wants to take a week's rest, before getting back to the National Cricket Academy (NCA) for training in Bengaluru.
Asked if he will play in the Vijay Hazare Trophy for Andhra, he said: "I haven't yet checked the schedule. If the Test team is announced before the start of Hazare Trophy, I might not play as it won't make much sense playing white-ball cricket if I have to play Test matches."
Life hasn't exactly been a bed of roses for Vihari, who lost his father at the age of 12 but he is grateful for the hard lessons he learnt early on.
"I was only 12 years old and my elder sister was 14 when we lost our father. My mother Vijayalakshmi is a homemaker. Those were hard days," he remembered.
"My mother ran the household on my father's pension. Yet, she allowed me to pursue my dreams and not for once did me or my sister feel that we lacked comfort. I still can't figure out how she even managed," he got a touch emotional.
But things have changed since he established himself as a first-class player, had his time in IPL and is now slowly making a mark in international cricket.
"Now I have built a house in Hyderabad. I want my mother to relax," he said.

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Virtual reality introduced to classrooms as fun, informative way to learn

HOUSTON – Imagine walking on Mars to understand the planet’s terrain or swimming through your body to see the effects of your diet choices. Virtual reality technology is making it possible.

"It was actually cool. I was flying and which ones are better.  What kind of veg should I eat,” said Sharpstown Senior Jhoan Castano.  He used something called “Sugar Goggles” to take a flight through the human body. It is a virtual reality game that helped him understand good food choices.  The non-profit Healthcorps worked with Atkins Nutritionals to bring the high-tech tool into schools.

Jennifer Livingston of Atkins Nutritionals said, "When you put those goggles on, you're in a 360-degree environment.  You can turn, you can go up and down. You're fully immersed."

This educational application is not alone.

NASA uses virtual reality, with the help of Microsoft and its “Hololens”, to virtually explore the surface of Mars using images gathered by rovers.

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Back in the classroom, virtual reality helped students make real life decisions about what’s for dinner!

Castano said, "I learned that it's better if I eat healthy. You got more power."


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DETROIT – We came so close to a record high Tuesday, but we’ll still be above average Wednesday.

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Sanford road reopens near scorched cellphone tower

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SANFORD, Fla. – Sanford police on Thursday reopened Historic Goldsboro Boulevard, a day after there were fears a nearby cellphone tower would collapse after it ignited.

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The Sanford Building and Fire Prevention Division are awaiting plans from Crown Castle Tower in order to expedite the process of removing the tower.  A temporary cell tower may be permitted during the dismantling process.

The Seminole County Fire Department says the tower, located at 700 Historic Goldsboro Boulevard, was being welded by 5 workers when a fire broke out.

It's not known what sparked the blaze, although Sanford Fire Department spokesman Tim Robles termed the incident as an accident, saying no foul play is suspected.

No one was injured, but one worker had to rappel off the tower after his basket got stuck on one of the pegs used to climb it.

"The guy was half way down in the basket, and the basket got stuck," said Vincent Giardi, who watched as the fire burned.  "He got out of there, climbed the ropes and got down."

Power had been shut down in the area over fears the tower could topple power lines, but it was later restored.

Still, crews watched and waited to see if the tower would buckle after extremely hot temperatures caused it to lean.

An engineer declared the tower was "safe" after a rainstorm helped cool the hot metal, stabilizing it.

A crane was brought in from St. Petersburg to remove the worker's basket, which was held onto the tower by a peg, Robles said.

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I love Visual Studio Code, really – it’s the longest lasting fav thing I’ve had, like, for evah! … I used to hack on Sublime, but I deleted it last week (for evah) in favor of vs code … it's the business.

Anyway, my love for it aside – I was starting some R&D the other day using it, and couldn’t get the darn thing to play nice with the latest version of Python. Using V2, no hassle, but V3 … nope … and dig as I might, I couldn’t find what settings to change. I reached out to @code who sent me to the wiki that kinda helped, but not quite…

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Community Missions' Annual Duck Race at the Canal Fest of the Tonawanda's will not go on as planned this year in light of New York State gaming laws, that have recently been brought to the attention of local non-profits, and prohibits the use of state-owned property for games of chance.

