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Training Managers

 

 Tree Staunton (Director of Studies, Course Director Psychotherapy, MA Programme Leader, Link Tutor Middlesex University) BA, MA HIP, UKCP Reg. Tree is a UKCP registered Body Psychotherapist, trainer and supervisor, and is current Chair of UKCP's Humanistic and Integrative College. She holds a BA degree in Conflict Resolution and Group Studies, and previously worked in the Health Service as an Occupational Therapist. Tree has a special interest in the integration of Politics and Psychotherapy and she is on the Steering Group of PCSR (Psychotherapists and Counsellors for Social Responsibility). Her private practice is in Stroud, Gloucestershire.

Peter Lowis (Course Director for Counselling; Lead Tutor for Year Two) - MA, DipPsychotherapy, DipSupervision, MBACP (Accred), UKCP Reg. Peter is an integrative counsellor, psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer. He taught previously on accredited counselling courses in London and Northern Ireland. Peter is also an experienced NHS therapist, having worked for many years with a very diverse client group in Tottenham, North London, where he developed his own integration of brief psychodynamic psychotherapy and humanistic counselling.

Jan Mojsa (Course Director for Foundation) - MA MEd UKCP reg. Jan is currently vice chair of HIPC and serves on the research and training standards committees. Growing up in a mixed European family in the north of England, multiculturalism and equality have always been guiding principles. She has an MA in Gender Studies and is interested in queer spirituality and Buddhist practice. She recently spent 2 years doing research and consultancy in a wellbeing project at Body Positive North West. Originally trained as a counsellor (University of Leicester) she is a UKCP registered psychotherapist working from a transpersonal and integrative perspective. At the moment she is in the final stages of writing up a doctorate that focuses on non-duality and psychotherapy. Qualitative and practitioner-based research are her current academic interests in the field.

  

Teaching Staff

 

 Rhonda Brandrick Dip HIC. Rhonda is a BACP accredited counsellor and experienced supervisor. She has worked in organisational settings, including student and staff counselling, and currently runs a private practice in Bristol, Swansea and at home in Failand. Rhonda is undertaking training with Animas Valley Institute (wilderness & soul guiding) and is committed to exploring the relationship between the transpersonal, psyche and nature.

Derek Catton BA (Hons), PGCE, Dip HIP, UKCP Reg. Derek is a psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer. He previously worked as a teacher with emotionally disturbed children and adolescents, and has had an involvement in therapeutic trainings and their delivery and assessment for over ten years. His private practice is in Bath.

 Mike Cosford MA HIP, Dip HIP, Dip HIC, MBACP, UKCP reg.   Mike is a counsellor and psychotherapist working in private practice in North East Bristol as well as being Head of Counselling for South Glos NHS and supervising counsellors at various prisons in the area. One of his interests is the relational roots of emotional regulation difficulties.

 Jim Frost BA (Hons), Dip HIC, Dip Stress Mgmt, MBACP (Accred). Jim is a counsellor, supervisor and trainer, working both in private practice and in organisational settings. He's previously worked in a variety of jobs including as a bus driver, cowman and taxman. He's undertaken further training in Gestalt, CBT, supervision and working with couples. He is an enthusiastic believer in the power of time limited counselling as well as the distinct values of longer term work.

 Rae Howling C of Ed, CQSW, Dip HIP, MA HIP, UKCP Reg. Rae is a psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer with a private practice in Bristol. Previously she worked as a social worker and family therapist. She is particularly interested in the integration of Intersubjective and Dialogical approaches to Psychotherapy in her work.

Gerrie Hughes MA (Creative Writing), Dip. GPTI, UKCP Reg, is a Gestalt psychotherapist, supervisor, trainer and organisational facilitator, working in private practice from Penarth, near Cardiff. Her interest is in creative expression, particularly through writing and storytelling. She studied issues of diversity with Dr. Arnold Mindell and has worked with Black and Minority Ethnic women in a training organisation for those wishing to find or return to work. She has experience of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender communities and some understanding of disability.

 Ounkar Kaur MSc, Dip. Counselling and MBACP. Ounkar was instrumental in setting up and developing the Asian Women’s Counselling Service in Bristol. She is a BME Consultant/Advisor and Research Associate with SACHS (University of Bristol). She is interested and committed in making mainstream Mental Health Services more responsive and sensitive to the needs of people from BME communities. She has a small private practice in Bristol and is an accredited Race Equality trainer.

 Ailin Kelleher BSc, H Dip Ed, Dip HIP, MA HIP, UKCP reg. Ailin is a psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer. She has a private practice in Bath and integrates Intersubjective and Dialogical approaches in her work. She is particularly interested in trauma and the relational origins of dissociative states. Her background is in education.

 Rebecca Miles MSc, Dip PCC, BACP Accredited. Rebecca is a therapist, supervisor and trainer practicing in Peasedown St John and Bath. She has a particular interest in an integration of Person-Centred and Jungian approaches. She has recently extended her practice to work with play therapy methods with children.

 Jane Purkiss BA (Hons) PGCE, Dip HIP, MA HIP, UKCP reg. Jane is a psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer with a private practice in Bristol. She works integratively combining humanistic, psychoanalytic, intersubjective and transpersonal perspectives. She has a particular interest in postmodern approaches to the themes of loss and separation. She has family experience of disability and of working with disabled people. Her background is in education as a French teacher; she has ongoing connections with France and is a fluent French speaker.

 David Slattery Dip HIP, MA HIP, UKCP Reg. David is a psychotherapist, supervisor, couples therapist and trainer practicing in Nailsworth and Bath. He has undertaken further training in Body Process, Dialogical Therapy, Couples Therapy and Supervision. He also runs the Centre for Relational Couples therapy.

 Penny Thomas CQSW, Dip HIP, UKCP Reg. Penny is a psychotherapist, supervisor, couples counsellor and trainer in private practice near Nailsworth. She previously worked in therapeutic communities and as a family therapist in Child and Family Guidance Clinics. Penny is a student at the Ridhwan School.

 Paul Venables MA, Ad Dip, UKCP Reg. Paul is a psychotherapist and trainer working privately in Cheltenham and Stroud. He has also worked as a psychotherapist in the NHS and for Gloucestershire Occupational Health. He has created and taught Emotional Resilience Workshops and Stress Reduction programs for Gloucestershire County Council. He has a particular interest in attachment theory.

Rosemary Williams BSc, Dip HIC, Dip Supervision, MBACP (Accred) is a counsellor, trainer and supervisor. She has worked for a number of years in her local voluntary and community sector and recently within an employee assistance time-limited counselling service. She has a private practice in the Swindon area.

 

Moderators and Consultants

External Moderator - Counselling: Janie Dickson
MSc in Counselling (Bristol), CQSW, MBACP, Certificate in Counselling Supervision (CPCAB validated).

External Consultant - Counselling: Rebecca Midwinter
MSc, PG Diploma in Counselling; Advanced Award – Mediation in the Workplace; IIHHT Diploma in Aromatherapy.

External Moderator - Psychotherapy: Katherine Murphy
BA, MSc (psych), Dip. Applied Soc Sci/CQSW, PGCE, UKCP Reg.

Middlesex External Examiner - MA: Rosalind Pearmain
Ph.D., M.A. Dip.Ed. B.A.Hon. Accrdt Guild, UKCP

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