About Us

With foundation in relational and psychoanalytic approaches, Luka was also trained and supervised by leading clinicians in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT), Emotionally Focused Therapy (EFT) for couples and individuals and body-oriented approaches. He also has a deep interest in the therapeutic use of meditation and somatic practices.

Experience

Luka brings a wealth of experience from his work across NHS, community and private settings, and has been deeply influenced by the courage and resilience of the people he has accompanied since 2009. He spent several years in a specialist NHS “personality disorder” service, working alongside individuals living with long-standing emotional pain and the effects of trauma - experiences sometimes referred to in medical circles as BPD, EUPD or complex PTSD. During this time, he provided team-based DBT and trauma-focused therapy.

Prior to that Luka also worked within primary care services, where he helped people navigate depression, anxiety and phobias through CBT-focused interventions and other talking therapies. During this time, he also facilitated the eight-week Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) for Depression programme and led psycho-educational workshops for both patients and NHS staff.

Now in private practice, Luka offers therapy, supervision for therapists, personal development retreats, and bespoke workshops and training.

Therapeutic Approach

Luka's approach explores the interplay between emotional concerns, early life experiences, and the relationships and environments shaping your present life. He sees therapy as a collaborative and heart-centred process, one that empowers you to move through emotional challenges with greater confidence, creativity and self-compassion. His approach is invitational, non-judgemental and gently challenging, offering a space where you can explore and transform emotional and behavioural patterns that get in the way of how you’d like to live or relate.

Luka has studied and practiced a number of therapeutic models, including relational, analytic, experiential and behavioural therapies. He also trained in couple counselling and attachment-based therapies and will be dedicated to supporting you as an individual or a couple in strengthening relational skills, balancing closeness with independence and deepening emotional intimacy.

At the core of Luka's work is a deep belief in the power of human relationships as a source of healing. Having studied Western and Eastern psychology, mindfulness and human behaviour for over 20 years, he brings a holistic perspective to his practice. His personal journey of growth - including his own therapy, retreats, self-compassion workshops, and study of Zen, psychosynthesis and indigenous wisdom - enables him to tailor therapy to your unique emotional needs and concerns or make meaningful referrals where needed.

Supervision and Training

Luka’s approach to supervision is integrative, relational and grounded in a lifelong fascination with how healing unfolds through genuine, collaborative relationships that invite both vulnerability and courage. Shaped by his diverse training, he views supervision as a reflective, heart-centred process that honours both the science of psychological change and the craft of human relating.

His intention is to create an invitational space where you can explore both effective and challenging moments in your practice, deepen reflection and grow in confidence. Luka also offers consultative supervision for therapists and teams wishing to strengthen their work with high-risk clients through DBT and trauma-informed approaches. Where helpful, he welcomes the use of brief recorded session clips to gain powerful insights into therapeutic dynamics.

Luka’s supervision training includes courses with SDS Seminars, with Dr Alan Fruzzetti (DBT), and a year-long programme at CSTD London.

Academic Qualifications

• MSc in Clinical and Community Psychology, University of East London
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling and Psychotherapy (UKCP), Roehampton University
• Post-Graduate Certificate in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Bangor University
• Post-Graduate Certificate in Focusing-Oriented Psychotherapy, University of East Anglia
• Post-Graduate Certificate in Psychological Wellbeing Practice (LI CBT), Canterbury Christ Church University

Post-Qualifying Training

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Luka's core DBT training with British Isles DBT National Training Team was in 2012. It was followed by weekly team consultation and advanced DBT training. Luka also received 40 hours of expert supervision from Dr Heidi Heard who was one of the original researchers and developers of DBT affiliated to The Linehan Institute, Behavioral Tech
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress (developed for survivors of sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence): Professor Martin Bohus, organised by British Isles DBT 
• DBT Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder: Dr Melanie Harned, The Linehan Institute, Behavioral Tech 
• Certificate in Supervision, Centre for Supervision and Team Development
• Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples: Externship and Advanced Core Skills Training (Levels 1-4 out of 4) with Dr Scott Woolley and Dr Zoya Simakhodskaya, The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
• Emotionally Focused Therapy for Individuals (Attachment Trauma-Focused): Levels 1-2 out of 2 with Dr Sue Johnson and Dr Leanne Campbell, The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
• Training in Emotional Release (200 hours): Psycho-Somatic and Bodywork Facilitation (Levels 1-3 out of 3), NEO Emotional Release Institute
• Building A Lasting Connection. Facilitator Training: Relationship enhancement workshop for couples wanting a deeper and lasting connection, Dr Debi Gilmore and Dr Rebecca Jorgensen
• Radically Open DBT for Disorders of Over-control: Intensive training for difficulties associated with excessive self-control related to treatment-resistant depression, chronic anxiety, autism spectrum, anorexia nervosa, perfectionism and obsessive compulsive personality, Professor Thomas Lynch and the Radically Open Ltd Team
• Narrative Exposure Therapy for Trauma: Vivo International and Institute for Psychotrauma, London
• Certificate in Psychedelic-Assisted Therapy, Integrative Psychiatry Institute 

Memberships

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy
• Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in the UK and Ireland
• International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy

Location: London Bridge (SE1 4PH)

How Early Experiences Affect Us

Our early experiences shape the way we relate to ourselves and others, creating a ‘blueprint’ for relationships and emotional responses. The body holds onto these experiences, often storing the unresolved ‘charge’ of past events. When these remain unprocessed, they can lead to protective behaviours - such as self-criticism, avoidance, or emotional numbing - that once served a purpose but may now keep you feeling stuck.

Trauma is not just about what happened, but about how the nervous system responded and what it was unable to process at the time. When we remain in a state of protection, we may turn to coping mechanisms like self-harm, substance use, disordered eating, or isolation. While these strategies may have helped you survive, they can also contribute to feelings of disconnection, overwhelm, or distress in the present.

What Therapy with Me Looks Like

In our work together, we will explore how these protective responses are shaping your current challenges and gently develop new ways of responding to distress. A key focus of therapy will be learning how to recognise and regulate your nervous system’s activation - so past experiences no longer dictate how you feel today and shape your behaviour. By deepening awareness of your internal world and approaching it with curiosity and compassion, we can foster a greater sense of internal safety and introduce practices that better align with your needs.