The decision to cancel the event entirely just a week prior to the start of Canal Fest did not come lightly. However, Community Missions (CMI) feels it's the right thing to do at this time.

"CMI is disappointed that we have to cancel the 2016 Duck Race", said Robyn Krueger, CMI's Executive Director.  "While some have encouraged us to take a chance and hold the race anyway, we feel this would be unethical behavior, in light of the legal information; and behavior that could damage both the Canal Fest of the Tonawandas' and Community Missions' reputations."

The annual duck race was an eagerly anticipated event that has raised thousands of dollars for the agency's Crisis Services Programs. These programs include the community soup kitchen, food pantry, and emergency housing shelter. In 2015, Community Missions provided over 86,000 meals and over 10,000 nights of care to those in need throughout Niagara County. In addition, support services and residential help is provided to over 1,000 individuals with mental illness.

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As these cases are becoming more common, some medical professionals have recommended classifying burns caused by airbag deployment. The first would be direct burns from the high temperature gases, and the other from melting clothing.

Example of an Airbag Burn Lawsuit

It is not unheard of for class action lawsuits to occur on airbag burn cases. One in 1999 found that DaimlerChrysler should pay $63 million to owners of Chryslers in Pennsylvania because they could suffer chemical burns to their hands when their airbags deployed in an accident. This case was important because it was the first class action suit to find that airbags could be bad for your health.

In this case, the jury awarded damages of $730 to all owners of Chryslers in the state who owned certain models. This was for a total of up to 82,000 vehicle owners.

What To Do If Burned By an Airbag

If you have been injured by an airbag, the most vital thing to do is to keep all of the evidence related to the airbag. You should keep all parts of the airbag after deployment. Also, be sure the computer in your vehicle is not wiped clean by the dealership. The vehicle also should not be junked or transferred to the auto insurance company.

If you want to pursue the auto or airbag manufacturer for your airbag chemical burn injuries, you and your attorney need to prove the care was manufactured or designed in a way that made it dangerous. In many cases involving a possible car defect, this idea often comes down to whether the car is crashworthy or not. Airbags are a vital part of what makes the vehicle crash worthy. Proving that the airbag did not function as it should have may be important in the case.

Chemical burns by airbags are not necessarily the most well-publicized type of airbag injury, but they can certainly lead to very serious injury that may be actionable in a civil lawsuit.


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2 teaspoons chopped garlic

1 tablespoon Creole mustard

1 lemon, juiced

Freshly ground black pepper

1 cup olive oil

2 teaspoons chopped tarragon

2 teaspoons chopped parsley

2 teaspoons chopped dill

2 teaspoons chopped basil

  1. In a food processor, fitted with a metal blade, combine the egg, garlic, mustard, lemon and lemon juice. Process until smooth. Season with salt and pepper.
  2. With the machine running, slowly add the oil in a steady stream, until an emulsion forms. Season with salt and pepper. Place the mayonnaise in a mixing bowl. Fold in the chopped herbs.
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1 1/2 lbs. fresh salmon fillet, skinned, boned and chopped

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Not too long ago, Homeland Security showed off a new $1 million non-lethal weapon.  Billed as the The Dazzler, the device blinds targets with a strong flash, leaving them dizzy and feeling “sea-sick.”  Since you probably don’t have the cool million to spare, you should be able to replicate it in a smaller scale with The Bedazzler, a $250 handheld incapacitator that mimics the effects of the government-issue instrument.

While I’m not sure how effective it would be for temporary immobilization compared to a taser or a heat-generating laser, it should offer a couple more applications beyond the sock-it-to-them-bastards variety.  Based on the images, it could work well for use as blinking party lights, as well as mood lighting for some strange-looking photographs.

The Bedazzler is an Arduino-based DIY device that can be set on top of a table or held in hand.  Three sets of six LEDs each are used in the sample construction (green/blue lights), although they also recommend using two sets of six LEDs for tri-color displays.  The lighting units are housed in a cone-like frame, attached to a single leg, where the power button is placed.

