PSYCHOCREATIVITY
My Psychotherapy System
OVERVIEW
WHY ARE YOU HERE?
Are you seriously interested in Being?
in Being genuine?
Are you wanting to live in tune with
your deepest universal needs
and personal core values?
Do you want a greater sense of Belonging?
Would you like to to find
a way of living with Purpose:
a meaningful and satisfying Being in a world,
which as contemporary science emphasises,
is largely out of our control?
It is possible.
It is possible through re-training
the brain, body and mind.
I can help you
through
my Psychotherapy System
through
PSYCHOCREATIVITY
PSYCHOCREATIVITY - my psychotherapy system - is a synthesis of:
talk focused therapy focusing on a deep psychotherapy process
existential psychology including Buddhist and Yogic - that clarifies our purpose in life that is specific to you
meditative therapy focusing on mindfulness, self-compassion and connection
creative therapies such as art, dance, writing, photography
play therapy for adults as well as children
deep ecological process with particular focus on water-based therapy
cognitive behavioral therapies focusing on commitment to actions to achieve aims and goals
pioneering research in science, including biology and neuroscience
12 COMPONENTS
PSYCHOCREATIVITY focuses on cultivating 12 key components:
Authenticity and Self-Knowing
Belonging and Connection
Purpose: Living meaningful lives based on our deepest universal needs and core values
Awareness: Mindful awareness of the present moment, where we understand that we are not our thoughts
Caring: Caring of self and others through action and developing an inner voice that is not critical but compassionate
Self-Accepetance: Honoring and embracing the totality of our being and experience : “all parts of my self are welcome”
Letting go of Outcomes, while still being motivated to realize one’s goals
Savoring, Gratitude and Self-Appreciation
Rest
Creativity
Child-like Play
Fun
These are a matrix of inter-acting and overlapping components, which I explain below.
The orginality is in the inter-disciplinary methodology and the emotional tone that I bring to the sessions.
This emotional tone is based on the principles of PCT Person-Centered Therapy:
Unconditional Positive Regard for you as the client
Accurate Empathy: active and compassionate istening, paying careful attention to your feelings and thoughts
Congruence: I authentically convey my feelings and thoughts to genuinely relate to you and your feelings- scroll down for details - based on research, evidence and experience.
I adapt it according to your needs, using only what is useful and valuable to you.
We work on this together. For example, if you connect most to dance, the therapy becomes dance oriented. If talking is what you need we talk. If Mindfulness supports you to deal better with pain I guide and train you in mindful activity and meditation. If water can soothe your being, we work in water.
I have evidenced how deeply it has impacted and elevated the lives of people I work with: see my TESTIMONIALS.
SESSION TIMES
1 to 4 sessions a week - depending on your need - of 50 Minutes each for an initial program of 10 sessions. These can be online or in-person. Some clients prefer double sessions of 100 minutes which can be arranged.
EXCHANGE
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WHO I WORK WITH
I work with: children, teenagers and adults of all ages all around the world. I work with individuals, couples and groups. Check WHO I WORK WITH for more details
Working with Raphael
has been a huge joy
and personal gift of
long-lasting
profound transformation
- Bindie, United Kingdom
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DETAILED DESCRIPTION
Raphael’s brings great integrity and sensitivity to
his mindfulness teachings.
He helped me to remember
my deep connection to all other beings and
my personal responsibility to meaningfully serve.
His gentle and insightful guidance
has especially allowed me to
reconnect with the magnificence, beauty and magic of the sea;
And the heartbreaking damage that is being done to
its marine life every single day.
As a result I have decided to take action
to help address this painful situation.
Thank you Raphael for reminding me that
I am part of it all,
and for re-opening my eyes to this important need.
- Sarah, Client, London, United Kingdom
This Detailed Description covers core components and approaches. It has the following sections:
The Matrix of Integration
Action
You are the driver
People I help
Themes, Challenges and Explorations I support
Understanding Mental Health Recovery
Cultivating Creativity
Reshape the Mind and transform your life
Mindfulness and Freedom
More about the PSYCHOCREATIVITY System
Education, Qualifications and Experience
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THE MATRIX OF INTEGRATION
THE INTEGRATION and SYNTHESIS OF THERAPIES
My System integrates a range of therapies.