I also facilitate weekly DBT skills groups, integrating knowledge of the nervous system, body-based approaches, and sensorimotor psychotherapy to make these skills practical and applicable. You may choose to work with me as part of the full DBT programme or attend the DBT skills group as a standalone option. Additionally, I am fully trained in EMDR therapy, a highly effective approach for processing past trauma and reducing its emotional charge.

As part of an adherent Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) service, we will begin with an initial assessment to explore what type of support would be most helpful for you. From there, we can agree on a therapy plan that feels right and sustainable for you.

Qualifications

Jaclyn is committed to continuous learning to provide the best possible support. Her training includes:

• MSc in Integrative Psychotherapy, Metanoia Institute
• Postgraduate Certificate in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Bangor University
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Levels 1, 2, and 3
• Sensorimotor Psychotherapy Training: Integrating body-based interventions to support healing
• Advanced training in complex trauma and dissociation, including work with leading experts in the field such as Dr Janina Fisher, Dr Melanie Harned or Professor Martin Bohus

Experience

Jaclyn has worked across the NHS, private sector, and prison services, supporting individuals with complex emotional and psychological challenges. From 2011 to 2016, she was part of a specialist NHS personality disorder service, providing DBT for individuals with complex trauma, dissociation, and emotional regulation difficulties, including neurodivergent individuals and those whose challenges are labelled in medical circles as borderline personality disorder or ADHD.

She now works exclusively in private practice, supporting clients with concerns including:

• Depression, anxiety, and emotional overwhelm
• Self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and dissociation
• Identity and sexuality exploration
• Emotional regulation difficulties
• Relationship challenges and attachment wounds

Your work together will begin with an in-depth assessment to explore your needs and create a personalised therapeutic plan. Jaclyn's approach is collaborative, ensuring that change happens at a pace that feels manageable, so you can stretch into new ways of being without feeling overwhelmed.

Training and Consultancy

Jaclyn provides consultation and training for therapists, teams, and organisations seeking to integrate DBT and trauma-informed approaches into their practice, enhance their therapeutic effectiveness and build skills for working with complex presentations. Whether you are a professional looking to enhance your therapeutic skills or an organisation seeking tailored training, she offers expertise grounded in years of clinical practice.

Memberships

• United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in the UK and Ireland
• European Society of Trauma and Dissociation (ESTD)

Jill has been offering the comprehensive DBT programme at Mind-Reframed since 2016. Previously, she provided DBT both at the acute hospital and adolescent unit at the Priory in North London. For a number of years she also worked for the Ambulance Service providing trauma-focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for paramedics experiencing Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Jill also has extensive experience in the field of HIV and AIDS supporting people in rebuilding their sense of self and promoting protection within the sex worker industry.

Prior to her therapeutic work Jill qualified as a teacher in 1995 and taught English and Drama until 2002. She also has a wealth of experience working as SENCO at a high school behavioural unit with children and young adults with special behavioural needs.

Jill currently runs a private practice in Primrose Hill and online providing individual Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for people living with emotion regulation difficulties, including those who were given the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and complex post-traumatic stress, and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and Rational Emotive Behaviour Therapy for individuals and couples.

Jill has a special interest and training in supporting people who are affected by trauma, neglect and adverse childhood experiences, PTSD and associated difficulties. She is also experienced in working with anxiety, depression and other forms of distress using a combination of 1st and 3rd wave cognitive behavioural disciplines including mindfulness and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Jill has a thorough approach to therapy helping clients to learn and apply a wide range of tools to unlock and change destructive patterns of thought and behaviour, which consistently threaten their capacity to experience a life worth living.

Location: Primrose Hill near Chalk Farm station (NW1 8XY)

Leela also has background as a registered psychiatric nurse and has a wealth of knowledge in emotional distress and relevant treatment options. She has also developed the skills necessary to undertake complex assessments under the Mental Health Act. Leela received her initial training in DBT with the British Isles DBT in 2003 when she worked alongside a private team established to provide in-patient care and support for clients on the severe spectrum of dysregulation in emotion and behaviour and self-harm, including those who had been diagnosed with "emotionally unstable personality disorder".

In 2007 she received advanced DBT training from Behavioural Tech LLC in San Francisco and subsequently joined a specialist personality disorder service in the NHS where she was one of the DBT therapists participating in a 3-year Randomised Control Trial measuring the effectiveness of DBT. Throughout this time she continued to have weekly consultation and received specialist supervision for adherence to the DBT model from Dr Heidi Heard who was one of the original researchers and developers of DBT in the US and is a senior DBT trainer affiliated to The Linehan Institute. Leela also completed post-graduate certificate in DBT at Bangor University.

Leela has continued expanding her knowledge base and received additional training from Behavioural Tech in treating eating disorders, substance misuse and complex trauma. She has vast experience in working with clients who experience shame and trauma associated with PTSD and uses Compassionate Mind Therapy within the DBT model to target these painful emotions. Leela has also facilitated training to psychologists and other clinicians and supported the implementation and facilitating of DBT and mindfulness skills groups in outpatient settings.

Therapeutic approach

Leela works with clients who live with a range of challenges such as depression, anxiety, self-harm, eating disorders and obsessive-compulsive disorder, including in the context of neurodevelopmental differences. She has had abundant exposure to working with clients who experience shame and self-criticism and who typically come from harsh backgrounds which resulted in them having challenges with regulating emotions. Leela supports her clients in challenging their perception of the external world as being solely critical and their internal self as being inherently disliked.

Leela recognises that in order for her clients to feel reassured and have a sense of safeness they must be able to soothe themselves when challenging emotions arise. She believes her role as a therapist is to teach them the methods to cope with stressors without destructive methods like self-harming, drug abuse or dissociating. Leela recognises that change requires a lot of courage to be able to tolerate negative emotions and painful memories and supports her clients with their feelings of shame and self-criticism to engage in the therapeutic processes. She will be your trusted companion on this journey.

