Dr Caryl Sibbett
(PhD)
Welcome to
Kairos Consultancy
based in N. Ireland,
offering a range of professional services:
Dr Caryl Sibbett (PhD)
Kairos - An opportune time and space where
creative transformation is possible.
"Kairos reigns where creative purposes
are to be achieved"
My main current roles include:
BACP Senior Accredited Supervisor, supervising for diverse organisations in statutory, third sector and private practice settings.
BACP Registered Senior Accredited Counsellor / Psychotherapist.
Art Psychotherapist (HCPC Registered).
Appointed as Regional Representative for Art Therapy on the Advisory Committee of the Allied Health Professions (ACAHP) to the Department of Health NI / Minister of Health. Allied Health Professionals (AHPs) (Mar. 2024 - ).
Core tutor - I am a core tutor, teaching on several trauma-informed post-qualifying courses:
A core tutor & curriculum designer on a Level 5 Post-Qualifying Diploma in Trauma-Informed Counselling / Psychotherapy with Children & Young People (CPCAB) (2013-ongoing). I co-designed the course and I mapped the course to BACP's CYP competences & curriculum & to BAAT & HCPC guidelines. This PQ course is for registered counsellors / psychotherapists, arts therapists and similar.
A core tutor & curriculum designer on a Level 6 trauma-Informed Post-Qualifying Certificate in Creative Supervision of Practice Across the Age Range (CPCAB) (2016/17-ongoing). I co-designed the course and I mapped the course to BACP's supervision competences & curriculum & to BAAT & HCPC guidelines. This PQ course is for registered counsellors / psychotherapists, arts therapists and similar.
also teaching CPD short courses on: eco-practice, fairy tales in psychotherapy, etc.
and a Trauma Education Facilitator.
Other roles include:
Council member of the British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT), the UK professional body for Art Therapists / Art Psychotherapists.
Deputy Chair of BAAT NI, the NI country group of BAAT (Mar. 2023 - ), & committee member since Feb 2021. See: BAAT NI Instagram, BAAT NI Twitter/X, BAAT NI Facebook.
Member of the BACP's School and college counselling expert reference group, a BACP priority workstream.
Fellow of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy.
Fellow of Advance HE / Higher Education Academy.
External Quality Advisor, University of Chester, for the counselling, psychotherapy, psychological trauma courses.
Member of a NI coalition working to promote secure funding for counselling and creative therapeutic interventions in Northern Ireland’s schools. The coalition produced a report (2023): 'The case for investing in therapeutic interventions in Northern Ireland’s schools'.
Life member of the Northern Ireland Group for Art as Therapy (NIGAT) (Reg. Charity), having been a past Chair, Deputy Chair, Secretary etc.
Full Member: British Association of Art Therapists (BAAT)
Full Member: British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
Life Member: Northern Ireland Group for Art as Therapy (NIGAT)
Invited member of the Steering group for the Pluralistic Practice Network (Oct. 2019 - ).
Member: International Community for Ecopsychology (ICE)
Artist.
Owner & founder of Kairos Consultancy in NI.
To read more about my biography & past roles: click here
