About Chrysalis^®

Chris holds a First Class Degree in Philosophy & Theology from Oxford University and an interdisciplinary D.Phil in Jungian psychology, also at Oxford. He co-taught a series of seminars in the Psychology of Religion with Archbishop Dr Rowan Williams for the University of Oxford Faculty of Theology. After a Visiting Studentship to the University of Chicago, working with a world expert on Pastoral Care and Psychology, Chris held a University Lectureship in Religious Studies specialising in the Psychology of Religion, before leaving academia to concentrate on his interest in therapy. Qualifying as a psychodynamic psychotherapist and hypnotherapist, Chris utilised his combined expertise in higher education and psychotherapy to launch Chrysalis. In 2000, the best-selling novelist Peter James based a character in his novel Faith on some of Chris's work in complementary therapies. Chris has held many prominent positions in therapy, including Chair of Trustees of the Hypnotherapy Society. He has appeared internationally on TV and Radio. He is a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society and Royal Society for the Promotion of Health, and holds numerous profession-related qualifications. Most important personally to Chris is that he is a graduate of the Hoffman Quadrinity Process. Chris is Co-Principal.

Sharon has worked in the therapy field since 1998. Although she sees varied cases, her specialities are all areas of bereavement and loss and all types of regression work. She does seminars with Hospices to promote the use of end of life therapy for the terminally ill and their families that include the application of hypnosis, and the mind-body-spirit connection. Alongside this Sharon has managed and developed a charity - providing counselling for carers of all ages and looking after people who are terminally or chronically ill. This service provided both face to face and telephone support. She has also worked in Education and Training for many years in various organisations including the Education and Training department of the Parkinson's Disease Society. Sharon has been teaching hypnotherapy, psychotherapy and counselling for Chrysalis since 2002. She is a senior member of the Candidate Selection and Interview Panel, is Director of Course Development & Training and is Co-Principal.

Marie has in excess of 30 years experience in business administration, including working as an administrator at director level of an NHS Trust and responsible for the day-to-day management administration at an Optometrists. Current responsibilities include running the central office and managing the growing team of administrators. Marie has significant input into company strategy, deals with a host of welfare issues and liaises with our tutors and interviewers.

Responsibilities include liaison with tutors and venues regarding the timetabling of all classes and the administrative processing of student diplomas. Linda has over twenty years experience in administration including working as a secretary, receptionist and PA. Prior to joining Chrysalis she spent seven years working as a supervisor in a Customer Relations department for a large national house builder. Linda joined Chrysalis in July 2006 and is a member of the administrative team.

Lynda is a Chrysalis Administrator; she has been working in administration since 2003 and working with the Chrysalis administrative team since June 2006. Lynda is responsible for arranging interviews for successful applicants and shipping materials to tutors.

Margaret has worked within office administration in a variety of roles over a number of years, joining our team in 2007. Responsibilities include processing of brochure requests and the printing and distribution of course materials.

Bridget has a wide range of experience at all levels across a broad spectrum of businesses, including the recruitment of staff at a major airport and the organisation of training events within the catering field. Current responsibilities as Student Support Administrator include dealing with student matters relating to their studies and the administrative processing of deferring/withdrawing students.

Jane has worked in a number of industries; she is experienced in sales and customer service. Jane’s responsibilities include, initial contact with students enquiring about the courses, she offers support and next step advice.

Julie has been working in administration for over 15 years, initially in a further education college and then moving into local government, undertaking various administrative and customer focused roles - the most recent role being supervisor of the Customer Services call centre and front line reception areas. Julie joined Chrysalis in June 2009 and her responsibilities include assisting the Deputy Principal and supporting the administrative team.

Claire joined Chrysalis in May 2009 and her responsibilities as Administrator include all stages of student enrolments and advising on, taking and monitoring course payments. Claire has worked in administration for 10 years.

Nicholas Cullen is a qualified ‘European Psychotherapeutic Counsellor', an accredited Cruse Bereavement Counsellor and an Individual Member of the BACP. His specialised areas lie within the fields of Bereavement (Loss), and working with Adult Survivors of Childhood Sexual Abuse (Trauma). He has a private practice in East Sussex and has undertaken therapeutic work with two national organisations: Cruse and Survivors UK. Running concurrent with this therapeutic work, Nick has taught in Adult Education on counselling and psychotherapy. Nick's therapeutic journey began in the field of psychodynamics/analysis which formed the basis of his early work as a counsellor/therapist; today Nick sees himself as an Integrative Therapist. He has continued his personal and professional development and is extensively read in the field of psychotherapy and he has a comprehensive understanding of many different theories. Nick is also well read in the fields of para-psychology, meta-physics and philosophy. Nick teaches Counselling and Psychotherapy for Chrysalis and is also an essay and case study marker.