Post-Qualification Training:

• Foundational Training in DBT, British Isles DBT National Training Team
• Advanced Training in DBT with The Linehan Institute Behavioral Tech LLC, San-Francisco CA. This was followed by weekly team consultation and expert supervision with Dr Heidi Heard
• Post-Graduate Certificate in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Bangor University
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress (developed for survivors of sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence), Professor Martin Bohus, organised by British Isles DBT
• Treating the Eating Disordered Client with Multiple Problems Using DBT, The Linehan Institute
• DBT Supervision and Consultation, Dr Alan Fruzzetti, Centre for DBT & Families, Consultation & Training 
• Treating PTSD the Evidenced Based Way, Professor Roz Shafram, at the Charlie Waller Institute
• Working with Emotion in Psychotherapy, The British Psychological Society at the BPS Learning Centre
• Shame, Trauma and Treatment: Working with PTSD, The British Psychological Society at the BPS Learning Centre

Location: London Bridge, Borough (SE1 4PH)

Denise enjoys working with new clients, meeting for the first time, moving towards establishing a programme of treatment based on DBT assessment protocols and guidelines and seeing clients take control of their lives. She has supported clients who were given the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder, including those with co-morbid diagnoses of PTSD, eating disorders, OCD and trauma associated with childhood and sexual abuse or neglect.

Denise has worked in medium and low security in-patient settings and has also supported clients with learning difficulties through adaptations of the DBT programme according to individual needs. Throughout, she has regularly delivered DBT skills groups and is an experienced coach in mindfulness, distress tolerance, interpersonal effectiveness and emotion regulation skills. Denise has also delivered the 6-week courses in Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR), regularly facilitated ‘graduate’ type groups where the focus is on generalisation of skills and problem solving, and co-facilitated the Group Radical Openness therapy programme.

Denise has also continued her professional development in emotionally-focused therapy for individuals and couples and has special interest in supporting the people she works with in building the sense of emotional intimacy, trust and openness in their most meaningful relationships. Her special interest lies in combining EFT and DBT to support couples who experience frequent conflict and dysregulation of emotions.

Therapeutic Approach

Denise brings warmth, compassion and curiosity to her therapeutic work, while also recognising that meaningful change can require gentle challenge. Her approach is collaborative and responsive to the individual, balancing acceptance and validation with practical support for making changes that matter. Drawing particularly on DBT and Emotionally Focused Therapy, she is interested in helping people understand the emotional and relational patterns that shape their lives, develop new ways of responding when emotions become overwhelming and build greater trust and connection in their relationships. She aims to create a therapeutic relationship in which clients feel understood and supported, while also feeling encouraged to move towards the life and relationships they want.

Professional Development

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Denise's core DBT training with British Isles DBT National Training Team was in 2010. It was followed by continuous professional development, weekly team consultation and further individual coaching.
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Complex PTSD (developed to treat sexual and/or physical traumas experienced during childhood and adolescence) with Professor Martin Bohus
• Problem Solving in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Dr Heidi Heard, British Isles DBT
• Using DBT Skills for Anger Management, Professor Thomas Lynch
• Treating Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder in DBT with High Risk Clients, Dr Melanie Harned, British Isles DBT
• Emotionally Focused Therapy for Individuals (Trauma-Focused): Levels 1-2 out of 2 with Dr Sue Johnson and Dr Leanne Campbell, The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
• Emotionally Focused Therapy for Couples: Externship and Advanced Core Skills Training (Levels 1-4 out of 4), The International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy (ICEEFT)
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Made Simple, Dr Russ Harris
• Advanced Skills in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dr Russ Harris
• Teaching Clients Mindfulness Skills, British Isles DBT
• Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy for Shame and Self-Critical Behaviour, Professor Paul Gilbert, The Compassionate Mind Foundation
• Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (RO DBT), Professor Thomas Lynch
• Group Radical Openness (GRO), Dr Richard Booth and Dr Rachel Egan

Affiliations/Memberships

• Member of the Society for DBT in the UK and Ireland
• Member of BABCP
• Member of SET (Society for Education and Training)

Other Qualifications:

• Doctor of Philosophy (University of Northampton)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Post-Compulsory Education (University of Leicester)

Location: Paignton, Devon, TQ4 5BY

Sue first qualified as a mental health nurse in 1996 and later trained in bereavement counselling. Over the years, she has worked in a wide range of NHS and private settings with adults, young people and families. Her experience includes specialist roles within NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services, supporting looked-after and adopted young people and their families, as well as working with LGBTQ+ youth and those exploring or undergoing gender transition.

Sue currently divides her time between her role in an NHS Complex PTSD service and her work with Mind-Reframed, where she provides DBT to adults and young people facing challenges with emotion regulation.

Professional Development

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Bangor University
• Certificate in Counselling Studies and further 2 years of studies in Person-Centred Counselling, Leicester University
• BSc in Mental Health Studies, Warwick University
• Diploma in Mental Health Nursing, Coventry University
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Sue's core DBT training with the  British Isles DBT National Training Team was in 2013. It was followed by continuous professional development, weekly team consultation, and advanced training in DBT.
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress (developed for survivors of sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence): Professor Martin Bohus, organised by British Isles DBT
• Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Levels 1, 2, and 3, Richman EMDR Training
• Radically Open Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Sue completed levels 1, 2 and 3 of this innovative training for difficulties associated with excessive self-control characteristic to anorexia nervosa, treatment-resistant depression, chronic anxiety, autism spectrum, perfectionism and obsessive compulsive personality type, Professor Thomas Lynch and the Radically Open Ltd Team
• Introduction to Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre
• Mindfulness-Based Cognitive Therapy for Depression, Mark Williams, BABCP
• Working with Sexual and Gender Minorities, Pink Therapy
• Gender, Identity & Development, The Tavistock & Portman Clinic

Therapeutic Approach

Sue is committed to offering therapeutic support that is grounded in scientific research while remaining deeply person-centred. She places the therapeutic relationship at the heart of her work, believing that trust, authenticity and collaboration are key to meaningful change. Inspired by Buddhist psychology and philosophy, Sue strives to live in alignment with these principles, guided by a core value of alleviating human suffering through compassionate connection and collaborative relationships.

Experience has shown her that people rarely fit neatly into diagnostic categories, and that - when offered the right conditions - they can find their own way forward. Sue aims to foster those conditions in her work with clients, combining acceptance, validation, and compassionate understanding with gentle yet focused exploration of what may need to change in order to promote growth and peace.

