Director & Placement Manager
Katrina Fassnidge
Katrina Fassnidge Registered MBACP
BSc Law & Computing, Dip. Psychodynamic Counselling
Katrina is a Qualified Humanistic Psychodynamic Counsellor and is a registered member with the BACP. She initially started her counselling training journey with the Life-Force School of Counselling where she completed the Level 2 in 2016 and the Level 3 in 2017. Prior to this, Katrina completed a Law & Computing degree in 1996 and is an active member of IWFM. She qualified as a Facilities Manager in 2016 whilst working for the NHS in Prison Health from 2009 – 2017. Having a City & Guilds Qualification in Adult Education means Katrina has a keen interest in counselling development and training. She took over the School as Course Director from March 2019 and is fully committed to maintaining the Course Programme BACP accreditation status to Gold Book Standards. She has extensive working knowledge and experience of a wide range of legislation including equal opportunities, health & safety, risk management, complaints, human resources and General Data Protection Regulations. She oversees the co-ordination of the students’ placement and supervision approvals and arrangements including checking and signing their placement portfolios. She is not however involved in student selection and assessment outcomes.
