Rushna Patel – Senior Counselling Co-ordinator

Rushna Patel is the Senior Counselling Co-ordinator at The Awareness Centre (TAC). Her role involves coordinating the low-cost and private services at the centre and working alongside the Front of House team.

Following a BSc in Psychology and MA in Sociology, Rushna started her journey into counselling and completed her Level 4 Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. As a qualified integrative therapist, she has experience working with a range of long term clients in the Low Cost service at TAC and her own private practice.

Rushna previously worked within the financial oil sector and construction industry, and so understands the extreme pressures and experiences people can be exposed to in the workplace and its effects in their personal lives. Coming from an ethnic background, Rushna identifies with how challenging it can be to speak openly about mental health in certain cultures and recognises the difficulties this can impose.

Outside of TAC, Rushna enjoys spending quality time with loved ones, painting, visiting museums and taking spontaneous trips away when she can.