Her approach is rooted in radical genuineness and a commitment to "keeping things real," ensuring the therapeutic process remains dynamic, effective and goal-oriented. She sees herself as a lifelong learner and a work in progress, regularly engaging in supervision to reflect on and deepen her practice. She is also training in Sensorimotor Psychotherapy, a body-oriented approach that integrates somatic interventions to support trauma recovery and nervous system regulation.

To care for her own wellbeing, Sue meditates, runs, and swims regularly.

Memberships:

• Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in the UK and Ireland

Susi welcomes clients with a wide range of emotional and mental health challenges, including: fears of abandonment, unstable or intense relationships, a confused sense of self, impulsive or self-destructive behaviours, suicidal thoughts or self-harm, intense emotional swings, chronic emptiness or hopelessness, depression, anxiety, or unhelpful thinking patterns, and PTSD symptoms such as nightmares, flashbacks, shame or avoidance.

Therapeutic approach

Susi understands the courage it takes to reach out for therapy and meets each client with warmth, acceptance and respect. She believes that everyone’s journey is unique, and that meaningful change happens at a different pace for each person. Her style is collaborative and non-judgemental. She takes the time to understand your needs, values, and goals, creating a personalised treatment plan together. While she works at your pace, Susi will also gently encourage, motivate, and, when needed, challenge you to move towards the changes that matter most to you.

Supervision and Consultancy

Susi serves on the Board of Accreditation for the Society of DBT UK and Ireland. Alongside her client work, Susi is passionate about supporting other clinicians to deliver high-quality DBT. She provides supervision to individual practitioners and teams across both the NHS and private sector, helping them develop their skills in DBT and in working with people with BPD and complex trauma.

She currently provides supervision for British Isles DBT Training and for the Health Education England IAPT for Severe Mental Illness Project at Bangor University. Over the years, she has trained with and received supervision from internationally respected experts in DBT, trauma, and related approaches - including Professor Tom Lynch, Dr Melanie Harned, and Professor Edna Foa - and she continues to deepen her practice through advanced training and retreats.

Training

Susi has specialist training in DBT, Radically Open DBT (RO-DBT), and DBT approaches for trauma, and has worked alongside internationally recognised leaders in the field and participated in clinical trials exploring the effectiveness of these treatments. Much of her career was spent in the NHS, including within a nationally recognised service for personality difficulties and PTSD. Today, she brings her expertise to the Mind-Reframed team, offering DBT and trauma-focused treatments for people with complex emotional challenges.

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Susi completed her intensive DBT training in 2002 with the Linehan Institute/Behavioral Tech, led by Dr Heidi Heard and Professor Sue Clark. Since then, she has continued to build her expertise through advanced DBT training, regular team consultation, and ongoing professional development.
• DBT Skills for DBT Team Leaders: Dr Heidi Heard & Dr Michaela Swales
• Prolonged Exposure Therapy for Chronic PTSD: Edna Foa PhD (creator of Prolonged Exposure Therapy), University of Pennsylvania
• Treating PTSD during DBT with High-Risk BPD Clients and Complicated Issues in Trauma Treatment - Dissociation & Fragmented Memories: Dr Melanie Harned Behavioural Tech USA. Susi continued to receive regular expert clinical supervision from Melanie throughout a PTSD PE-DBT Pilot Study.
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Complex PTSD: Professor Martin Bohus
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Supervisor Training: British Isles DBT Training and The Linehan Institute Behavioural Tech
• Emotional Pain - Science and Strategies: Dr Christine Dunkley, Grayrock Ltd
• Radically Open DBT Targeting Over-control: Intensive training for difficulties associated with excessive self-control related to anorexia nervosa, treatment-resistant depression, chronic anxiety, autism spectrum, perfectionism and obsessive compulsive personality: Professor Thomas Lynch and the Radically Open Ltd Team
• Mindfulness Training - Third Wave Training: Dr Helen Bolderston
• Transdiagnostic Approach to Treating Complex Trauma: The London Trauma Specialists
• DBT for the Treatment of Substance Abuse and BPD: Dr Shelley McMain
• The Practice of Compassion Focused Therapy for The Treatment of Shame: Professor Paul Gilbert, The Compassionate Mind
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy for Life: Phoebe Roman, Bangor University Wales

Memberships

• The Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC)
• Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in the UK and Ireland

Rachel is particularly passionate about helping clients understand that these difficulties are not signs of weakness, but often understandable adaptations to experiences that once required them to survive. Her aim is to create a therapeutic relationship where people feel both supported and gently challenged to build a life that feels more stable, meaningful and worth living.

Rachel began her career as an Occupational Therapist in 2006, working for ten years within a medium secure adolescent service. During this time she developed an understanding of the impact of trauma, attachment and sensory processing on emotional wellbeing. Alongside specialist training in sensory and attachment-focused interventions, she learned that many people cannot simply "think" themselves out of distress. She continues to integrate this understanding into her work today, helping clients recognise and respond to their emotional and sensory experiences in ways that promote safety, regulation and resilience.

Over the past decade Rachel has specialised in DBT, delivering both individual therapy and skills groups across NHS community services and private practice. She completed postgraduate training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy at Bangor University and is an accredited DBT therapist with the Society for DBT. She has undertaken additional specialist training in DBT for suicidal adolescents, DBT for Complex PTSD following childhood sexual abuse, and Radically Open DBT (RO DBT), an evidence-based approach developed for people whose difficulties are shaped more by excessive self-control than impulsivity, including chronic depression, anxiety, anorexia nervosa and certain autistic, obsessive-compulsive and personality presentations.

Rachel has extensive experience working with adults who have received diagnoses of personality disorders and complex trauma. She has also supported adolescents and their families during transitions from inpatient services back into the community, working closely with looked-after and adopted children to reduce the likelihood of future crises and hospital admissions.

Alongside her work with individuals, Rachel values supporting families. She is trained in Family Connections, a DBT-informed programme designed to help family members better understand emotional dysregulation, strengthen communication and respond more effectively during times of distress. She enjoys helping families move away from cycles of conflict and misunderstanding towards relationships characterised by greater compassion, confidence and connection. This entails decreasing behaviours which destroy relationships and instead generalising skills that strengthen and repair relationships within the family unit.

Rachel believes lasting change comes through balancing acceptance with growth. Her approach combines warmth, curiosity and evidence-based practice to help people build emotional stability, healthier relationships and a life that feels less governed by crisis and more aligned with what matters most.

