Erin Austin-Burchfield
Mindfulness Creative Colouring Group Facilitator @Mind
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WORK HISTORY
Mindfulness Creative Colouring Group Facilitator @Mind
Worthing, GB
Volunteering as a Creative Colouring Group Facilitator within a community mental health setting, supporting the delivery of a weekly wellbeing-focused creative group designed to promote calm, connection, and emotional regulation.Key responsibilities and activities include-Facilitating inclusive creative colouring sessions that support mindfulness, emotional expression, and social connection-Creating a welcoming and safe group environment in line with agreed Group Agreements and safeguarding procedures-Encouraging engagement and confidence-building through accessible, adaptable creative projects-Supporting service users to take ownership of their mental health in line with the 5 Ways to Wellbeing framework-Actively listening to service users, validating coping strategies, and responding sensitively to individual needs-Maintaining attendance records and escalating any safeguarding concerns in line with organisational policies-Working collaboratively with the Social Activities team and other volunteers to support group deliveryThis role is supporting my long-term goal of training as a Clinical Psychologist by developing my experience in community mental health, group facilitation, safeguarding, and wellbeing-focused practice with diverse service users.
EDUCATION
University of Sussex
Bachelor of Science - BS, Psychology with a Professional Placement Year
Worthing College
A level, Sociology
Worthing College
A level, Psychology
Worthing College
A level, Statistics
ABOUT ERIN AUSTIN-BURCHFIELD
I’m a Psychology undergraduate student at the University of Sussex with a growing interest in clinical and social psychology, particularly how psychological theory can be applied to real-world settings to support wellbeing and mental health.Alongside my degree, I’m currently completing a year-long research placement exploring social inequalities, where I’m developing skills such as participant recruitment, data collection, and analysis in R. This experience is deepening my understanding of research ethics, methodology, and psychological theory in practice.Beyond my academic work, I’m actively involved in roles that focus on supporting people and building meaningful connections. I volunteer with Whoopsadaisy, supporting children with physical and developmental disabilities. I volunteer with Shout UK as a crisis volunteer, developing skills in active listening, emotional regulation, and safeguarding. Alongside this I work with West Sussex Mind to facilitate a mindfulness colouring session. At the university I work as a widening participation ambassador to help disadvantaged groups from schools understand university is an option for them. I also volunteer as part of the Buddy Scheme at the University of Sussex, helping new students settle into university life. Lastly, I have a part-time job in a retail environment.These experiences strengthen my communication, empathy, problem-solving, and teamwork skills which are essential in clinical and mental health settings.I’m passionate about pursuing a career in Clinical Psychology and am eager to build on my academic and clinical experience through further opportunities in mental health services, assistant psychologist roles, or research.
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