Founded in PCT Person-Centered Therapy, it integrates:
Neuropsychology, Neuroscience and wider Scientific Research - see below
Existential Psychology - understanding better who we are, how we wish to live in an impermanent world
Buddhist Psychology and other Contemplative, Transpersonal Psychology
Ecotherapy, incorporating WATER THERAPY
Art Psychotherapy incorporating existential Zen Art approaches
Dance and Movement Psychotherapy
Play Therapy - both for children and adults
Mindfulness and Compassion-focused approaches, including:
CFT: Compassion-focused Therapy
MBSR: Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
MBCT: Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy
ACT: Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
Radsec: Radical Self-Care
MfS: Mindfulness for Stress (Breathworks)
MfH: Mindfulness for Health (Breathworks)
CBT: Cognitive Behavior Therapy
SFT: Solution-focused Therapy
Coaching Processes, including:
Kaizen: Japanese philosophic concept and corporate business practice. It involves undertaking regular actions to effect life transformation
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THE BIOPSYCHOSOCIAL MODEL
The lover of nature is he
whose inward and outward senses
are still truly adjusted to each other;
who has retained the spirit of infancy
even into the era of manhood.
His intercourse with heaven and earth,
becomes part of his daily food.
— Poet Ralph Waldo Emerson
PSYCHOCREATIVITY is an integrated scientific System rooted in an understanding of the profound inter-connection of Body, Brain, Mind, Social and Natural world. This inter-connection is known as The BioPsychosocial Model. It is also called The Biopsychsocioecological Model. This is the foundation of Psychosomatic Medicine.
The contemporary pathological roots
of modern society
may rest upon
modern man’s neglect of the harmony
between his natural being and his social being
between living and let-aliveness
- Pioneer of Psychosomatic Medicine Psychiatrist Dr. Yujiro Ikemi
As well as Buddhist Philosophy, contemporary Physics, Chemistry, Biology and Deep Ecology, teach us that our very existence, our survival and our thriving, depends on symbiotic relationship.
Organisms living in our own bodies contribute to this: Biologist Lynn Margulis’ concept of SymbioGenesis
The understanding of the Earth as a living entity: Gaia Theory of Chemist James Lovelock
Blue Mind explaining the profound psychological existential impact of being in Water; research of Marine Biologist Wallace J. Nichols
Field Theory in Physics
The BioPsychosocial Model/Biopsychosocioecological Model means:
Bio = Body
Psycho = Brain and Mind
Socio = The Societies and Cultures we live in that shape our thinking, personality and behavior
Ecological = Our profound Inter-Connection with the Natural World
I help you develop greater harmony between your body, mind, natural being and social being. This is a process of Deep Ecology.
This best supports you to live a life in tune with your deepest personal needs, and personal core values.
It enables a life of fulfillment, achievement and satisfaction.
Ecology’s root meaning is “House” or “Home”.
I help You find your way Home.
Anyone who ever gave psychotherapy a real try
will know how tricky it can be
to find someone that you click with in therapy sense.
Even though it is personal,
I can’t imagine Raphael not being the right fit for anyone.
Raphael is a respectful, supportive, and genuine therapist.
A person with a great passion, impressive,
always expanding knowledge
and so much love.
I feel lucky that I have met Raphael
because what he has taught me
and how he continues to support me,
allows me to live the most satisfying life possible
Zuzanna, client
I adapt my System and Methodology to what you connect to best; and to your needs and values as they evolve through the therapeutic journey to enable you to arrive at your destination.
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ACTION AND COMMITMENT
In each and every talk I’ve had with Raphael
they made me feel “SEEN”.
This is rare for me!
They helped me understand that
my past does not need to reflect my future.
Raphael has a calming presence,
pays close attention,
and allows you to unfold at your own pace.
- Kaesy, Dancer, Mexico
My holistic Psychotherapy involves deep inner work and outer committed action.
It is not the typical focus on coming to a session a week. It requires daily intentional activity which I support you with beyond the sessions. Typically this would be devoting 30 minutes per day of action, at least the intention toward this.
Imagine Psychotherapy as a “Living Gym”. Every facet of our daily life can be a moment to re-train body, brain and mind. Daily Life is your gym.
The first action is simply an intention: of moment by moment day by day of being genuine. it is possible.I can help you. Small actions, consistently completed, create significant personal transformation.
