John is the Commercial Manager of Newgate Construction Ltd, a Bristol based building contractor, & was responsible for the successful refurbishment of the BCPC Trim Bridge offices.
He has always lived in the Bath area, starting his career in Quantity Surveying private practice & moving on to local companies of M P Kent Homes, Ernest Ireland Construction Ltd, RSW PLC & has been the Commercial Director for Newgate since 2000, where his role covers all office and site administration, surveying disciplines, project controls, and contractual responsibilities.
Away from work related life his time is spent with his family including grandchildren, Bath Rugby, golf, & most importantly with his ever faithful working black Labrador Cooper.
His experience in the commercial environment brings a separate perspective, strength & support to the administration & board.
David Presswell is an experienced executive coach of individuals and teams, working up to and including board level across a range of sectors. He is a Partner at Aretai LLP and was for several years a director and Head of Global Coaching at YSC, a business psychology consultancy working with half the FTSE 100. His previous career was as a director and producer of factual television in the UK and US. He has an MA in English Literature from the University of Oxford, is author of a number of published works on Systemic Constellations, and is presently training in Counselling at The Psychosynthesis and Education Trust. He lives with his family in Bath.
Frankie is an experienced UKCP registered psychotherapist and CTSD supervisor, with a background in teaching and training. Initially a secondary school teacher, she later worked for the Open University, training participants to organise and run various interest groups in the community, such as ageing, health and welfare, etc. and ran groups herself in Leyhill Open Prison. She went on to become a lecturer at the University of Wales, Caerleon alongside developing her private practice in Bristol which included further training in EMDR, and many years in a residential setting working with people with severe emotional difficulties.
Frankie’s long experience as a psychotherapist and involvement in the community with people from different backgrounds and with varying needs enables her to bring a useful and balanced perspective to the work of the Board.
Martin is an architect and lecturer who for many years led the degree programme in architecture at the University of Bath having previously established his own practice. In 2012 he undertook a Masters degree in Jungian and Post Jungian Studies at the University of Essex which began a long held hope of linking a sense of place (architecture) with a sense of self (psychology).
He is presently in the writing up phase of a PhD at the University of Bangor, entitled A Biography of the Tower - a study of Carl Jung’s Bollingen retreat on Lake Zurich. He hopes that this will become a book. Over the years he has taken an interest in BCPC as a training organisation, and holds a sense of the importance of the ‘therapeutic encounter’ in education, as well as a compassion for the student ‘voice’.
John is a retired secondary school leader and has lived with his family in Wiltshire since 1997. He has extensive management and leadership experience, with particular interests in data, logistics and strategic development. He has worked closely with school governors to ensure decision making reflects the vision of an organisation guided by the Nolan principles of public life. John has always been a passionate advocate for the most disadvantaged students working to ensure they access the best possible education and all other opportunities available. From his work in school and through conversations with his wife, who works as a school counsellor, John has seen the positive impact of counselling services on the mental health, well-being and personal development of young people.
Jill is a UKCP Registered Psychotherapeutic Counsellor working part time in private practice with Adults, Children and Young People in Chippenham, having graduated from BCPC in 2021. Before training as a counsellor, Jill studied Art History at Nottingham University and worked in art galleries and interior design before moving on to work as a magazine journalist before switching direction to train as a counsellor.
In her younger years Jill travelled widely, living abroad in both France and China, and she has a longstanding interest in myth, cosmology, ecology and comparative spiritual perspectives. Jill also paints, makes textile art and has a small home-based picture-framing business. Jill is now training to become a Jungian Analyst with the Independent Group of Analytical Psychologists and particularly enjoys working creatively and relationally with clients of all ages.