• Ongoing extensive annual professional development.
• Working under full supervision and under BACP and COSRT (BASRT) codes of practice.
• Full Professional insurance.
• Referrals accepted from GPs, psychiatrists and self referrals.
Interests:
• 40 year interest and practice in mindfulness meditation, both as student and teacher.
• Workshop leader and facilitator for groups of up to 50 participants since 1994, one day events, workshops as well as residential weekend and 5-day events and retreats.
• Guidance and supervision, consultation for individuals, therapists and groups.
• Ongoing interest in interface between psychotherapy and spirituality especially parallels and differences between psychological and spiritual disciplines and practice.
• Facilitator and chair of Buddhist lay community (ALBA) 450 members.
• Lay teacher of mindfulness meditation at Amaravati Buddhist Monastery, Herts.Qualifications & Training
• Relate National Marriage Guidance Certificate.
• LMG (London Marriage Guidance) training in psychodynamic marital and.
couple counselling.
• Practitioners Diploma in Psychodynamic Marital and Couple Therapy.
• LMG training in psycho-sexual marital and couple therapy (BASRT approved course).
• Diploma in Psycho-Sexual Marital and Couple Therapy.
• EMDR training Parts I – III.Experience
• 16 years experience working for LMG (London Marriage Guidance - Central London), RCL (Relationship Counselling for London) now known as TCCR (Tavistock Centre for Couple Relationships).
• 7 years in private practice.
Experienced in working with:
• alcohol and drug related issues
• depression and anxiety
• gay relationships
• individual life issues
• meditation and mindfulness
• PTSD
• relaxation
• relationship, marital and couple issues
• resourcing, i.e. breathing, exercises, visualisation practices, EFT
• sexual problems and dysfunctions
• transpersonal / spiritual counselling
• trauma (big and small ‘T’ trauma)Fees
• Fees on application.
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