Self-Caring or Self-Compassion should not be understood as only warm feelings toward oneself. it is about compassionate actions leading to greater well-being and fulfillment.
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YOU ARE THE DRIVER
Raphael was my teacher, support and friend
during a time in my life
when I didn’t believe in myself.
They believed in me and
became the light
that helped me to find my joy again
- Kim, Manager, non-profit organization, United Kingdom
In my Holistic Integrative Psychotherapy, you are the Driver of the Life Transformation process.
I am the Navigator and Co-Pilot: holding you with “unconditional positive regard”; and respectfully treating you as a complete person, not a problem only to solved.
I support you to drive better and most swiftly reach your desired destination.
I enable you to dance life your way.
My Methodology utilizes a range of evidenced-based therapies:
Holding you safely and securely on the journey around “tricky bends”
Enabling you to more deeply understand the terrain of your life utilizing deep psychological processes such as Buddhist Psychology and other Existential Psychology (scroll down for details)
Helping you explore opportunities for behavioral change and “Rewiring the Brain” (scroll down for details)
Assisting you in deciding the directions to take
Training you to take committed actions toward your Goals and Rewiring the Brain
Teaching you innovative practical techniques to enable Rewiring the Brain, from Neuroscience, CBT Cognitive Behavior Therapy, ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and MSC Mindful Self-Compassion
Enabling you to Surf the ever-changing Waves of Life: Surfing Life’s Impermanence, Imperfection and inherent
“Un-Satisfaction” that provokes anxiety, borrowing from Buddhist Psychology and other Existential Psychology
In this “Living Gym” I train you to remain committed to taking daily action toward life transformation, fulfillment and satisfaction.
I resource you to optimize whatever time you have on this planet and whatever resources are available to you.
I help you better understand what is feasible.
This taking into account the circumstances in which you find yourself, includes your relationship with the society and environment.
Ultimately, my purpose is to enable you eventually to become your own best therapist, coach, mentor, teacher and creator.
This is embodied in the words of Chinese Philosopher Lao Tzu, who said:
Give a man a bowl of fish
and you feed him for a day
Teach a man how to fish
and you feed him for life
Are you ready to fish?
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PEOPLE I HELP
Anyone who ever gave psychotherapy a real try
will know how tricky it can be to find someone
that you click with in therapy sense.
Even though it is personal,
I can’t imagine Raphael
not being the right fit for anyone.
Raphael is a respectful, supportive, and a genuine therapist.
They are a person with great passion,
who is impressive and always expanding knowledge
and so much love.
It is a real pleasure to be guided and supported in a journey of Mindfulness,
by such a genuine and wise person as Raphael.
I feel lucky that I have met Raphael
because what they have taught me and how
they continue to support me
This allows me to live the most satisfying life possible
- Zuzanna, Mid-Wife, Poland
I help and support:
Individuals, Couples, Groups
Organizations, including schools, universities and clinics
Children age 5 up, teenagers, and adults of all ages
People from diverse backgrounds all around the world; with clients in:
USA and the whole of North America
South America
Africa
Australasia
Europe, including the United Kingdom
Asia, including Japan, China, India, Thailand and the Middle-East
People of varied religions and belief systems; those following a range of spiritual practices; atheists and agnostics
Minorities such as LGBTQ+, BIPOC Black, Indigenous and People of Color, Disabled, Refugees
For individuals and couples, where valuable and feasible, I work with you in consultation with your family and close friends. This can be tremendously useful.
My approach champions Best Practice in DEIB: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging.
As a Member of the BACP British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy, I am signed up to and adhere to Best Practices as detailed in the BACP Ethical Framework.
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THEMES CHALLENGES AND EXPLORATIONS I SUPPORT
Was lost and unable to move forward in my life.
The future was shrouded in uncertainty.
I saw life as a black-and-white landscape
with no room for diverse possibilities.
Raphael guided me to a deeper understanding
through various philosophers,
from ancient Eastern sages, Ancient Greek masters to modern thinkers.
This opened my soul to a new perspective.
Life is like a game where we create the rules.
There is no single right way to live.
Life consists of small moments that together form a larger picture.
Every moment, I am the creator of my own life.
