Senior Associate Member of the 

Royal Society of Medicine

 

 

Member of the Society of Authors

 

 

M.A. - Transpersonal Psychotherapy & Counselling

 

 

Diploma - Advanced Psychotherapy

 

 

Diploma - Individual & Group Supervision

 

 

Diploma - Psychotherapy

 

 

B.A. - Psychology 1980

 

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Kintsugi as metaphor

 

In the Japanese craft of Kintsugi, broken pottery is repaired with precious metals – honouring the cracks as part of the object’s history and beauty, rather than something to hide or disguise. In much the same way, my philosophy of therapy embraces the places where a person has been hurt or broken. Rather than hiding the cracks, they are integrated with care to bring about a wholeness of being. Through this process, a person becomes a more genuine, resilient, and beautiful human being – not in spite of having suffered, but because of it.

 

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My aim is to provide a therapeutic experience that not only directly addresses the presenting issues but also nourishes the person's psychological, spiritual, emotional, social, and physical health and well-being. These aspects are interconnected, and so need to be cultivated for a person to make sustainable progress. In this way, the depth psychotherapy I provide is an experience through which a person develops self awareness, autonomy, a fulfilling level of social participation, and a meaningful relationship with life itself. It is about more than psychological health, it is health and well-being on every level.

 

My work is based on more than thirty-five years experience as a depth psychotherapist and nearly twenty years training and supervising psychotherapists in London. I do this work because life is difficult and for a person to be presented with challenges is a natural part of life. Through the therapeutic relationship problems are addressed as they arise and, by learning as they go, a person will develop a more compassionate and creative relationship to their own inner world, to others, and to life itself. In this way, they can deepen their understanding of their personal history and  win themselves back from restricting systems of thought and behaviour that have been imposed on them. And so, by becoming more themselves, a person is more able to live a happy, meaningful, and fulfilling life.

 

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Experience

 

1990 - present

 

 

1993 - 2008

 

 

 

1994 - 2007          

 

 

1980 - 1992               

 

 

1976 - 1980

 

 

Over three decades in private practise as a psychotherapist and professional supervisor in London.

 

Member of Staff at The Centre for Counselling & Psychotherapy Education, London, where I trained, supervised, and lectured students from all years, including final year and M.A. level.

 

Founder member and Head of Training & Development for the charity Hospice Home Support.

 

12 years as an IT Consultant to The International Stock Exchange, British Aerospace, Toyota, and other international businesses.                 

 

Bachelor of Arts majoring in Psychology, also reading Philosophy, Sociology, Education, and English Literature.