Like the million-dollar weapon it’s based from, The Bedazzler is supposed to induce “sea-sick” effects on the poor objects of your aggravation.  Nausea, dizziness, eye pain and vomiting are all part of the fun, which means you can use it at work to get the rest of the day off (I doubt your boss would rather keep you in your cubicle while you’re throwing up like a blender without a lid).  All information on needed components, source codes, schematics and PCB files to build your own are available for download directly from the Lady Ada website (link below).

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Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported on Monday that most influenza deaths happen in unvaccinated children. This underscores the importance of getting vaccinated than none at all.

The report by Dr. Alicia Fry of CDC and her colleagues' details how at least three-quarters of children died from influenza between the years 2010 and 2014. They got the percentage from 358 cases of pediatric deaths and found that these children had not been vaccinated months before they contracted the sickness.

Most Deaths Happen in Unvaccinated Children

The vaccination status is reportedly determined on 291 deaths. Meanwhile, 71 deaths secured the vaccine before the illness' attack, as reported in the

Deaths can take months to be recorded. But so far, the CDC has already gathered information that 61 children have expired from influenza.

The CDC can only count the deaths of children since there are too many adults who die from the flu. With that, they can only provide estimates from 4,000 to 50,000 lives taken each year depending on the strain.

Importance of Being Vaccinated

Flu vaccines activate the antibodies to develop in the body a few weeks after getting the flu jab. Flu season has different strains and the vaccine activates the antibodies to protect the body from infection of the viruses.

The vaccine of today still has so much room for improvement. Dr. John Treanor, a flu vaccine researcher from the University of Rochester Medical Center, said they recognize the flu vaccines currently available are not perfect.

However, being vaccinated is better than not receiving the shot at all. Even though the vaccines did not reduce deaths by 100 percent, there is still significantly 65 percent of lives saved.

The report also stresses how annual influenza vaccination is critical especially for high-risk children with medical conditions. Because of their underlying risks, they are more prone to severe complications and even death.

The fact that CDC's report reveals the majority of deaths happen in unvaccinated children serves as a wake-up call for each person, young and old, to get the flu shot. Despite the controversies of vaccines like FluMist not being very effective, having a shield is better than leaving one's self vulnerable especially during the flu season.

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Psychological assessments

I have many years experience in assessing cognitive, emotional, interpersonal and behavioural difficulties in a range of client groups, in order to help develop some understanding about problems experienced. I am trained and experienced in assessing Neuropsychological difficulties, such as Autistic Spectrum Disorder and Attention Deficit Disorder, in children and adults.

The number of sessions needed will depend on the nature of the assessment, but this will be explained in advance. Part of an assessment is the process of discussing the results and findings with the client, and considering how this may impact on their psychological well being and development.

Counselling and Psychological Therapies

I am trained and experienced in a range of psychological therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural intervention, Psychological Counselling, EMDR and Attachment Focussed Intervention, and I will draw on such different perspectives and approaches, depending on each person's needs.

Supervision of psychologists and other mental health professionals

Having worked in a variety of multi-disciplinary and mental health settings, I have provided clinical supervision to a range of professionals in the psychological therapies sector and mental sector. Regular clinical supervision is an essential component of our continuing professional development, and it needs to be supportive as well as challenging. It helps us to reflect on our practice, and to think about our knowledge and skills and how they could be developed to improve in the work that we do.

How I work

My service will offer initial assessment, to find out more about what the nature of the experienced difficulties or issues are, and what the client would like to achieve by coming for help. If we feel that I may not be the right professional to assist, this will be discussed openly and alternative support may be identified. Although face to face contact is helpful for both the psychologist and the client, telephone consultations are also an option prior to arranging an initial assessment meeting.

Following the assessment process, we will come to an agreement together about what kind of intervention would be helpful and suitable, and how the work and progress will be discussed and reviewed as we go along. It is helpful to have a clear and shared agreement about the frequency, length and duration of meetings, and this is part of the assessment process.