Memberships

• Health and Care Professions Council
• Society for DBT in the UK and Ireland
• Vice chair of SFDBT SIG CAMHS Group

Liz’s motivation to support people who have difficulties in regulating their emotions stemmed from her role as a Care Co-ordinator in a Community Mental Health Team. Her experience enabled her to truly embrace first hand just how effective DBT is. She subsequently pursued a specialist role in a psychology team, which implements evidence based treatments and therapies via a personality disorder pathway. Liz did her initial DBT training in 2015, and has gone on to complete a number of advanced courses with British Isles DBT training team. Liz has delivered individual DBT therapy and the skills classes both in adolescent and adult services and also run the 24-week family DBT skills group. Her approach has also been informed by Compassion Focused Therapy, Structured Clinical Management and Mindfulness, and she is experienced in adapting DBT to neurodivergent individuals.

Liz receives expert supervision from Dr Janet Feigenbaum and continues to seek ongoing updates of her skills and knowledge base. She keeps abreast of developments in DBT, attends the Society for DBT yearly conference and is an avid supporter of NEAPD family connections.

Therapeutic Approach

Liz believes that building a strong therapeutic relationship to be essential and in doing so works to build a mutually open and honest rapport. Together with Liz, you will work on acceptance and change strategies that allow you to address your difficulties and meet your own goals to ultimately build a life worth living. Liz recognises how important it is to identify all aspects of an individual’s life that impact on them being and feeling like they are effective. Whether it’s to have more stable relationships, be effective in asking and getting what you want or indeed, saying no to requests that see you overstretched or compromising your own values. Do you struggle to identify how you are feeling and act impulsively without thinking and do things that you regret or that cause you suffering? Do you find yourself moving from one thing to another without realising how you got there? Do you find that you are often judging yourself and questioning who you are? Liz has a warm, non-judgemental approach and will work to support you to accept things as they are in the moment and to challenge you to make changes, solve problems, feel better and build mastery in areas you have lacked confidence.

Liz is a mother, wife and homemaker, she loves going on walks with her dog, spending time in her garden and trying new recipes with her family and friends. Her approach is to coach people in their own lives, using her own experience as well as the experience she has gained in her many years of work. She finds there is no greater satisfactions than seeing people attain things they previously found hard to even imagine, to see them excited in a life they want to be a part of, in stable relationships and having rewarding careers and achieving their goals.

Training

• Intensive training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy conducted by Hertfordshire Partnership NHS foundation Trust
• Upgrade training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: British Isles DBT Training Team and co-sponsored by Behavioral Tech, LLC (with Professor Michaela Swales and Dr Christine Dunkley)
• Skills Training in DBT: British Isles DBT Training Team and co-sponsored by Behavioral Tech, LLC. (with Dr Janet Feigenbaum and Jim Lyng)
• Individual Therapy in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: British Isles DBT Training Team and co-sponsored by Behavioral Tech, LLC (with Professor Michaela Swales and Heidi Heard)
• Intensive Training in the Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Prolonged Exposure Protocol for PTSD (with Melanie Harned and Annie Mc Call)
• Compassion Focused Therapy – Working with Shame and Self-Criticism (With Dr Chris Irons)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy for Complex Post-Traumatic Stress (developed for survivors of sexual abuse in childhood and adolescence) (with Professor Martin Bohus)
• Structured Clinical Management (Professor Anthony Bateman)

Qualifications

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Bangor University
• BSc in Mental Health Studies, University of Hertfordshire
• DipHE Nursing (Mental Health), University of Hertfordshire

Memberships

• The Nursing and Midwifery Council
• Society for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy in the UK and Ireland

Location: Angel, Islington (EC1V 2PY), Finchley (N3 1QB) and St Albans (AL1 3JJ)

As her background is in occupational therapy with extensive experience in child and adolescent mental health services, Toks brings a nuanced understanding of developmental needs to her DBT practice. Her commitment lies in fostering skilful coping strategies to empower each client on their unique journey toward mental well-being and a life worth living. As part of her undertaking in an intensive postgraduate diploma in DBT, through Bangor University and British Isles DBT, Toks jointly set up a DBT pathway in an NHS child and adolescent mental health service. This included the set up and delivery of all core DBT components, including individual DBT, skills group, phone coaching and multi-family skills groups.

Having worked across a range of child, adolescent and adult mental health services, Toks has cultivated an evidence-based practice that includes conducting holistic health and mental health assessments, and specialist psychometric and psychotherapeutic assessments. When formulating her clients' difficulties Toks explores the interplay between various personal, social and environmental factors to understand how they contribute to mental health presentations which helps her develop truly person-centred treatment plans.

In her present role in the NHS, Toks specialises in working with children, young people and young adults with learning disabilities, and/or neuro-developmental conditions (such as autism and ADHD). This includes diagnostic assessment, intervention, clinical leadership, consultation, supervision, training and service development. She also works strategically with NHS England as a programme director for advanced practice in mental health, learning disability and autism. With specialist understanding of the intersection between neuro-developmental conditions and mental health, Toks has experience in adapting and maintaining adherence to the DBT model with this client group. In addition to her NHS role, she also periodically teaches on occupational therapy programmes in university and higher education settings.

Therapeutic Approach

Toks uses a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches and matches these with her values of person-centred care, empathy, curiosity and collaboration. She is a reflective clinician who brings creativity into the therapeutic space, as well as promoting the balance of acceptance and change to move toward goal attainment. She is also passionate about building and developing authentic therapeutic relationships and ensuring that clients are supported in their journey. Toks' relationships with her clients are rooted in radical genuineness which in her experience fosters a mutual openness and commitment to treatment.

Toks is dedicated to striving for equity and inclusion by seeking to increase accessibility to therapy for those challenged by inaccessibility. She takes the approach of celebrating strengths and difference in diversity, and brings this stance to all therapeutic contact to enable a space that is non-judgemental, supported and safe. She strives to empower individuals with skills for navigating life's challenges, ultimately guiding them towards lasting positive change.