I can shape my life exactly as I want it to be,
and live in the present like a child,
marveling at the wonders of life
- Tommi M, Entrepreneur, Finland
I support and help with:
Core Existential Questions of Life and Death
Life Disatisfaction
Burnout and Chronic Fatigue
Bereavement, Loss and Grief
Mental Health Recovery, including
Stress Management
Anxiety Management
Depression
Self-Harm and Suicidal Feelings
Trauma / PTSD Recovery
Addiction Recovery
Identity Exploration and challenges of Marginalization and Discrimination such as:
Gender Identity
Sexual Identity and Orientation
Relationship Diversity
BIPOC - Black, Indigenous and People of Colour
Disability
Neurodevelopmental disorders including Learning Disabilities such as Dyslexia and Dyspraxia
Refugee
Lack of Self-Confidence
Lack of Self-Worth
Motivational Challenges
Mental and Creative Blocks
PRIVATE PRACTICE
In Private Practice I work online as well as in-person.
In-person, my sessions can take place, in a studio, therapeutic pool, in the Ocean or “walk and talk” in nature: depending on your preference and need.
Raphael has a way of
immediately making people feel
at ease with the present
- Dr. Daniel Somerville, Academic, United Kingdom
ORGANIZATIONAL COLLABORATION
I also work with and for Clinics and Organizations, adapting my Methodology to the approach of the Team. My organizational collaboration is particularly supporting:
Personal growth and life development
Wellness
Wider mental health recovery
Trauma recovery
Addiction recovery
Violence and Sexual Abuse recovery
LGBTQ+ overcoming internalized homophobia
GSRD Gender Sex and Relationship Diversity exploration
BIPOC: Recovery from racism and marginalization
Suicide and self-harm intention recovery
Mindfulness development
Self-Compassion development
Educational and Academic development
Professional Therapeutic development
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UNDERSTANDING MENTAL HEALTH RECOVERY
Recovery is a deeply personal, unique process of
changing one's attitudes, values, feelings, goals, skills and/or roles
It is a way of living
a satisfying, hopeful and contributing life
even with limitations caused by the illness.
Recovery involves the development of
New meaning and purpose in one's life as one grows
- Director of the Boston Center for Psychiatric Rehabilitation Dr. William Anthony
Mental Health Recovery is not simply about remedy or “fixing” you or “fixing” a problem.
It is about finding or re-finding who you are; and embracing all parts of yourself and experience.
Recovery is about living as rich a life as possible, what ever health conditions, challenges you face.
Recovery is Discovery.
Discovering a Being you may not yet know.
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CULTIVATING CREATIVITY
Every Child is Born and Artist.
The Problem arises when they grow up
- adapting words of Pioneering Artist Pablo Picasso
Significant Educationists such as Sir Ken Robinson question whether, on a profound level, schools are “Killing Creativity”.
This Creativity, as Pablo Picasso believes, is inherent within us yet somehow can get knocked out by our ongoing experience of schools, families and values of the societies we grow up in.
Play and being Playful is scientifically evidenced to enhance Learning, Creativity and Insight.
My Holistic Integrative Methodology, incorporates Play Therapy processes.
They can help you, adult or child, find and re-find Playfulness and Creativity.
They help you find a greater sense of Self-Care, Self-Caring, Self Love; more enjoyment, a deeper sense of fulfillment and more profound satisfaction in life.
The root meaning of Psychotherapy is “Therapy for the Soul’. Soul being understood here as our most authentic being. This therapy is a creative process.
This is the way of PsychoCreativity.
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RESHAPE THE MIND TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
Rewiring the Brain
We cannot stop the waves of life
but we can learn to surf them
- Pioneering Mindfulness researcher Dr. Jon kabat-Zinn
I train you in a number of techniques that enable behavioral change, greater mental/psychological flexibility, and a rewiring of the brain.
Neuroscience teaches us that our brains naturally give greater focus on “negative” and potentially harming experience than “positive” satisfying experience.
While this enables our physical survival the brain works on autopilot using this methodology for our emotional world and self-concept.
Almost all of us need an intentional and regular practice to counteract this “negativty bias”, in an increasingly uncertain, stressful and anxiety provoking world.
“Positive Thinking” alone is insufficient as it generally is working on the conscious level and not addressing our unconscious, deeper and less rational feelings about our self.