I value respect and collaboration in my work and I see my role as a facilitator of greater understanding, development and application of clients' own resources. We are all different and the work will aim to respect and reflect this diversity. Whilst we all experience problems and difficulties, we also have inner resilience to help us find solutions to our challenges and problems. Often, counselling or therapy is the process to help remind us of this, and to have greater confidence in ourselves to change, learn and move on in a better way.

Training, qualifications & experience

I am a Clinical Psychologist with more than 25 years of experience working in the NHS and private sectors. I have worked work children and their families, adolescents and their families, people with learning disabilities as well as adults with psychological difficulties.

Training and Qualifications

I hold a BA(Hons) in Psychology (1983), an MSc. in Clinical and Community Psychology (1990) and a PhD in research psychology. In addition, I have engaged in additional training courses relevant to my clinical work, including EMDR Training (Richman EMDR Training); PGCert – Psychoanalytic approach to working with adolescents, Tavistock and Portman Clinic (Leeds); HCR-20 Risk Assessment (V2& 3); AIM2 training, AIM Project, Stockport; Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (L1), Adoption Plus; ADOS and ADIR (ASD assessment),
Beginning with A, Cambridge; and Introduction to Group Analysis, Institute of Group Analysis

I am Chartered and a member of the BPS. I am also registered with the HCPC.

Member organisations

Registered / Accredited

Registered / Accredited

Being registered/accredited with a professional body means an individual must have achieved a substantial level of training and experience approved by their member organisation.

Health and Care Professions Council

The HCPC are an independent, UK-wide health regulator. They set standards of professional training, performance and conduct for 16 professions.

They keep a register of health professionals who meet their standards, and they take action if registered health professionals fall below those standards. They were created by a piece of legislation called the Health Professions Order 2001.

Registration means that a health professional meets national standards for their professional training, performance and conduct.

British Psychological Society

British Psychological Society

Therapies offered

  • Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)
  • Compassion-Focused Therapy
  • Dynamic Interpersonal Therapy
  • Person-centred therapy
  • Solution focused brief therapy

I charge £75 per hour, but this fee is negotiable under special circumstances.

Charges for Psychological Assessment will also be set at £75 per hour, with a clear estimate of costs being provided and agreed prior to commencing the assessment. Once the assessment protocol and estimate is agreed, half the fees are due to be paid prior to commencing the assessment.

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Confidentiality agreement

My work with you will be fully confidential. But if I am very concerned about your wellbeing or the wellbeing of those around you, I will bring this to your attention and together we will find a way of making sure that everyone is as safe as possible. If that means having to ask for help from other services I will facilitate that.

I will be taking some notes during our sessions. These will be kept in a lockable file and coded so that your personal details are not kept on the notes. If you would find it helpful for me to summarise our work and my reflections, I would be happy to do so in a confidential report/letter addressed to you only. With respect to assessment reports, we will agree who this may need to be shared with, and how we will do this.

My own clinical supervision

I am professionally duty bound to receive supervision and to reflect on my practice. This means talking about how I work with my clients. However, all your personal details are kept confidential during supervision. I also participate in a continuous professional development and regularly update my skills.

I carry full professional insurance and am registered with Data Protection Authorities.

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Home visits

Practical details

Sign language
Other languages Dutch

Wheelchair user access

Wheelchair-accessible premises should have step-free access for wheelchair users and individuals who are unable to climb stairs. If a counsellor's premises aren't step-free, they may offer alternative services such as telephone/web-based appointments, home visits, or meeting clients in different location, so you can choose the option that suits you best.

You can contact the counsellor to discuss the options available.

Under the Equality Act 2010 service providers have a duty to make reasonable adjustments to ensure that individuals with disabilities can access their service. You can read more about reasonable adjustments to help you to access services on the CAB website.

Wheelchair user access

Although my premises are not easily accessible by wheelchair, alternative provision could be discussed and arranged.

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Chase Rice Takes the Country Now Pop Quiz

It’s a good time to be Chase Rice.

