Professional Memberships
As a dedicated cat behaviourist, staying connected with professional organisations is essential for providing the highest standard of care and expertise. These memberships not only affirm my commitment to best practices but also ensure that I engage in ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) throughout the year. By being part of respected behaviourist associations, I stay updated with the latest research, techniques, and ethical standards in feline behavior care. This commitment to CPD allows me to bring the most current and compassionate approaches to my work, ensuring that you and your cat benefit from the best support available.
The Association of Pet Behaviour Counsellors (APBC) is a network of friendly and professional practitioners who collaborate extensively with vet-led teams, focusing on a variety of species such as dogs, cats, horses, small mammals, reptiles, birds, and other animals. APBC members offer an array of services, both in-person and remotely, including those for international clients. Additionally, the APBC is dedicated to organising regular events for pet guardians, trainers, behaviourists, and veterinary professionals. At the heart of everything we do, animal and human welfare is core to our practice.
Full and Provisional APBC members are assessed as having met the relevant standards set out by the Animal Behaviour and Training Council (ABTC). These standards are supported by many veterinary organisations. Our members are dedicated to promoting animal welfare through training and behaviour change.
The Animal Behaviour and Training Council sets and maintains standards of knowledge and practical skills needed to be an animal trainer, training instructor or animal behaviour therapist and maintains the national Register of appropriately assessed practitioners.
ABTC members include major animal welfare charities, organisations concerned with human-animal interactions, educational institutions and membership organisations for practitioners.
ABTC Practitioners must use science-led, compassionate and non-punitive methods and equipment. Training and behaviour programmes must not be based on Positive Punishment or the creation of anxiety or fear.
The ABTC Practitioner Directory lists the species which any given practitioner works with, having been rigorously assessed as competent in the relevant role in its entirety.
The IAABC was founded in 2004 by a group of animal behavior professionals who recognized that the practice of assisting the public with companion animal behavior problems was a growing field without a formal professional body to support it. The IAABC now supports professionals with diverse backgrounds, species interests, and specialties in the practice of animal behavior. The organization is growing and currently has over 3,500 members in seventy countries throughout the world. The goals of the IAABC are to standardize and support the practice of animal behavior consulting and training, to provide professional development, and to offer peer support and mentoring for its members. IAABC credentials are the most rigorous in the field, and assess people working with multiple species both with private clients and in shelters.
IAABC members work to minimize the use of aversive stimuli and maximize the effective use of reinforcers to modify animal behavior. Members agree to adhere to LIMA (Least Intrusive, Minimally Aversive) behavior change principles and the IAABC Code of Ethics upon joining. We actively enforce these requirements in order to remain an organization of principled practitioners.
International Feline Behaviourists (IFB) was founded back in 2019 by International Canine Behaviourists (ICB) founder, Brigitte Barton, with the aim of providing a consistent approach to feline welfare and care.
They are an organization that prides itself on its members who have an abundance of ‘hands-on’ experience, theory knowledge and academic qualifications; and who are all committed to using natural, force-free scientifically proven methods for behaviour modification. All of the members pledge never to use any approach that may harm either a cat’s physical or mental wellbeing, abiding by our motto ‘feline wellness at our core’
International Companion Animal Network (ICAN) was founded in 2018 as a network for welfare-minded organisations, professionals, and charities who only use force-free methods.
ICAN was established to meet the profound need for solidarity, mutual support, communication and cooperation for professionals, organizations, charities and individuals working in the animal behaviour and training industry.
I am a qualified Blue Cross Pet Bereavement Advisor, trained through the Blue Cross Pet Bereavement Service to offer compassionate support to those dealing with the loss of a beloved pet. My approach is empathetic and understanding, providing guidance and a listening ear during difficult times to help pet parents navigate grief and find peace.”
Companion animals may also grieve for the loss of an animal in the home and my training can support both the human and animal members of the home
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