About Me
As you might guess, my family background is German. That is where my initial training as a therapist took place and where I worked for a time in the priesthood. As a clinician I work in private practice primarily in London (UK); at times I also see clients in Wivenhoe, Essex, (contact via mobile), Hungary and Spain. I work in German, English and Spanish. [more...]
Training
Over the years, I have trained in clinical pastoral care, counselling, psychotherapy and psychosexual therapy, both in Germany and the UK. I have trained in many forms of psychotherapy, some of which are more traditional (e.g. Object Relations) some more innovative (e.g. Gestalt). Overall, my approach is integrative, which means that I draw on several forms of therapy to work effectively with my clients.
Accreditation and Registration
I am registered as a Psychotherapist with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and accredited with the Universities Psychotherapy Association (UPA) and the Association of Humanistic Psychology Practitioners (AHPP). I am an accredited Psychosexual and Couples Therapist (BASRT), an accredited Senior Trainer (BACP) and an accredited Supervisor (BASRT).
Projects and Positions
My professional experience includes working in private practice and both statutory and voluntary organisations.
- I set up a Child Abuse Prevention Project ("Working With Men") funded by the Department of the Environment;
- Co-founder of the UK Standing Conference on Sexual Abuse of Men;
- Co-founder of the Centre for Personal and Professional Development which continues to train counsellors and psychotherapists in the UK and abroad;
- Co-founder of the largest psychosexual NHS clinic in Europe;
- Author of several masters programmes in psychotherapy and related disciplines;
- Training Director with the School of Counselling and Psychotherapy;
- Consultant Psychotherapist at the Institute of St Anselm;
- Associate Director of Anima Reason Consultants Budapest (Hungary);
- Visiting lecturer for the Hungarian Organisational Development Society;
- A founder of, and Training Director for the Hungarian Gestalt Association;
- Training Director for the Bath Centre for Psychotherapy and Counselling;
- Each year I act as principal tutor for trainings in psychotherapy, supervision and organisational development both in the UK and further afield.