Anne has studied to degree level in counselling, undertaking a further diploma in Post traumatic stress counselling with a CBT model underpinning practice. Ongoing training has included CBT and cancer care, systemic practice and group work studies and professional development in psychosynthesis. Anne has 12 years supervised practice ongoing training and CPD as a counsellor, settings include; the voluntary sector, private practice, and several years in a clinical setting. As a trainer Anne has eighteen years experience in the voluntary sector, further and Adult Education. She continues to maintain private practice and a management role in education.

Kay Milton is qualified in Psychodynamic Counselling, Transpersonal Therapy, Dream Analysis, and Life Coaching. In addition she has studied Gestalt, Transactional Analysis, Zen Therapy and received training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Kay has previously tutored a drug rehabilitation program for the probation service, and has had the opportunity to work in the fields of mental health, homelessness, addiction and domestic violence. She currently delivers a domestic violence program for Women’s Aid, undertakes counselling in schools for Relate, and also works in private practice. Kay uses an integrative approach in her work. She offers workshops on personal development, healthy living, stress management, and confidence and self esteem building. Kay is currently studying Meridian Psychotherapy and is particularly interested in the mind-body connection and how our emotional and physical health are related. She is a member of the BACP and is committed to continuing professional development.

Maggie is an experienced counsellor and has worked in a health centre and currently in private practice. Her practice is integrative, drawing on models and theories as are appropriate to the needs of the client. Her private work includes some work for small companies and is with clients both on a short and long term basis presenting with a full range of issues. Since completing her training in 1999, she has worked for a mental health charity, setting up a telephone helpline for people experiencing emotional and mental distress. Maggie has also worked as a College Lecturer, delivering a counselling theory and skills module to Cert Ed/PGCE students.

Jackie Smith is a graduate of London University and has a diploma in Counselling and a Post Graduate Diploma in psychosexual therapy. Jackie started her counselling career as a volunteer with an alcohol advice centre in Kent. After qualifying she worked for a primary healthcare service which provides counselling in General Practice throughout Kent, working with a wide range of presenting issues. Jackie also worked as a tutor on a diploma in counselling course, run by the then ‘Thameslink Healthcare Services NHS Trust, as a personal development group facilitator and a supervisor of trainee counsellors. Other experience includes running a private practice in Dartford for a number of years, telephone counselling for a national newspaper and writing a problem page for an online dating agency. Jacqueline teaches Counselling and Psychotherapy for Chrysalis.

Jacqueline is currently working as a Lecturer at Southampton University, she is an experienced counsellor with special areas of interest in cancer, bereavement, stress and anxiety and mindfulness. Jacqueline has been undertaking private counselling work since 1998.

Martin graduated with a BA Hons degree in Theology and Religious Studies from Manchester University in 1993, Post Graduate Certificate in Education from Bolton University in 2001, and Salford University with a Post Graduate Certificate in Supervision in 2006. At present he is completing an MSc in Counselling Studies and plans to continue with a PhD researching mental health concerns in recruitment to high-intensity faith groups. He has fifteen years experience in delivering counselling training courses from foundation to diploma, performing quality assurance audits including accreditation and internal verification for external moderating bodies, working within an OSFTED inspected setting and NVQ remit in health studies, social care, psychology and communications. He also lectures in higher education on counselling diploma and degree programmes and holds workshops in counselling specialisms. Martin is also the senior counsellor in tertiary education and has established community-based links across Greater Manchester. Martin, originally from Cheshire, lives in Manchester where he has a private practice and specialises in sexuality issues, eating disorders and post traumatic stress disorder.

Christina is a Relate-trained counsellor with over 15 years’ experience. She is in private practice and works with individuals, couples, young people and the elderly. Her own training began with basic counselling skills then psychodynamic-based training as a couples’ counsellor. More recently she studied systems theory and has an interest in CBT, solution focussed therapy and narrative therapy. She uses an integrative approach in her work with clients. As a trainer, Christina has delivered courses on a wide range of subjects, including counselling, communication, parenting, and life skills. She has also designed a course for those who suffer from depression and presents this to groups on a regular basis. Christine is a BACP accredited member.