Qualifications & Training

• Postgraduate Diploma in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Bangor University
• Trauma-focused CBT, Association for Psychological Therapies
• MSc in Occupational Therapy, Cardiff University
• Postgraduate Diploma in Occupational Therapy, Cardiff University
• BSc in Psychology, Brunel University

Memberships

• Health and Care Professions Council

• Society for DBT in the UK and Ireland

Location: Angel, Islington, EC1V 2PY

Reema's commitment to develop expertise in other approaches was influenced by the recognition that one size doesn't fit all and that some clients are best supported with therapies for their specific challenges that are validated by extensive research. Reema has a particular expertise and underwent specialist training in supporting clients who live with the diagnoses of personality disorders, particularly borderline personality (BPD). She has also delivered numerous training sessions on working with this client group within social care sector and has been a guest lecturer at Richmond, The American International University in London.

Reema has a particular interest in attachment theory and its relevance to how some of our current challenges arise from early relationships and the quality of care and attention we had received. She is aware that human difficulties can become ingrained over time and that the process of addressing them takes time both to develop trust in building a therapeutic relationship and to change patterns of behaviours, beliefs and relational processes. For this reason Reema is available for longer-term work to support clients in addressing the more profound challenges they face. However, she also offers shorter-term CBT interventions when required.

Reema has 17 years’ experience of working with clients who are highly sensitive and experience their emotions more intensely than an average person and clients with complex mental health needs or forensic past. She is experienced in supporting clients who present with a wide range of interpersonal and relationship difficulties, emotion regulation disorders such as BPD, childhood abuse, bereavement and loss, eating disorders, depression and anxiety and suicidal and self-harming behaviours. Reema offers her clients a thorough assessment of their life history as well as current needs and goals and a clear, well-defined treatment package aimed at them as individuals. In additional to individual therapy Reema has some availability for family sessions.

Reema also worked in the social care sector and at a forensic personality disorder service providing psychosocial support and individual and group MBT sessions to adult males diagnosed with a personality disorder and/or complex needs. She has undergone foundational and advanced training as an MBT therapist under Professors Fonagy and Bateman at the Anna Freud Centre. Reema remained committed to applying this evidence-based treatment to clients living with borderline personality disorder and its traits both in the one to one and group format. She also supervises colleagues working within the MBT model.

Reema currently divides her time between working as a counselling manager for a charity, clinical supervisor for MIND and as a private practice counsellor, MBT and DBT therapist and supervisor for counselling/psychotherapy students on clinical placements.

Academic Qualifications

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling, Goldsmiths, University of London
• Post-Graduate Certificate in Personality Disorders, University of Central Lancashire
• Post-Graduate Certificate in Humanistic and Psychodynamic Counselling, Goldsmiths, University of London
• BSc (Hons) Psychology, Nottingham Trent University

Post-Qualifying Training

• Mentalisation Based Therapy: Reema's basic MBT training was in 2012. It was followed by regular team consultation, expert supervision and advanced MBT practitioner training in 2013, Anna Freud Centre
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy: Reema's core DBT training was with British Isles DBT National Training Team. It was followed by continuous professional development, supervision and weekly team consultation.
• Skills Training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy Workshop (Core Mindfulness, Distress Tolerance, Emotion Regulation and Interpersonal Effectiveness), British Isles DBT Training Team
• Certificate in Introduction to CBT, Oxford Cognitive Therapy Centre
• Certificate in Providing Good Clinical Supervision, The Association for Psychological Therapies
• Training in Risk Assessment and Vulnerability Assessments, DVIP

Memberships

• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy

Location: Islington (N1 8PT)

Claudio has worked with clients with a wide range of difficulties, including anxiety, depression, eating disorders, psychosis, anger problems and interpersonal and personality-centred difficulties. For over a decade he has delivered Mentalisation-Based therapy (MBT) programmes, providing both individual and group MBT to clients living with the diagnosis of borderline personality disorder (BPD) and other co-morbid complex needs. He has operated in this role both within forensic services and at a specialist NHS Personality Disorder Service, as part of a model-adherent team and with regular expert supervision. Through the MBT model Claudio has provided help to people with difficulties in managing strong emotions and in maintaining meaningful relationships with others.

Claudio also provides both short and long-term psychological treatments, based on psychodynamic, psychoanalytic and integrative models of intervention. He also offers short-term consultations for specific psychological and interpersonal problems, such as professional/academic orientation, changes in relationships, adjustment and stress-related issues.

Claudio completed his undergraduate degree in Clinical Psychology and subsequently his postgraduate degree in Dynamic-Clinical Psychology and developed a specific interest around Developmental Psychology, Attachment Theory and Psychopathology. He strives to understand in the work with clients how early life experiences influence and shape individuals’ ways of being and difficulties in the present. Claudio has also completed a UKCP-accredited diploma course in parent-infant psychotherapy at the School of Infant Mental Health. Currently, Claudio works both privately and in the NHS, providing assessment and therapy to a wide range of clients, including children, adults and families.

Therapeutic approach

Claudio aims at helping clients reach a better understanding of themselves, their history and experience with others. At the same time, he supports them in making changes, which can allow them to have a more fulfilling life. In his work Claudio believes that despite one’s difficulties, it is never too late for a person to achieve meaningful transformations in their life. He considers having a respectful, open and collaborative relationship with clients as key to their progress. He has worked with clients from various pathways of life, nationalities and diverse backgrounds, establishing a full appreciation of cultural and ethnic differences. Claudio offers therapy sessions in English, Spanish and Italian.

Qualifications and trainings

• BSc in Clinical Psychology, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
• Post-graduate Degree in Clinical-Dynamic Psychology for Infancy, Adolescence and Families, University La Sapienza, Rome, Italy
• MSc in Psychological Research Methods, University of Westminster
• Mentalisation-Based Treatment (MBT): Claudio's basic MBT training with Anna Freud Centre Team was in 2013. It was followed by regular team consultation, expert supervision and advanced MBT practitioner training in 2014.
• Diploma in Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy, School of Infant Mental Health, London
• Post-qualifying training (levels 1-4) in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Trauma, EMDR Works

Memberships

• Graduate Membership at the British Psychological Society
• Counselling Psychologist at the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC)
• Psychoanalytic and Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, member of the Hallam Institute, registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP)
• EMDR practitioner with the EMDR UK Association

Location: Angel, Islington (EC1V 2PY) and Camden (NW1 7RX)

Prior to working in the NHS, he worked at the Anna Freud Centre using MBT to support parents with complex emotional needs whose children were at risk of being removed from their care. In this role Joe supported the parents to work on developing their capacity to mentalize about themselves and their children, with the aim of helping them to provide safe and emotionally connected care for their children.

