BEELEAF INSTITUTE FOR CONTEMPORARY PSYCHOTHERAPY - Key Persons

Job Titles:

• Clinical Supervisor

Andy Flack is an HCPC-Registered Performance Psychologist, BASES- Accredited Sport Scientist, and an UKCP Registered Psychotherapist. Andy runs a private practice based in London and Cheltenham. He brings to BeeLeaf his variety of experience and expertise in a way which adds life, warmth and clarity.

Cynthia Mitchell is a UKCP Accredited & Registered Psychotherapist and a BACP Registered Member. She is a Senior Course Facilitator & Consultant with BeeLeaf. Cynthia began her career in psychotherapy & counselling in the year 2000 at the Black Women's Health and Family Support in Tower Hamlets, London. In 2003 she achieved a Postgraduate Diploma in Person Centred Counselling, then moved to the Counselling Services for Young People in Hackney. Following on from this, Cynthia worked for several years as a therapist for CASSELL, a charity in South London while at the same time gained a Diploma in Social Policy and Care Sector. Cynthia later undertook her professional psychotherapy training with BeeLeaf and completed the Advanced Diploma in Contemporary Psychotherapy; obtaining UKCP Accreditation & Registration.

Job Titles:

• Trainer & Assessor

David is a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist with an East London practice built up over ten years, and also works in two university counselling departments. David specialises in hypno-psychotherapeutic approaches to anxiety and depression and the patterns of addiction and recovery and how these can be adapted to the varying timeframes available to people. He has…

Job Titles:

• Assessor

Meg-John Barker is the author of a number of popular books on sex, gender, and relationships, including Queer: A Graphic History and Gender: A Graphic Guide (with Jules Scheele), How To Understand Your Gender and Life Isn't Binary (with Alex Iantaffi), Enjoy Sex (How, When, and IF You Want To) (with Justin Hancock), Rewriting the Rules and The Psychology of Sex. They also work as a one-to-one writing mentor, as a creative consultant on various projects, and speak and train on gender, sexual and relationship diversity. They are half of the Meg-John and Justin podcast (megjohnandjustin.com) and blog and publish zines and comics on rewriting-the-rules.com. They regularly speak on their areas of expertise in the media, including Radio 4, Cosmo, and being featured in the Independent on Sunday Rainbow List.

Job Titles:

• Trainer

Gordon is a UKCP registered Psychotherapist and Trainer. Gordon works both with the NHS in a Specialist Palliative Care Psychology Team (SPCPT) and in private practice. Gordon's work with the SPCT is with people experiencing life limiting illness and bereavement. This may be with individuals, couples or adult family's/systems, in the hospice environment, people's homes…

Job Titles:

• Trainer

Imi Lo works with emotionally intense and highly sensitive people. She is the author of Emotional Sensitivity and Intensity, available in multiple languages, and The Gift of Intensity. Imi is the founder of Eggshell Therapy and Coaching, working with intense people from around the world. Imi has practised as a social worker and therapist in London (U.K). She has trained in mental health, psychotherapy, art therapy, philosophical counselling, and mindfulness-based modalities. She works holistically, combining psychological insights with Eastern and Western philosophies such as Buddhism. Imi's credentials include a Master of Mental Health, Master of Buddhist Studies, Graduate Diploma in Psychology, Bachelor of Social Science in Social Work, Certificate in Logic-based Therapy, and an Advanced Diploma in Contemporary Psychotherapy. She has received multiple scholarships including the Endeavour Award by the Australian Government. She has appeared in publications such as The Psychologies Magazine, The Telegraph, Marie Claire, and The Daily Mail.

Job Titles:

• Director of the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology
• Trainer & Assessor

Julie is a UKCP Registered and Accredited general psychotherapist, COSRT Senior Accredited Sex and Relationship Therapist and COSRT Accredited Clinical Supervisor. Julie currently represents COSRT on the national Coalition Against Conversion Therapy group, working towards establishing standards of education and practice in gender, sexual and relationship diversity in the health professions across the UK. Julie has extensive… Julie is Director of the Contemporary Institute of Clinical Sexology which runs specialist trainings in sex and relationship therapy, including a two year COSRT accredited Diploma in Clinical Sexology.