Laura is a qualified counsellor, supervisor and teacher, qualifying as a therapist in 1998. She has been teaching counselling at Lewisham College since 2001 and has used an eclectic approach of how different orientations of counselling can work well together, addressing different aspects of the therapeutic alliance. She has trained in person-centred and integrative approaches to counselling and supervision and holds a Certificate in Education. She has also recently completed a Psychology Degree with the Open University which has added to her understanding of the way our environment and body interact with each other, and has enabled her to develop a more holistic approach to psychotherapy.

Anni is an experienced and qualified Counsellor, Coach, Supervisor and Trainer, with over 20 years experience of counselling in the high profile organisational employee support environment. Previously, as Head of Service for the counselling provision for the Royal College of Nursing she has specialised in short term focused counselling techniques and counselling promotion. She holds both B.AC.P accreditation and U.KC.P registration.

Angela is a qualified and experienced counsellor. She is a psychology graduate and holds a Post-Graduate Diploma from the University of Hertfordshire, a certificate in counselling skills and has undertaken training in solution-focussed therapy with the Westminster Pastoral Foundation. She is also an experienced trainer having worked in a number of Higher Education institutions in London and Hertfordshire. Angela has been responsible for working with students at both certificate and diploma level, has facilitated experiential groups and supervised individuals and groups. Currently she works in private practice offering both long and short term therapy to individuals and couples.

Emma is a BACP-accredited Humanistic Integrative Counsellor. She has experience of working with clients in the short and long term in private practice, through EAPs and in the voluntary sector, all in the South West. Since qualifying, she has continued to train in more active and creative forms of therapy (sand play, art therapy, play and creative arts therapies) as well as Group Analysis. She is also a trained practitioner of Emotional Freedom Technique. Emma’s first career was in publishing and she combines counselling and teaching with being a professional proof-reader for an international publisher.

Joy has an MSc (with Distinction) in Counselling Psychology; a B.A. (Honours) reading literature, history and psychology; a Graduate Diploma in Counselling: a City and Guild 7407 Teaching Certificate and a Diploma (with Distinction) in Stress Management Training. At present Joy is completing an NVQ Level 5 Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Diploma. Joy is an experienced counsellor, group development facilitator, tutor for counselling programmes and a stress management trainer. Over the last 12 years Joy has primarily worked in a Further Education Student and Staff Counselling Service. Widening Participation has enabled students with long-term mental distress to access education and Joy has been able to work as a complementary practitioner alongside the client’s existing medical and psychiatric support. Joy is experienced in working with foreign students who need the assistance of an interpreter for their counselling sessions. Joy has also worked as a counsellor to children who have been placed into Care homes by Social Services. These children have been victims of abuse and/or perpetrators of abuse. Joy has a private practice and is an Associate counsellor with a range of EAP organisations.

Margrite Tebboth is an integrative Counsellor and Psychotherapist with over twenty years of counselling experience. She is a member of BACP and ACC and has recently gained a BA Hons in counselling and psychotherapy from the University of Southampton. At the moment she combines her busy private practice with counselling and supervising in a charity as well as conducting seminars on a number of subjects, including child abuse and domestic violence. Margrite has many years experience visiting different countries, working in conflict areas with survivors of torture, rape and imprisonment. Special areas of interest include adult survivors of childhood sexual abuse and trauma. Her passion is to inspire confidence and hope in the ability of life long change.

Jane is a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist and graduated from The Guild of Psychotherapists. Jane has a private practice in West London and also works in a NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service in Surrey. Jane uses Systemic and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy in her NHS work. Jane has worked at the Cassel Hospital in Richmond which is a Therapeutic Community where patients with severe mental health problems are admitted for long term treatment Jane has a background in nursing and qualified from the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham as a registered General and Children’s nurse.

Ornella has an honours degree in psychology. She is also a qualified teacher and counsellor. She has over twenty years experience in teaching and ten as a counsellor. Ornella also has qualifications in smoking cessation and hypnotherapy. She has taught a variety of students from many different culture and walks of life. As a counsellor, she has worked with private clients, for the NHS and with the voluntary sector, including Victim Support, After Adoption, Age Concern and RNIB. She has also counselled with drug and alcohol and smoking addictions. Ornella is trained in the Person-Centred approach and attended courses on CBT and Creative Arts Therapies.

Lorna Cordwell is a full time hypnotherapist with a private practice in Harley Street, London. She holds an honours degree in Social Psychology from the London School of Economics (University of London); and a Diploma in Hypnosis and Psychology from the National College of Hypnosis and Psychotherapy. Over her years in practice, she has worked with hundreds of clients to help with a variety of issues. Recently, she has worked at Sussex Cancer Centre as part of a research study funded by The Community Fund to show how hypnotherapy can help patients to cope with diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Lorna teaches Hypnotherapy and Counselling and Psychotherapy for Chrysalis.

