About Me
About Me
Jeanette Carlsson
Being Swedish in origin I feel very strongly that our wellbeing and happiness should be more prominent in our way of life and the concept of Lagom, which means ‘just about right, not too much or too little’ is a key concept to Swedish people.
This balance between work and pleasure is perhaps more clearly articulated in Scandinavia and sits well together with the key foundation of the Positive Psychology movement.
My History
After my initial Psychology degree I worked in the Further Education Sector and I still have a particular interest in adolescents and in Post 16 work.
I did my Educational Psychology training at the Tavistock Clinic in London in the mid 90s, and I had a good grounding in Attachment and Resilience based frameworks as well as Family Therapy. Over the years, I have also specialised in specific learning difficulties as well as more recently in Positive Psychology with a particular interest in Coaching Psychology.
Over the last year I have received Positive Psychology Coaching from one of Britain’s most well established Positive Psychologists, Miriam Akhtar. Being on the receiving end of good coaching has given me a personal insight into its transformational powers.
Having been an educational psychologist for over 20 years in a number of different settings, including both Local Authorities and the Independent Sector, as well as assessments for students in Higher Education, I came across Positive Psychology when experiencing personal and health changes in my own life. I applied a number of Positive Psychology strategies such as The Keys To Happier Living, (See Action for Happiness below) and I learnt to keep my attention and focus in the right place in order to promote wellbeing. I learnt what my Character Strengths were which enabled me to see myself in a different light. I feel strongly that everybody would benefit from knowledge of these principles. I am therefore keen to provide Positive Psychology training and insights to individuals, families and schools.
- Registered as a Practising Psychologist with the Health and Care Professional’s Council (HCPC)
- Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Full Member of the Association for Educational Psychologists (AEP)
- Member of the Association for Child Psychologists in Private Practice (Achippp)
- Member of the International Positive Psychology Association (IPPA)
Action for Happiness
I am a member of Action for Happiness and have been leading the Keys to Happier Living Toolkit training for schools within a local authority. Research has unequivocally shown that happy students do much better in schools and happy teachers are also more effective teachers and better able to handle stress. There is a strong relationship between emotional wellbeing and academic achievement.
We offer workshops for parents too. 20% of any fee for training in Keys to Happier Living will be donated back to Action for Happiness which is a charity.
The Keys to Happier Living is a research based framework that is equally applicable to adults and children from KS1 and upwards. It also has a specific curriculum, The Toolkit, which is available for KS2 and the KS1 Toolkit is currently being piloted.
What People Are Saying
"Meeting you, the assessment and all the feedback has for us been “life changing’. I feel like we finally have a clarity and approaches to move forwards very positively. V and I are so grateful and we can’t thank you enough for your professionalism, clarity and kindness."
"Thank you so much for everything you have done with A – it really is much appreciated. It has been very good for his self esteem to have his strengths articulated as he often forgets them when thinking about the negatives"
"The Strengths evaluation was helpful in that it helped me to get a different view point and to see things in a different manner in terms of giving me 5 ways in which to tackle problems"
"Whilst working together and being able to articulate freely and talk problems through with Jeanette really helped me solve the issues I wanted to resolve. Although I came to the conclusions myself I couldn’t have got there without Jeanette’s help"
"The assessment does seem to have really helped I, - perhaps giving her the realisation that if she doesn’t understand something it’s not because of lack of intelligence but just needing things explained in a different way, which is great"
"I found the sessions very helpful, especially the positive psychology approach. I liked the practical tasks that meant I didn’t just come and talk but was actively making changes. I always felt encouraged after our sessions. Thank you"
Ready to Make a Change?
Get in touch to have a conversation to see how I can help you to achieve your goals whether they are achievement focused or emotionally focused.
