Sarah Briggs

Experience

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  Scottish & Newcastle

  Jan 1992 - Jan 1994

  Promotions Manager - pub marketing

  Marketing management within licensed retail estate

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  Partners BDDH

  Jan 1995 - Jan 1997

  Account Manager - advertising agency

  Accounts included Wolverhampton & Dudley Breweries, Savacentre, Fidelity Investments

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  BBDO

  Jan 1997 - Jan 2006

  Account Director - advertising agency

  Working on Sainsbury's in the UK, GE (General Electric) as regional account director EMEA, Ernest & Julio Gallo wines in London and California

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  The Grove Practice | thegrovepractice.com

  Apr 2006 - now

  Director and trainer

  20 years of design and delivery of high-quality CPD courses for qualified mental health practitioners: psychotherapists, counsellors, psychologists, coaches, and allied wellbeing professionals. The Grove's motto is "practice empowered" in the way our training qualifications add a new toolkit to enhance the attunement and efficacy of therapeutic work. Our pillars are: relational, embodied, trauma-wise, creativity; these are strands running through each of our courses.

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  ASHLAR EVOLUTION LIMITED

  Jan 2008 - now

  Director | equine-facilitated therapist, counsellor

  High-impact counselling and executive coaching in Malmesbury, Wiltshire for self-funded clients or some health insurance companies.Equine-led facilitation where the horse is the facilitator who offers learning in emotional authenticity and healing for relational or trauma difficulties. This equine-led approach is also highly effective for executives and management teams to foster authentic leadership, teamwork and emotional intelligence for a collaborative (rather than dominance-based) approach to powerful effectiveness at work. Show less

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  Dare to Live Trust

  Jan 2016 - Feb 2018

  Operations Director

  Supporting an equine-facilitated charity offering psycho-education programmes with horses bringing valuable life skills programmes to armed forces veterans in transition to civilian life, who often face difficulties in dealing with trauma symptoms or mental health problems as a result of their service in the forces, which can affect their and relationships and family life, let alone housing and employment and access to appropriate healthcare. Contact me if you know any veteran who would benefit from participating in this 3-day programme. Show less

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  Mentrix Menopause Expertise

  Oct 2022 - now

  Founder and Director

  We take a fresh approach, leaning on professional expertise and the real experiences of women to offer help for menopausal and peri-menopausal women that works.We build understanding with support networks and employers, confront their misconceptions, and facilitate better conversations about menopause. We cut through confusion with clarity, giving women the information and tools they need to rediscover their sense of purpose and self.We empower women to feel and live better through menopause. Show less