Helen Parminter - School Counsellor

Helen Parminter has worked for TGGS since 2020 after completing her placement hours here and at local community centres. She is a member of the British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has experience working with adults and children on a variety of issues, however she specialises in working with children and young people.

Helen is an integrative counsellor that works in the best interests of each individual. She is passionate about supporting our students, helping them to make positive changes and to develop resilience that will not only be beneficial for them now, but also for their futures.

Helen has a degree in Geography from the university of Nottingham; her counselling qualifications consist of levels 3 and 4 in integrative counselling and level 5 in working therapeutically with children and young people. She lives in Exeter with her partner, daughter, dog, cat, hamster and tortoise. When not working Helen loves nothing more than taking her daughter out to lovely places, taking long walks on the moor and camping. She loves being out in nature as much as possible and enjoys travel with her family.

Contact: counsellingsupport@tggsacademy.org