Jane gained a degree in History from London University in 1978 and a Postgraduate Certificate in Education from Oxford Polytechnic the following year. She taught both in the secondary and primary sectors. From 1986 until 1995 she worked as a Training Manager in the NHS and Local Government. During this time she completed the IPD Certificate in Training and Diploma in Training Management. She played a pivotal role in collaboration between a Community Trust with Salford and Middlesex Universities to establish a self managed learning programme using action learning sets. She was awarded a Masters in Self Managed Learning from Middlesex University in 1997. She qualified as a counsellor in 2001 with the Diploma in Psychological Counselling at the University of Surrey. She is a full member of the BACP and has worked as a counsellor in GP surgeries since 1999. She also sees clients privately. For several years she was a client assessor for the Wimbledon Guild Counselling Service. She took the one year course in psychotherapy at Spectrum in North London in 2002. In 2003 she gained the Certificate in the Educational and Therapeutic Application of the Arts at The Institute for Arts in Therapy and Education and continued her studies there for a further year. Her approach is integrative; she is particularly interested in the use of metaphor in therapy and the psychology of performance arts.

Helen has been working as a Psychodynamic Counsellor for ten years,. She is holds MBACP(Accredited status applied for) and is member of the BACP CCYP (Counselling Children and Young People) Division, and she is also a CCC Registered Counsellor. As well as her own private practice, she works in a multi-cultural South London school, counselling students who have been bereaved, as well as running nurture groups, anger management, emotional literacy, and self-awareness programmes on a one to one and group basis. She also delivers ‘Drawing & Talking’ as a therapeutic intervention with her students. Helen also works in a counselling agency as an assessor, and works with clients on a time limited and open ended basis. Helen has experience of working with addiction and substance misuse, eating disorders, self-harm and group work, having counselled in a drugs and alcohol addictions agency working with clients, and family members of those affected by addiction. She is also a qualified telephone counsellor. She has recently gained qualifications in Dysfunctional Family Counselling and Compulsive Behavioural Disorders Counselling. Helen is committed to on-going professional and personal development

Deborah has a Degree in Psychology, a Diploma in Counselling, a Diploma in Bereavement Counselling and a Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and holds BACP Accredited status. She has been employed as a counsellor since she qualified in 1998. Deborah has worked as a crisis counsellor at Lifeline Western Sydney (the Australian equivalent of the Samaritans); has worked in a GP practice and has been a counselling department manager at a Hospice. Deborah has been maintaining a private practice as a counsellor since arriving back in England in 1999. Currently Deborah works in private practice as a counsellor and supervisor and also works as a student counsellor at an American university campus near her home. Deborah has taught counselling skills for Lifeline Western Sydney, has taught listening skills at GIFTS Hospice and bereavement counselling at GIFTS Hospice, Deborah has also taught on a course entitled, Death, Dying and Bereavement, for health care professionals. Deborah has been active as a volunteer since the early 1970’s. She has been a brownie leader, worked in an adventure playground for disabled children, has worked as a volunteer counsellor and is currently a facilitator for a local bereaved parents group.

Maggie is an Accredited BACP Counsellor with a Masters Degree in Counselling Psychology. She has worked in variety of settings over the last fifteen years including a G.P. practise, Private Psychiatry, the workplace and in a College of Further Education. Maggie works in an integrative way mainly with cognitive-behaviour therapy, attachment theory and Clarkson’s Relationship model. Her approach is to use an appropriate model of therapy tailored to the individual client and presenting issues although is aware that it is the quality of counselling relationship that facilitates change. At present she works in private practise and as a counselling tutor, specialising in mental health awareness, stress, burnout and anxiety disorders. She works in a short, focal way or long term. She works with individuals, couples and offers group work. She also offers supervision and personal therapy to counsellors in training. Maggie is passionate about the benefits of therapy and how it can help alleviate distress, and help people lead more fulfilling lives free of emotional issues such as anxiety and depression. She is also committed to help reduce the disabling effects of stigma relating to mental distress.