Job Titles:

• Clinical Supervisor
• Trainer

Laurie is an experienced UKCP Registered Psychotherapist. She runs a private practice in East Sussex and has much experience of working within psychiatric clinics and hospitals. Laurie specialises in anxiety related disorders, particularly in PTSD, moderate to severe depression, personality disorders and long term psychiatric disorders. Her training & many years as a Clinical Supervisor…

Job Titles:

• Admin
• Co - Founder
• Managing Director
• Managing Director of BeeLeaf B.Ed ( Hons )

As Co-founder and Managing Director Mandy shares responsibility for the overall running and development of the Organisation and was instrumental in taking BeeLeaf forward to becoming a Training and Accrediting Member Organisation of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP), in March 2006.

Job Titles:

• Trainer

Marie qualified as a Registered Mental Health Nurse in 1990 and worked within a range of inpatient and community settings in the NHS and local authority across adult, young person and children services. She is a Full Member of the Nursing Midwifery Council, Royal College of Nursing and Community for Contemporary Psychotherapy. Marie is a… Marie has provided training on behalf of both the NHS and local authority sector for professionals, volunteers, parents and carers. Specific subject areas have included : addiction ; risk and crisis management for mental health, comorbid mental health and substance use disorder and treatment for depression and anxiety. Marie currently works for the NHS as a mental health lead within Primary Care, working with GPs to ensure the best access to intervention is achieved for those presenting with mental health needs. She is also practicing as an Adult Psychotherapist within a local counselling charity and is UKCP Accredited having graduated from BeeLeaf with the Advanced Diploma in Contemporary Psychotherapy.

Job Titles:

• Trainer
• Registered Neurolinguistic Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor

Masha Bennett is a UKCP Registered Neurolinguistic Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor, EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner, a Gong Practitioner with the College of Sound Healing, a Sandplay Therapist with the Association of Integrative Sandplay Therapists, and a Trainer in Emotional Freedom Techniques (EFT) with AAMET International. She has worked with adults and young people therapeutically since 2000, in the NHS, prisons, probation service, residential children's homes, child trauma therapy centre, schools, various third sector organisations, and in private practice, and contributed to two research projects as a therapist - EMDR for Depression (2013), and CBT for Dissociative Seizures (2015). Masha holds an MSc in Therapeutic Practice for Psychological Trauma from the University of Chester, with her research dissertation focusing on self-care in trauma therapists. She has worked for 7 years in various psychological services in the NHS, including an IAPT service, a Health Psychology Service and a Staff Support Team. She has a wide experience of work with addictions, including setting up and managing a new drug treatment programme in a women's prison (2005-2006), and developing an innovative Addiction & Trauma Recovery project in Oldham (2013-2016). Masha has been delivering training to health and care professionals since 2006, both in UK and internationally, in Norway, Russia, Kazakhstan, Sri Lanka, Latvia, Lithuania, Slovenia, and Israel. She teaches on a wide range of subjects, including psychotherapy, emotional freedom techniques, trauma, neuroscience, attachment, addictions, mental health, eating disorders and other topics, and is a regular guest speaker at conferences and symposia. She currently runs a busy full-time private therapy and training practice in Derbyshire.

Job Titles:

• Admin
• Trainer & Assessor
• Trainer With the BeeLeaf Institute

Mike is a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist and Trainer. Mike has been a Trainer with the BeeLeaf Institute for several years and is renowned for his dynamic training style that is fun, safe and participative.

Job Titles:

• Trainer

Olivier is a BACP Accredited Integrative and Relational Counsellor, a COSRT Psychosexual Therapist and a Qualified Supervisor. He is a Clinical Associate with Pink Therapy, teaches on various training programmes in the UK and runs a supervision group in France.

Job Titles:

• Consultant / M.a. ( Econ ), Lic Phil, Lic

M.A. (Econ), Lic Phil, Lic Theol. Posts include working as a Researcher at Estudios Sociales A.C. in Mexico City before a short stay in Guyana - where he directed the Guyana Institute for Social Research and Action. Following a brief period back in the UK Tony returned to Estudios Sociales in Mexico as lead Economist…