I was a Brighton art student/activist in the 70's and 80's, sang in a punk band, and was a founder member of the Brixton Artists Collective. After qualifying at Goldsmiths as an art teacher, I soon discovered that art had lost it's radical edge under the new administration (then Thatcher Government) and decided to train as a person-centred therapist in 1994 at the UEA with Brian Thorne and Judy Moore.

I had read about Carl Rogers and discovered that Norwich was pretty much the centre for person-centred training in England at the time. As students, we awarded ourselves the Diploma - it was an amazing experience and I met some challenging, loving, and extraordinary people whilst there.

I was determined to be involved in free on delivery counselling and was fortunate to be appointed as a full-time therapist at the local drug and alcohol service and worked there for 9 years. It was an invaluable experience.

Since then, so much has changed and developed. I maintained a link to an interest in teaching and training. I joined BAPCA in 1995 and had been encouraged to contribute to PCQ - the BAPCA membership magazine.

I am the Counselling for Depression (CfD) Coordinator for the University of Nottingham and work as a person-centred therapist for Norfolk and Norwich Mind as part of Increasing Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) for the NHS.

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Norwich counselling Services

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