I am a therapist and trainer with around 25 years experience.
Originally a Reichian body therapist, my approach has become broad based and open to the spontaneous and unexpected.
I have an MA in Psychoanalytic Studies, and have worked with Process Oriented Psychology and trained as a craniosacral therapist; now practices and teaches Embodied-Relational Therapy.
I have a 23-year-old daughter and have written or edited 11 books, including
- Body Psychotherapy: An Introduction;
- Psychotherapy and Politics;
- and Press When Illuminated: New and Selected Poems;
- and I am editor of the peer reviewed journal Psychotherapy and Politics International. There is an extensive website at www.erthworks.co.uk.
My primary ‘way in’ to Ecopsychology is through our embodied connection with the rest of the universe and with other-than-human beings. I offer workshops and talks on ecopsychology and embodiment, most recently exploring the concept of ‘Wild Mind’, and sometimes take therapy sessions out of doors.
I live in Calderdale with my partner and grow vegetables.