I can train you, beyond Positive Thinking, to develop a “Positivity Bias” as a basic trait of your life and daily living.
These are scientifically evidenced to impact significantly on your mental health, your sense of wellbeing and your wellness if undertaken daily over a sustained period: small actions consistently completed can create significant change.
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MINDFULNESS AND FREEDOM
Human freedom involves our capacity
to pause between the stimulus and response
and in that pause
to choose the one response toward which
we wish to throw our weight.
The capacity to create ourselves
based upon this freedom
is inseparable from consciousness or self-awareness
- Pioneering Existential Psychologist Rollo May
Mindfulness is part of the process of “rewiring the brain”.
Simply stated it means
The Awareness, Insight and Care that arises
through being present and alert
without harsh critical judgment
to what ever arises moment by moment:
thoughts, feelings, body sensations, the world around the body -
Mindfulness in daily life thinking processes, Mindfulness Meditation and non-meditative Mindfulness exercises support you to be:
More Present
Less harshly Judgmental including of yourself
Less enslaved by destructive thoughts and feelings
More Free, moment by moment, to choose what really serves you
This reduces Stress related to past events and Anxiety about what may or may not happen in the future.
You do not have to formally meditate to experience Mindfulness and I teach you these skills. Art therapies, ecological therapies, actions in daily life, and other processes, can teach us to be more mindful and have the quality of mindfulness without even formal meditation.
WE ARE NOT OUR THOUGHTS
Neuroscience, the science of the brain and entire nervous system teaches us that our thoughts and feelings are not necessarily facts set in stone.
Borrowing from Neuroscience:
What we can mindfully and self-caring feel
we can heal
I train you to have better judgement and freedom about which thoughts and feelings you decide to follow.
I enable you to have “the courage to create” and re-create yourself and your soul.
I train you to rewire your brain.
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BECOMING YOUR OWN BEST FRIEND
The Value of Self-Compassion
What is unique about Raphael is
his total acceptance
on a very deep and profound level of
who I am as a person
making me feel genuinely loved and appreciated
- Kristina, United Kingdom
Life Transformation takes place in the process of fully accepting the totality of our selves and our experience. Both Mindfulness and Self-Compassion support this process.
We have a profound need to Belong and felt embraced by whatever group we find ourselves in. We can even sacrifce our own Truth and Self in order to Belong.
At the profound level we need to Belong to Ourselves and Our Self. All parts of our self are welcome.
When I fully accept myself as I am
then I can change
- Creator of Person-Centered Therapy Carl Rogers
In a research study in North America, nearly 80% of people found it easier to care for others than themselves.
We need to develop greater Self-Care and Self-Caring.
I train you skills in “Self-Befriending” and “Self-Compassion” that help you to feel
A greater sense of Belonging
Self-Sufficiency: so that you can I fee basically all right whether in good circumstances or bad
Belonging when difficult moments provoke us to isolate and have an inner critical voice.
These techniques consist of both secular meditative practices and non-meditative self-compassionate exercises. You do not have to be experienced in meditation, or meditate at all, to make Self-Compassion a basic way of living in daily life.
Research shows that Self-Compassionate people generally are:
Greater Achievers
Healthier
Better able to take perspectives
More Resilient: better able to cope with tough situations like Divorce, Trauma or Chronic Pain. and do not beat themselves up when they “fail”
More caring-and supportive of others without sacrificing themselves
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MORE ABOUT THE PSYCHOCREATIVITY SYSTEM
Small actions
consistently completed
can create
significant change
- Dr. Raphael Jay Adjani
MY METHODOLOGY
My Methodology involves:
A specific deep psychological process of inquiry: helping you clarify what is most meaningful in your life, what your core values are;
Assisting you then to formulate a plan of concerted daily actions to help you live that rich life; and then supporting you to remain committed to those actions, including support between sessions.
Integrating evidenced-based approaches and insights from Neuroscience, Psychotherapy, Mindfulness and Compassion-based Meditation, Philosophy, Deep Ecology, Art, Life Coaching and Mentoring.
Providing you with clear methodologies to overcome some of the obstacles to cultivating that daily program of actions.
My ability to read personal situations and tailor methodologies to your needs: helping you to become your own best teacher and your own best friend.