Alongside his work with parents, Joe also helped to set up an MBT programme for women who had experienced the removal of multiple children from their care. This programme supported a group of women who have traditionally been overlooked and excluded from services. Alongside his interest in supporting people who are struggling with the sorts of complex emotional difficulties linked to the diagnosis of personality disorder, Joe also has experience of supporting people with a range of other difficulties, including symptoms of complex post-traumatic stress, eating disorders, addictions and ADHD.

Joe is a trauma-informed practitioner, who understands that difficulties such as self-harm, suicidal ideation and relationship problems stem from developmental coping strategies that initially served a purpose, even if they now cause significant frustration and harm to people’s lives. It is his view that recognising how the trauma of the past has shaped people’s ways of relating is crucial to developing healthier and more productive ways of engaging with ourselves and others in the here and now.

Joe is also very interested in the way that societal pressures and systemic power structures influence our personalities and mental health. Issues of inequality, racism, misogyny and transphobia continue to shape the world we live in and to influence the way we experience ourselves and others. He aims to offer an inclusive space to all the people he works with to enable them to make sense of how these influences can impact on their individual emotional lives within their communities.

Throughout his career Joe has taught on a range of topics, including infant development, the impact of developmental trauma, the assessment of risk, working with parents with complex emotional needs and best practice when supporting people who are struggling with the sorts of difficulties linked to the diagnosis of personality disorder.

Qualifications and Training

• Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Adults, member of the British Psychotherapy Foundation and registered with the British Psychoanalytic Council
• MA in Social Work, Manchester Metropolitan University 
• BA in Ancient History and MA in Classical Literature, University of Nottingham
• Accredited in Mentalisation Based Treatment: Joe's basic MBT training  was in 2015 and was followed ongoing supervision, team consultation and the advanced practitioners training in 2017 and ongoing supervision and team consultation, Anna Freud Centre
• Mentalisation Based Treatment for Children (2019), Anna Freud Centre

Elizabeth currently works in a specialist personality disorder service in the NHS delivering the intensive MBT treatment to patients with complex needs, for whom therapy has not previously succeeded. She is lead for the MBT-Introduction programme and treatment referral pathway, which involves a psycho-education group and emotional stabilisation prior to intensive MBT treatment. She is also training as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist with the British Psychotherapy Foundation, working with patients in three times weekly analysis.

Elizabeth has extensive experience in providing individual and group psychotherapy and is skilled in quickly establishing a therapeutic alliance. Most patients she works with were given the diagnosis of Emotionally Unstable Personality Disorder (EUPD), frequently with co-existing difficulties including eating disorders, mood disorders, anxiety, substance misuse issues, depression, OCD, post-traumatic stress and complex-PTSD. Elizabeth has worked in forensic services within a therapeutic community setting, and within prisons. She has significant experience in working with patients who struggle to manage their aggression and destructive feelings, some of whom are diagnosed with Anti-Social Personality Disorder.

Elizabeth provides clinical consultation, complex case discussion, and training on working with personality difficulties to teams within the NHS and third sector organisations. She is passionate about challenging stereotypes associated with personality disorders and in supporting teams to think about their patients’ struggles in a compassionate, thoughtful way.

Therapeutic Approach

Elizabeth is attentive to the therapeutic space and the need to establish a safe, caring, contained environment for therapeutic work to happen. She is particularly interested in working in the therapeutic relationship to allow patients to experience a consistent, secure attachment from which they can begin to mentalise difficult relationships, with self and other, past and present. Elizabeth’s psychoanalytic training allows her to observe patient’s struggles at a deep level, and to understand how anxieties may contribute to repetitive patterns of problematic or destructive behaviour, and interpersonal difficulties. She values transparency and collaboration in the therapeutic relationship, whilst holding the integrity of the individual struggles central. Elizabeth is also a qualified yoga teacher and is very interested in the somatic element of trauma and emotional distress, and how communications from the body can be used to understand emotional dysregulation and support emotional regulation.

Supervision

Elizabeth has trained as an MBT supervisor with the Anna Freud Centre and currently provides supervision for NHS professionals who are training to become MBT accredited practitioners. She is available for private MBT supervision either individually or within a group.

Qualifications and trainings

• BSc (Hons) in Psychology, University of Manchester
• MSc in Theoretical Psychoanalytic Studies, University College London
• Mentalisation-Based Treatment (MBT): Basic training in 2013, followed by specialist clinical supervision (ongoing) and advanced MBT practitioner training in 2014, Anna Freud Centre
• Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy with Adults, British Psychotherapy Foundation, for accreditation and registration with British Psychotherapy Council

Location: E17 4RX - a few minutes walk from Walthamstow station

As a therapist, Marie has worked for many years with children and young adults who had been sexually abused, suffered from complex trauma or experienced other kinds of trauma and/or who display harmful sexual behaviours. Marie’s goal is to give everyone a chance to aim for a life worth living. As a qualified social worker, her work was in child protection and with unaccompanied minors and asylum seekers.

Marie has many years of experience of seeing patients both individually and in groups. She has been running groups for parents as part of a programme for both the child/adolescent and the parents. Marie also has experience of working with children and adolescents presenting with challenging behaviours, autism spectrum disorder (especially high functioning) and ADHD.

Marie has been a guest lecturer at universities in Sweden, and a facilitator at workshops at Conferences and training events throughout the UK, in Sweden and the USA. She has run courses and educated professionals and students about children and adolescents who display harmful sexual behaviours. She has also offered training and supervision to other professionals who work with children and adolescents in a DBT-approach.

In Sweden between 2009 and 2014, Marie managed two outpatient clinics for 0-25 years old, where a DBT-approach group programme was developed and offered to adolescents who display harmful sexual behaviours, and, trauma group programmes for those under 12 who had experienced sexual abuse. She is currently working part-time as a CAMHS Lead Therapist at the Priory North London, where she is seeing adolescents individually and in groups. At the Priory North London, Marie has been part of setting up a DBT-approach group programme for the young people admitted.