On top of earning his very first chart-topping single with the infectious “Eyes On You,” Rice is back at country radio with the laid back “Lonely If You Are” and he is preparing to hit the road on his newly-announced headlining AM/PM Tour.

Launching August 1 in East Providence, RI, the anticipated new tour was named after a line in the chorus of Rice’s flirtatious new single.

“It could be A.M. or P.M. / It could be middle of the week or the weekend / Baby it ain’t too late or too far / Just call me ’cause I’m lonely if you are,” he sings.

We recently caught up with Rice to learn a little bit more about him with the Country Now Pop Quiz.

Does he prefer beer or whiskey? The beach or the lake? What’s his most prized possession? Inquiring minds need to know! Check out his answers above.

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Bridge to Terabithia | Chapter 1 : Jesse Oliver Aarons, Jr. | Summary

It is August, just before the school year begins, and Jess wakes up early to go for a run. He waits until his father leaves for work and is careful not to wake his mother and sisters. Jess has been training all summer, running through the cow pasture in his overalls with his rough, bare feet. He wants to be the fastest runner in fifth grade and not just the "crazy little kid that draws all the time." Jess runs for longer than usual and is called in to breakfast by his younger sister May Belle. When he enters the kitchen, his older sisters Ellie and Brenda make fun of his sweatiness and odor. Momma scolds Jess and makes him wash in the cold water of the kitchen sink.

When Momma announces chores to do, the older girls object, saying they need to go school shopping. Jess observes to himself that "these girls could get out of work faster than grasshoppers could slip through your fingers." The girls also wheedle five dollars from their mother, saying their father promised them the money, even though Momma protests she "ain't got no money to give you." Since the two youngest girls are not old enough to help with chores, the older girls' departure has "left Jess to do the work as usual," including milking the cow and picking beans in the noonday sun. As Jess picks beans, May Belle arrives with news that new neighbors are moving into the "ratty old country house" next door. Jess's first thought is "they wouldn't last," but the narrator notes he later recognizes this moment as "probably the biggest thing in his life."

While the chapter title seems direct enough, it immediately calls attention to an important influence in Jess's life: his father. Jess is a "Jr.," and his strained relationship with his father opens the story. Jess doesn't want his father to know about his running because he might consider it a waste of time and give Jess more chores to do instead. And Jess has many chores—unlike his lazy, complaining older sisters, who are indulged by their parents. The girls are able to go out, have fun, and spend the family's very limited resources, while Jess is expected to do a considerable amount of work on the farm and does not receive the same benefits. He recognizes the unfairness of this situation and understandably resents it. Jess's only real support within the family is May Belle, who admires him and helps him through small acts of service.

The family's poverty is evident, from the narrator's descriptions of Jess's "worn-out" sneakers with "holes in the bottom" to the trashy "scrap heap" at the edge of the pasture. For the Aarons family, farming puts food on the table, but there's never enough money to go around. Jess's father expects him to be "a man" and help with the work to provide for the family. Although Jess grouses about his duties, he takes them seriously and is responsible about getting them done.

For Jess running is a way he can prove himself to the other students at school, where he has little social clout. He has been known as the "crazy little kid that draws all the time," a label he wishes to escape. Jess wants to fit in with his peers and be admired; he wants to rise to the top of the pack, in running, as he gets older and more ambitious. As with many aspects of life Jess models his running stance on what he sees on television, in this case the show Wide World of Sports; television is his main outlet to the world beyond Lark Creek. And while Jess loves to draw, it is considered "unmanly," so he hides his artistic talent from almost everyone.

The narrator's point of view is also significant. The narrator relates the actions and words of all the characters, but reveals the thoughts of only one character: Jess. In doing so the narrator leads the reader to interpret events and characters of the story through Jess's eyes and makes Jess more sympathetic to the reader. The narrator also uses a flash-forward to show Jess's thoughts in the future about the new neighbors moving in. The revelation that this event is "probably the biggest thing in his life" cues the reader to pay special attention to the neighbors, who will become important in the story.

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