Unconditional, Non-Judgmental Acceptance of You as a person, whoever you are, wherever you are at in Life: wholeheartedly supporting you through almost inevitable wobbles you will have on this journey.
A foundational philosophy and methodology that I call the THE DELICIOUS DELIGHT OF LIVING
PSYCHOTHERAPY IS NOT SIMPLY MEETING ONCE A WEEK
My Psychotherapy/Psychocreativity is not simply one meeting a week (typically) with me.
It involves committed action on daily basis to a deep and daily transformational process.
It involves Home Practices and Exercises between sessions
I provide additional support in this period where required.
THE HOLISTIC PROCESS
The Holistic Process involves:
Helping you to reflect and understand yourself better including your history and social causes; and your current relationship with the society and environment that you find yourself in
Better understanding what are your goals, based deepest universal needs, alongside your core personal values
Identifying what actions you need to take to live the most fulfilled life possible in your circumstances
My providing a rigorous interrogative process, as well as appropriate supportive tools and information within my own philosophical and psychotherapeutic and creative framework, to help enable you to take actions and make necessary changes to evolve the life you wish to live.
You undertaking daily activities exercises and where appropriate meditative practices, including writing a daily reflective journal on your therapeutic journey which you share with me. I respond and then we then explore further in sessions
You are invited to come to each session, reflecting beforehand what you may wish to discuss and explore
You are invited to bring to each session, a pen/pencil and paper. If you wish to please bring paint brush, paints and paper or other creative material which can be utilized in the process. If meeting in-person, I supply these.
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EDUCATION, QUALIFICATIONS AND EXPERIENCE
Working with Raphael
was an amazing experience.
Their practice really helped me
see the world differently
and helped me remember
how to reconnect with the world around me
and recognize my connection with the universe
and how beautiful it is to be a part of it.
Their practice has
highlighted things in my life and areas that
I could bring further attention to, moving forward.
If you ever get the chance to have session with them,
I highly recommend it.
It has been so impactful
- Christina Rivera, Therapist, USA
QUALIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE
My Integrative Psychotherapy/PsychoCreativity draws on my own formal training and ongoing professional development process. This includes:
Post-Graduate Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy: The School of Psychology, University of East London (UK)
Foundation Group Psychoanalysis: The IGA Institute of Group Analysis (UK)
Certified Teacher of MSC Mindful Self-Compassion: The School of Medicine, UCSD University of California San Diego (USA)
MBCT Mindfulness-based Cognitive Therapy, ongoing training: Oxford Mindfulness Centre, University of Oxford (UK)
MBT Mentalization-based Treatment, Basic Training with MBT creators Professors Peter Fonagy and Anthony Bateman: UCL University College London (UK)
Intermediate Certificate in Play Therapy: Place-to-Be, London (UK)
KUF Personality Disorder Awareness Certificate, Institute of Mental Health/Open University (UK)
In-house Training: NHS National Health Service (UK), including
CAT Cognitive Analytical Therapy
DBT Dialectical-Behavior Therapy
Tree of Life Therapy
Philosophy and Methodologies of Therapeutic Communities
Open Dialogue Therapy Processes
Diversity Training
In-house Training: Mind Mental Health Organization (UK), including
MBSR Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction
MSC Mindful Self-Compassion
In-house Training at Shoreditch Healthy Living Centre (UK), including
ACT Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
MHFA Mental Health First Aid Certificate
Yoga Alliance certified Teacher Training in Yoga, Samma Karuna, (Thailand)
IT IS FURTHER SUPPORTED BY:
Post-Doctoral level Academic Research cited in the RAE: United Kingdom Research Assessment Exercise, 2001, 2007
Doctorate in Art and Philosophy with AHRC Scholarship, University of the Arts London (UK)
Masters in Screen Research and Screen, University of the Arts London (UK)
Undergraduate Degree, First Class, in Film and Video, University of the Arts London (UK)
Professional Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher and Professional Education, PostGraduate Certificate, Institute of Education, UCL University College London (UK)
Subject:
Non-Qualification Training in Art, Dance and Theatre
Personal Research including extensive Psychotherapy including Psychoanalysis, Jungian Analysis, Gestalt, Somatic Therapy
Significant Life Experience
Life-time of practice and exploration of Buddhist Philosophy and Psychology as well as Yoga.