Steve developed a passion for listening early on in life, often being referred to by friends as a ‘good sounding board’. He studied Psychology at college and then went on to complete a BSc in Psychology and Diploma’s in Counselling and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. For the last seven years Steve has been a Samaritans volunteer and currently works as Deputy Director for Volunteer Care. As well as answering phone calls and emails Steve is a volunteer in his local prison. His role in the prison is to train selected inmates to be Listeners. Listeners provide invaluable support to their fellow inmates in time of crisis or emotional difficulty. Steve is also on the Samaritans training team and teaches their counselling programme to new volunteers. Steve is a member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), and the NHS Directory of Complementary and Alternative Practitioners. He has his own private counselling practise in Northamptonshire and also works for the NHS as an addiction advisor.

Lawrence is a BACP Accredited Integrative Psychotherapeutic Counsellor who trained and began working in Brighton, E.Sussex. He now lives and works in rural West Wales where he is a school counsellor in 2 secondary schools and is also working in the area or drug and alcohol misuse for Helping Groups To Grow and has a small private practice. He has done further training in CBT, working with children and young people and short term solution based counselling. Lawrence spent many years in mens groups and is also interested in ecology and Buddhism.

Yvonne is a Qualified and registered Social Worker and has practised since 1987 in Child Protection and Adoption and Fostering. Yvonne Qualified as a Counsellor in 1998 and has worked since in Private Health, she continues to provide training for Social Workers and Counsellors alike.Yvonne also holds a Diploma in Hypnosis and Psychotherapy and is a Qualified teacher. and Supervisor. Her Lecturing in the past has taken her to Sweden. Yvonne works from an Integrative perspective with a strong bias to behaviourism.

Adrian is a Psychologist and Performance Psychologist, and has been a Clinical Supervisor of more than 20 years experience. He is a qualified teacher, and has taught/ lectured/ tutored/ assessed in: secondary education; Adult Education; Youth & Community Education; FE and HE, mainly designing/ leading Counselling certificates and diplomas [approximately 16 years]. He is an ex-Olympic Sport Psychologist, which included membership of the British Olympic Association Psychology Advisory Group. He is also a qualified Mediator. Adrian has designed, established, managed 10 counselling services to date (including at the BBC), and has managed 2 mediation services. His qualifications include a MA Counselling & [Sport] Performance Psychology; Post Grad Dip Counselling Skills; Post Grad Dip CAMHS; BA [Hons] Degree Psychology; Post Grad Cert Ed [PGCE]; Cert Group Counselling Skills [Kleinian Psychoanalytical perspective]; Cert Mediation Skills; Cert Clinical Hypnosis. Adrian is a member of BACP and BASES [British Association of Sport & Exercise Sciences].

Helen's interest in health and well-being started back in 1992 when she was involved, as a researcher, collecting data for a profile about the health of people throughout Leeds highlighting inequalities. From there, she embarked on a path of lifelong learning in complementary therapies, working as a private therapist and in the community. Running alongside her therapeutic work she qualified and worked as a tutor in adult education and at FE colleges. She is qualified in remedial massage, aromatherapy and reflexology. Her desire to work with clients on an emotional level resulted in her completing an MA in Counselling at the University of Nottingham. Her thesis contributed to the under-researched area of client's experiences of counselling within a voluntary agency which raised some issues for the counselling profession and for the delivery of counselling services to cancer patients and carers. Today, Helen sees herself as a therapist applying the holistic approach to client's health and well-being. She believes that central to any therapy experience is the relationship clients and therapists have with one another

Melanie began her working career as a nurse in 1983, she has fulfilled a number of roles during her career including practice nurse, staff nurse and teacher of clinical Nurses. Melanie then changed direction and has been working as a hypnotherapist, psychotherapist, counsellor and psychologist since 2001. She currently runs her own practice. Her qualifications include: A PhD in clinical Hypnotherapy, an MA in Behavioural Therapy, a BSc(Hons) in Psychology and she holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Personnel and Training. Melanie is now also a Chartered Psychologist.

Zena began her career as a therapist in 2001 working from an integrative psychotherapy perspective. She has held a Post Graduate Diploma in integrative psychotherapy since 2004 and is currently waiting for her dissertation results for her Masters Degree. During her career as a therapist she has had a private psychotherapy practice in Derby since 2002 and also continues her work as a work place counsellor as part of an Occupational Health Team. Zena has a particular interest in trauma and also holds an intermediate qualification in EMDR therapy. She has experience in delivering stress management courses to managers within organisations, educational establishments and also university students. Zena began her teaching career in 1995 during her previous experience as a Registered General Nurse. She studied the concepts of Teaching, Learning and Assessing as part of her Advanced Professional Studies BSc (Hons) and sustained an overall First Class Honours Degree. Since then she has experience as a lecturer at the University of Derby. Consequently, she became a co-author of a published Teaching, Learning and Assessing distant leaning package which gained international recognition. Zena has served two years with the Royal Army of Oman as an Officer providing Accident and Emergency services within the Middle East. During this time she also became involved in developing and delivering courses and lectures for members of the Omani Army. This resulted in her becoming a speaker at a National Conference Day within Oman offering a critical evaluation on the concept of Reflective Practice. Due to Zena having an excellent local reputation as a therapist, BBC Radio Derby utilise her as a regular contributor to their live shows to discuss many topical issues including psychological trauma, relationship issues and general human behaviour.

