Support For Individuals, Couples, & Families

Sinead is Director and Lead Counsellor at Serendipity. She studied at York St John University where she also sat on the Children & Young People’s Coaching Steering Panel and co-facilitated the Anger Management Research Programme. Sinead believes that meaningful change and satisfaction comes from self awareness, personal growth and acceptance.

Sinead has the experience and training to work with adults, couples and young people. She has worked with a wide and diverse range of clients. She has worked within a CAMHS Family Therapy Team, is GSD Aware and Sex Positive and has trained with the Tavistock in Leeds. Sinead is also an Associate Member of Resolution, the Family Law professionals service, a registered member of the BACP and Pink Therapy. She is also a visiting lecturer on counselling degree courses at York St John University.

Canse has been working with Serendipity for the past 8 months during her training. She has now qualified as a counsellor and psychotherapist through Leeds Beckett University. We are delighted to welcome her on board as an Associate Counsellor.

Canse believes we all have the resources within us to reach our full potential and it is okay to need support in doing so. She has worked in a variety of adult mental health services over the last 10 years ranging from community settings, inpatient units and crisis intervention. Also, she is extremely passionate about mental health awareness. She actively seeks ways in which to reach out to people and challenge stigma.

Canse holds a degree in Psychology specialising in Clinical Psychology in addition to her Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Her therapeutic influence is from an integrative approach linked to Humanistic, Relational and Creative ways of working.