Sherylin has undergone a structured mindfulness teacher training programme:

 

• Registered with the UK Network for Mindfulness-Based Teachers

• Mindfulness-based cognitive therapy specialist training – Bangor University

• Mindfulness Teacher Training Levels 1 & 2 – Bangor University

• Teaching mindfulness in the workplace – The Mindfulness Exchange

• Introduction to Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, MBSR – Michael Chaskalson

• ACT (Acceptance & Commitment Therapy) foundation & intermediate training – Present Mind / TIR
• Selected to teach on the largest radomised control trial (Oxford University’s MYRIAD Project) on mindfulness in schools.

• Doctorate in Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy  – Middlesex University

• Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy – Metanoia Institute / UKCP accredited course

• Graduation Diploma in Psychology – University of East London

• NCFE in Person-Centred Counselling – BACP accredited course

• Bachelor of Arts: Psychology and Communications –Communications – University of South Africa

• HCPC registered: The title “Counselling Psychologist” can only be used by those registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), an independent regulator set up by the Health and Social Work Professions Order 2001. The HCPC only registers people who meet the standards it sets for training, professional skills, behaviour and health.

• Chartered Psychologist: Chartered psychologist status with the British Psychological Society (BPS) reflects the highest standard of psychological knowledge and expertise. Chartered Psychologist status is the BPS gold standard, demonstrating a commitment to professional development and high ethical standards of practice, teaching and research. Chartered psychologists are entitled to use the designation ‘CPsychol’.

• UKCP registered: The United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapists (UKCP) holds national registers of psychotherapists, listing those practitioners who meet exacting standards and training requirements. This includes meeting established standards of professional practice as well as abiding by the UKCP’s Code of Ethics and requirements for continued professional development. 

• BACP Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists: The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy register is assessed and accredited under a scheme set up by the Department of Health. It is administered by an independent body, accountable to Parliament, the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care (the Authority).

Sherylin’s doctoral thesis was on emotion regulation and how a person manages difficult emotions in tough situations. Good emotion regulation helps people withstand hard times and even grow stronger through adversity. Sherylin is particularly interested in how mindfulness can build resilience and help people from all walks of life move closer towards leading more fulfilled and contented lives. She will be teaching for the MYRIAD research project being undertaken by Oxford University studying mindfulness in schools.

Sherylin has for more than 12 years had a personal mindfulness practice. She has lived in an urban retreat-like setting for three years where mindfulness was embraced as an everyday way of life. Sherylin has also frequented mindfulness retreat centres over the years and has a deep interest in the traditions from which mindfulness comes.

Sherylin brings a unique blend of personal practical immersion in mindfulness, academic learning, and background career history in the not-for-profit sector. Sherylin takes a down-to-earth approach in bringing high-quality mindfulness courses to grassroots level as well as to top corporate clients.