Jackie is a Chartered Psychologist, qualified teacher of Psychology and qualified Counsellor. She is also a registered practitioner in therapeutic play skills which enables her to work in a creative way with children and young people as well as adults. Jackie is currently employed as a school therapist as part of a multi-disciplinary team meeting the needs of children and young people in a cluster of schools in Leeds. She works in private practice as well, often with adults via ‘employee assistance programmes’. Her background as a Psychologist was firmly rooted in the experimental tradition, giving her a good grounding for working with CBT based approaches to counselling, but her Integrative counselling training developed Jackie’s appreciation of the many therapeutic methods we can draw on in our work to help each person address their needs on an individual basis. She views herself as an Integrative Counsellor, working from a Humanistic and Person-Centred core, drawing upon creative approaches and CBT when they are required within the therapy. She has previously lectured in Psychology for several universities, and was a Director of Studies in National Police Training at Bramshill, writing and delivering professional development programmes for Senior Police Officers.

Mandy studied Psychology in South Africa before moving to England, where she qualified as a Humanistic Counsellor. Mandy also holds certificates in Play Therapy Skills, CBT and Brief Solution Focussed Therapy, all of which enable her to work creatively and integratively with clients, choosing the model which best suits a client’s needs at the time. Mandy is a member of the BACP. Mandy currently works in private practice with both young people and adults. Previously, she has worked as a school counsellor, for a charitable counselling organisation and in the public sector in both Children’s Services and Adult Mental Health

Jaswinder started teaching the Counselling and Psychotherapy Diplomas in 2000 (up to Level 4), initially with CSCT and then with CPCAB for 8 years. She also began teaching with Chrysalis from 2007 which she continues with. Jaswinder also organises and facilitates her own private Psycho-Spiritual workshops throughout the year (including Retreats). She has worked with various client groups ranging from children to teenagers and adults, particularly specialising in Women’s issues, where she has a variety of experience especially in relation to Domestic Abuse Issues. Trauma is an area that Jaswinder has worked intensively with, in various fields of work during her one to one sessions. She has a wealth of experience as a holistic therapist and has real talent in combining her range of skills to suit individual needs. Jaswinder also works as a Clinical Supervisor.

Bob trained as a social worker in 1991 when he gained a BSc (Hons) in Applied Social Science and a Diploma in Social Work. After a couple of years practicing as a social worker, he trained as a teacher for students in further education and went on to hold a number of positions lecturing in Health and Social Care for Southgate/Southwark Colleges and City and Islington College. Bob has many years experience teaching varied and diverse student groups. In addition to this Bob is a qualified and experienced academic and work based assessor. Bob has also trained as a Hypnotherapist and has been in private practice for a number of years. Bob teaches Hypnotherapy and Basic Counselling Skills for Chrysalis.

Robert is a Counsellor, Psychotherapist and Hypnotherapist in private practice in Birmingham. Robert has a vast store of experience in this and related fields that began in 1985 when he started work as a Project Leader at the Lea Hospital in Bromsgrove where he was responsible for the day to day running of a day care centre for adults with learning difficulties and adults with physical disabilities. Since then he has worked in a number of settings as counsellor, consultant, welfare officer and Trainer. He holds many qualifications including, City and Guilds in Training Adults, Adult Numeracy and Literacy Trainer, Diploma in Advanced Psychotherapy, Diploma in Hypnotherapy, Psychotherapy for IBS, Fundamentals of Gestalt Counselling etc. Robert teaches Hypnotherapy and Basic Counselling Skills for Chrysalis.

Alan Davidson began his work in the helping professions as a voluntary Counsellor. He became a Hypnotherapist in 1989 when he achieved a Diploma in Hypno-Psychology and subsequently ran a successful full-time practice for sixteen years before becoming a Chrysalis tutor. Alan continues to work as a Therapist, though, and this enables him to keep up to date with changes in the profession and to develop his own skills. Qualified as an adult education tutor, Alan taught for seven years in local government adult education. More recently he has recorded 22 CDs, and is currently creating websites that provide help through the use of his videos with a range of issues. Recently Alan has written some on-line courses that promote self-development. Not only has he appeared on various radio stations, Alan has also featured a number of times on TV.