Marie was born in Sweden. She came to the UK for the first time 1984. Her core profession is Social Work (qualified in 1999) and she has experience of working in Social Services in both England and Sweden. Marie is a qualified Cognitive Behaviour Therapist (CBT) and has been practicing as such since 2004. She studied CBT at Goldsmiths University, London, 2003 with Windy Dryden. Furthermore, Marie has diploma in Dialectic Behaviour Therapy (DBT), gained in 2010, where she trained with Elizabeth Malmquist and Anita Linnér (Sweden), as well as with Alan Fruzzetti and Jill Rathus (USA). She is also trained in Trauma Focused-CBT, including Supervisor training (TF-CBT) 2013 with Laura Murray (USA); and Prolonged Exposure (PE) 2012 with Edna Foa (USA).

Location: Palmers Green (N14 7HD)

She graduated with a music and drama degree and worked for more than twenty years in the music business in the areas of performance, production, publishing, artist management and classical music. From this background, Helen was inspired to train as a psychotherapist and graduated from New School Of Psychotherapy and Counselling with a Masters degree in Existential Psychotherapy. Her therapeutic practice continues to be informed by this core training. As a therapist she stands side-by-side with her clients, exploring their worldview, working from their own experience and understanding how they make sense of life in the here and now. In recent years Helen has worked as a staff and students counsellor at Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance, as a team lead psychotherapist at HMP Holloway and consultant psychotherapist at The Priory.

In addition to co-facilitating the RO-DBT skills groups Helen provides psychotherapy and skills coaching for musicians, performers and those working in the creative field. She also offers emergency psychotherapy and coaching onsite for performance anxiety. Helen is experienced in working with depression and anxiety, including performance and trauma-induced anxiety, emotion regulation and over-control difficulties, anorexia and eating disorders, personality disorders and bipolar disorder. Helen also practices as a couple therapist and offers the service of dialectical mediator to resolve workplace friction and disagreements, workplace stress and work-related interpersonal difficulties. She has special interest in working with parents of children with disability and/or autism.

Location: Piccadilly Circus (W1F 9JB) and Covent Garden (WC2H 9QL)

Marva gained a wealth of experience in various NHS roles working with people with depression, anxiety, phobias and relational distress using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) model, EMDR and integrative counselling. For a number of years she also supported people in taking the guesswork out of romantic and sexual relationships at the specialist psychosexual clinic attached to Guy's Hospital. This is where Marva gained comprehensive knowledge of intimate relationships, sexuality and sexual dysfunction. She has also trained in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy to support clients who wish to understand and change their behavioural responses to overwhelming emotions and problematic urges that interfere with the quality of their lives, such as self-harm, impulsivity or interpersonal conflict.

Marva is committed to supporting her clients in learning and using therapeutic tools to unlock and change patterns of thought and behaviour that no longer serve them and threaten their capacity to feel emotionally safe in romantic partnerships and other relationships. She uses evidence-based models of therapy to support couples in improving their communication skills, building acceptance and regaining intimacy and joy in their relationships. Marva also treats individuals experiencing difficulties with stress, trauma, workplace stress, racial harassment and bullying. She completed each of the four levels of training in Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy to support clients with a history of trauma in processing troubling memories.

Marva's offering includes both short-term, solution-focused and goal-oriented therapy and more open-ended exploration of difficulties with clients who are interested in long-term psychotherapy. She also enjoys working with couples and individuals who experience cultural differences in their relationships which may cause barriers and conflicts. She works with couples of any sexuality, gender or ethnicity with warmth, respect and passion.

Marva's therapeutic approach is integrative flexibly drawing from Transactional Analysis, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness and Emotionally Focused Therapy to support her clients according to their unique needs and concerns.

Training

• Post-Graduate Diploma in Counselling, The Berne Institute
• IAPT-endorsed Certificate in Counselling for Depression, Nottingham University
• Certificate in Couples Therapy for Depression, Tavistock Centre for Couples and Relationships
• Post-qualifying training (levels 1-4) in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) for Trauma, EMDR Works
• Post-Graduate Certificate in Psychological Wellbeing Practice (Low Intensity CBT), Canterbury Christ Church University
• Foundational Training in Dialectical Behavioural Therapy, The Association for Psychological Therapies, Leicester

Location: London Bridge, Finchley Central and Elephant & Castle

Adela has almost fifteen years of experience working in the NHS as a health advocate and interpreter, in recent past mostly in mental health settings. Prior to that she completed a Masters degree in Sinology (the study of Chinese language, history and customs) and spent three years living and learning Mandarin in China. Adela enjoys travelling, different forms of exercise, martial arts and meditation, the passions which she developed when studying in China.

He is committed to supporting people and organisations to tap into their potential and innate capacity for wellbeing and creativity through mindfulness. Andy teaches mindfulness-based approaches to staff in the NHS, in the third and education sectors and to teams and organisations in the corporate sector. Settings that he has facilitated groups in include Kings Health Partners, Camden and Islington NHS Trust, Dulwich Prep School, St. Mungos Housing and the Girls Day School Trust. He has offered mindfulness groups for people who experience distressing voices and has more recently been working, in conjunction with Prof. Mark Williams, with prison staff and prisoners following the award of a grant from Oxford Mindfulness Centre.

Andy has also trained as a supervisor of mindfulness teachers and currently supervises several mindfulness teachers working in NHS settings. He also works with groups of people who are experiencing a wide range of stress related and psychological challenges including insomnia, anxiety, depression, trauma, adverse childhood experiences and abuse.

Andy trained as a mental health nurse in Glasgow in the 80's and has worked in acute in-patient settings, in rehabilitation; in forensic settings, homelessness and, for many years, in community mental health in inner London. He continues to practice as mental health nurse one day a week for a pan London homelessness healthcare team and facilitates case discussions and post incident debriefs with homelessness staff.

He is passionate about enhancing the strengths and abilities of the people he works with and in supporting people in developing their natural, inherent capacity to bring mindful qualities and compassion to their challenges and difficulties.

QUALIFICATIONS

• Registered Nurse Mental Health (1988)
• Teaching and Assessing In Clinical Practice, English National Board for Nursing (1995)
• Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy, Oxford Mindfulness Centre (2011)
• .B Foundations, Mindfulness In Schools (2014)
• Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, CMRP, Bangor University (2015)