UKCP Registered Family & Systemic Psychotherapist and a Fellow of the Hypnotherapy Society.
Psychotherapy has been found to be useful across a wide spectrum of situations.
1. Where current behaviour patterns and emotional responses are linked to past history and experience.
2. When current life situations are untenable, i.e. violent & abusive relationships, difficulties at work or socially, or when experiencing relationship; sexual or family dilemmas or difficulties.
3. When major life changes such as bereavement; divorce; becoming a parent; redundancy; retirement; children leaving home, amongst others, are not being negotiated successfully.
Hypnotherapy is commonly used to help people break unwanted habits, such as smoking or nail biting. It is also useful as an aid for pain relief and pain control. It can aid stress reduction and help with the management of anxiety. Hypnosis can be used in conjunction with counselling & psychotherapy.
When seeking assistance from a therapist, it is wise to ensure the person is qualified to provide such assistance, and to choose someone with whom you feel comfortable and able to talk freely.
I have been working therapeutically with clients since 1987, both in private practice and within the NHS.
I am employed part time in the NHS, in a large Department of Clinical Psychology where I am Deputy Head of Psychological therapies in a London Mental Health Trust.
In my private Practice, I provide a therapeutic service to individuals, couples and families.
I am a qualified and accredited Systemic supervisor and trainer and provide supervision to appropriate practitioners and trainees.
I lecture at a number of universities and other training institutions.
University of Hertfordshire - Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.
Lecturer and Module organiser for the Systemic Approaches And Practice Module.
Nursing Times: expert reviewer for the publication Nursing Times, where I consider if potential mental health submissions are of a standard for publication.
Organisational Stress Service: staff psychotherapist for the Organisational Stress Service (OSS) administered by Institute of Family therapy (London).
Professional Representations
2004-2005 Institute of Family therapy (IFT) representative the Royal College of Psychiatrists.
I represented The Institute of Family therapy at the Royal College of Psychiatrists (RCP), on an Interface Working Group convened between the Faculties of Rehabilitation and Social Psychiatry and psychotherapy. The remit was to identify and address the training requirements for psychiatrists to work effectively in services capable of delivering psychological therapies according to the NICE Schizophrenia Guidelines, and the NHS plan directing the development of functional teams to provide care for people with serious mental illness. The group produced a document, Psychiatrists, psychological therapies for schizophrenia and training, which is available from the RCP website.
2006 - Ongoing Association for Family Therapy (AFT) Board Member
Board responsibilities include membership of the AFT Strategic Development Group and representing AFT at the Academy of Social Sciences. In this role I have also represented AFT at the following:
2007 Westminster Briefing Conference, Tackling Social Exclusion. Presenter on behalf of AFT.
2008 - 2009 Skills for Health: Development of National Occupational Standards for Psychological therapies. Family and Systemic Modality Working Group - AFT Representative.
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