Karen has many years experience in hypnotherapy and other client-centred therapy. She is based in Hertfordshire and works mainly from home. Karen has experience of working with both adults and children and has helped many clients deal with a huge range of problems including stress, depression, relationship problems, childhood issues, quit smoking etc. Having been through hypnotherapy as part of her training, Karen fully appreciates what it is like to be both therapist and client, enabling her to tailor her client's sessions specifically for their individual needs. Karen teaches Hypnotherapy and Basic Counselling Skills for Chrysalis.

Sue is a Hypnotherapist with a full-time practice in South Wales. Her qualifications include an honours degree in Environmental Health, a Diploma in Hypnotherapy, Certificate in Life Coaching and a Post-Graduate Certificate in Education. Sue started work as an Environmental Health Officer in local authority, and has also held positions as a Health Improvement Development Officer and a lecturer/assessor in a Further Education college. Sue regularly sees a variety of clients in the private and corporate sectors, and also works as a volunteer for the National Phobic Society. She is committed to continuing professional development and regularly attends training to update her skills.

Sue Rowland is a qualified Hypnotherapist and has been running a successful private practice for the past seven years. Sue has experience of working with children and adults and helps clients with a diverse range of issues. Sue is also an experienced tutor having taught accredited courses in the complementary therapy field for local Further Education Colleges and The Adult Education Service. Prior to becoming a Therapist Sue was employed for five years as a Medical Laboratory Officer for the local area health authority and then for thirteen years as a Research Chemist for a local corporate chemical company.

Susan Steward has been a therapist for over 30 years, initially as a chiropractor, but her interest in the emotional/mind/body connection led her to training in Eriksonian psychotherapy, hypnotherapy and NLP and from which she has expanded and developed a wide understanding of the patterns and dynamics underlying our deepest psychological issues. She is very experienced in working with the unconscious mind and has an intense fascination in all aspects of symbolism, dream interpretation and our use of language and how they impact on our emotional and physical health. Susan has been studying for an MA in Theology and Religious Studies and in currently working on her dissertation investigating the neurotheology of religious and mystical experiences and the possible connections with the symbolism in our nightmares.

Eileen qualified as a hypnotherapist in 2001 and in addition has qualifications in psychotherapy, NLP and hypno-birthing. Eileen has been working in private practice since she qualified, in addition she works from therapy centres in Croydon and Addlestone in Surrey. Her work as a hypnotherapist covers a wide range of conditions including phobias, stress, anxiety and panic attacks. She has a high success rate with stop smoking. Eileen has delivered talks and demonstrations at a variety of events including the Home Office and within further education, where she presented two workshops on stress in the workplace.

Jacqui held various positions within corporate IT sales for over 20 years. After completing a 5 year training course in Transpersonal Psychotherapy, she worked with children and adults as a Counsellor/Psychotherapist. She holds a diploma in the field of Personal and Professional study in human potential. She is a fully qualified Hynotherapist, and is registered with the General Hypnotherapy Register, The Register of Smoking Cessation Therapists and is a member of The Association of Hypnotherapy. Jacqui runs busy clinics in Bognor Regis and Chichester, West Sussex and Chertsey Surrey. She facilitates groups in weight and good control programs, writes regular editorials and features about hypnosis in the local papers and has a regular slot on a local radio station. Jacqui specialises in working with children and teenagers and continues to focus her energies in looking at long term health through working with complimentary services at her local NHS Surgery.

Karen is a clinical hypnotherapist and NLP practitioner with a busy clinic in Tunbridge Wells, Kent. She also has training in cognitive behavioural therapy. As well as treating a wide range of emotional conditions from stress, anxiety and phobias to depression, anger and addictions like smoking, Karen offers support with weight management, confidence coaching, exam nerves and sports performance.

Sue is a fully qualified Hypnotherapist and runs her busy private practice in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk. She works on a one to one basis dealing with a range of issues from OCD to fears and phobias, and she also runs her own HypnoBirth classes. She specialises in Fertility and Birthing and regularly lectures on these subjects to other therapists and Health Professionals in Harley Street. She has an Advanced Diploma in Hypno Analysis and is committed to undertake Personal Professional Development. Sue comes from a surgical background originally, and is currently spending some of her time working voluntarily for a local cancer support group.

