Leilah Zahedi

Experienced senior school counsellor and DEIJB steering committee member dedicated to promoting community wellbeing and fostering a sense of belonging. Utilise active listening and keen observation to guide counselling approach, supporting staff, students, and parents in creating safer and happier communities that enhance academic achievements. Cultivate intuitive, compassionate, patient, creative, and resilient individuals within a rigorous and inclusive teaching community. Instill confidence and inspire teams and students to excel, contributing to overall performance. Possess highly developed organizational skills, a positive mindset, adaptability, self-motivation, independence, a commitment to lifelong learning, and excellent communication abilities.

BACP Registered Member 387870 MBACP

Membership number: 00843441

• Date of Birth: 08/30/74
• Nationality: British

• John Barker, Director, International School Hannover Region, Bruchmeisterallee 6, Hannover, Lower Saxony, 30169, Germany, +49 (0) 511 2704 1650, john-barker@is-hr.de
• Chris Lynn, Head of School, International School of Havana - Calle 22 (High School), 115 Calle 22 entre Avenida 1ra y 3ra Miramar, Havana - Cuba, +53-7214-0773/0776, inquiries@ish.co.cu
• Claire Waller, Headteacher, Junior School Vlaskamp JSV, Vlaskamp 19 2592 AA Den Haag, The Netherlands, +31(0) 70333 8111, claire.waller@britishschool.nl
• Melanie Ellis, Head of Senior School, 71 Bukit Batok West Ave. 8, Singapore 658966, +65 6890 1000, melanie.ellis@dulwich.org

• Travel
• Reading
• Foreign films
• Yoga and mindfulness

• Learning to Action Advanced (L2A ADV), International Schools Services & AIELOC, 2024 October
• Creative Counselling Supervision, Hope Play Therapy. 2024 October
• Don't make me 'go there': innovative Therapeutic Approaches for Intellectualization and avoidance (Dr Janina Fisher), Nscience, 2024 September
• Beyond Linear: embracing the complexity of dissociation in trauma therapy (Dr Janine Marich), Nscience, 2024 August
• Singapore International Schools Leadership Programme, 2024 August
• Trauma Model Therapy, Ross Institute, 2024 June
• Advanced Therapeutic Skills Workshop 3: Decision making about boundaries (Kathy Steele), Nscience, 2024 May
• Positive Behaviour Training, Team Team, 2024 April
• Compassionate Systems Framework, Dulwich College Singapore, 2024 March
• Embodying the unspoken self: working with implicit communication and the body in complex trauma (Kathy Steele), Nscience, 2024 February
• ASIST training, LivingWorks, 2022 November
• Mental Wellbeing in Children & Young People- Level 2, EduCare, 2020 August
• Leading Safely: Child Protection Training for Designated Safeguarding Leads, Veema- Excellence in Education, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2019 November
• NLP Coaching training, Self Mastery with Luke Pearce, 2019 June
• Advanced Child Protection Training for Designated Safeguarding Leads, COBIS & RAW Training, 2018 November
• Mindful Educators Essentials, Mindfulschools.org, 2017 May
• Self-harm and Suicidal Thoughts, Virtual College, UK, 2017 October
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Online Counselling College, 2016 May
• Grief & Loss, Online Counselling College, 2015 October
• Conflict Resolution, Conflict Resolution E-Learning Centre, 2014 January