Amanda Evans is a full time professional, fully qualified, and experienced clinical hypnotherapist with clinics throughout Yorkshire. Amanda works from private clinics based in Huddersfield, Castleford, and Leeds. Running alongside her clinical hypnosis she is the course lecturer for the Leeds and Manchester centres of 'The London College of Clinical Hypnosis' providing post graduate courses for students to gain an Msc in Clinical Hypnosis with the University of West London. Amanda works with her patients on a wide array of issues, and is very successful at helping patients to release their own inner resources to overcome emotional difficulties and regain self- esteem and confidence, theories include counselling, EMDR, Solution Focused, NLP, Parts, Ego State Therapy, combined with clinical hypnosis. Amanda also enjoys a high success rate when working with patients wishing to lose weight and overcome unhelpful eating habits. Her patients lose weight and develop a healthy relationship with food and so sustain their healthy new shape.

Jan is a Clinical Hypno-Psychotherapist with over 5 years experience. She runs her own busy practise and works in partnership with a large complimentary healthcare practise in Cheshire. She is a trained counsellor, hypnotherapist & psychotherapist and incorporates CBT into her eclectic style. She regularly treats clients with eating disorders & weight issues, fears and phobias and has observed that many diverse disorders stem from low self-esteem. She is a past lecturer and essay marker for NCHP and is an accredited member of CNHC, NCH & NRHP.

Julian runs a successful hypnotherapy practice in Manchester with his wife and also works from two physiotherapy and complementary therapy clinics in Lancashire. He has diplomas in Clinical and Analytical Hypnotherapy and Psychotherapeutic Counselling and has experience of treating a wide variety of issues, including stress, anxiety, confidence, depression, phobias, panic and OCD. He runs programmes for weight-loss and IBS and enjoys working with groups as well as individual clients. Julian is particularly interested in the links between hypnotherapy and ‘mindfulness’ and is also qualified in the use of Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT. Before devoting himself full-time to hypnotherapy, Julian was a teacher and faculty head in the sixth form college sector for 20 years and still enjoys working with teenagers as well as adults. He also has an MA and a PhD and regards his progression from teaching to hypnotherapy as part of a natural evolution. His role as a Chrysalis tutor combines his expertise in teaching with his passion for hypnotherapy.

Penny has been working as a therapist in private practice since 2003. She has qualifications in Anatomy and Physiology, Body Massage, Indian Head Massage, Reflexology, Aromatherapy and is a Reiki Master. In addition to this, Penny has a Diploma in Alchemical Hypnotherapy. Penelope teaches Hypnotherapy and Basic Counselling Skills for Chrysalis. She also practices from home.

Robert Whittington is a fully qualified professional hypnotherapist, NLP Coach, Therapist and trainer. He runs a private practice from his therapy room in Southend on sea, serving clients across London and Essex. He works with a varied clientele from children to adults. He works with individuals and couples. Robert actively reaches out to minority groups including those from diverse racial, cultural, ethnic and religious backgrounds and GLBT clients. Robert uses an integrative approach with his clients. He is deeply passionate about the transformations that single session and brief therapy can bring to clientele and has trained with BRIEF, the world’s leading centre for solution focused practice in therapy, counselling and coaching. Robert is a member of the UKASFP.

Clive Gascoyne has been part of the Chrysalis Interview Selection panel for over five years; Clive initially trained as a counsellor and Hypnotherapist through Chrysalis. As well as practicing Hypnotherapy and Counselling part time privately, he has a number of years experience as a counsellor with Tenovus cancer charity, supporting people with cancer, as well as their carers/families helping with a range of difficulties including end-of-life decisions, relationship difficulties and coping with loss.

Liz qualified as an integrative counsellor in 2006 and runs a successful private practice in Cheshire. She also works as a Staff Counsellor within Occupational Health at Macclesfield Hospital and is committed to continuing her professional development.

May has been practicing as an integrative therapist in Surrey since 2007. She works within the NHS primary care setting as well as in a private capacity. Her experience includes working with adults and young people from culturally diverse and socio-economic backgrounds. She has supported and helped clients deal with a range of issues including anxiety, depression, self harm, substance abuse, loss, bereavement and relationship issues. She holds an FdA/BA(Hons) Integrative Relational Counselling.

Karen is an accreditted counsellor and has run a successful private practice since 1999. During the past 12 years Karen has also tutored counselling courses within the adult education sector, established and run a busy counselling service within the NHS and provided workplace counselling for corporate organisations.