Integrative Humanistic Psychotherapy Studies (UKCP preparatory year)

Dr John Hills, MA, PhD, MBACP (Accred), SFHEA is a British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) accredited psychotherapist, a member of the national Pluralistic Practice steering group and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. John trained in integrative Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Leeds where he took his PhD, and went on to become a senior lecturer, course leader and course director at Leeds Beckett University. John's PhD centred upon the meaning and patterns of therapeutic change as modelled between therapist and client.   John has been in practice since 2011 and has worked in a variety of settings including prison counselling, cancer and hospice care, and student counselling. John practises privately from West Yorkshire.  As a practitioner he has a particular interest in pluralistic, systemic, and existential approaches to counselling and psychotherapy. As a researcher he is particularly interested in change in psychotherapy, systemic reframing of psychotherapy change principles, and the social contexts in which psychotherapy takes place, including the social determinants of mental health. John is also a practitioner-researcher of psychological therapies. In addition to training work, John has four PhD students and has organised several research conferences, including serving as local host for the Society for Psychotherapy Research's UK conference in 2022.  John’s membership of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, saw him contribute the SPR’s response to the NICE Guideline on Treatment for Depression which was published in 2022 following changes recommended by the SPR as part of a coalition of organisations including the BACP, UKCP, BPS, Mind and the Royal College of Psychiatrists, expressing scientific concerns about the creation of the guideline. Before joining the Metanoia Institute, John facilitated the launch of an Integrative Counselling professional training program at Leeds Beckett University and an equivalent course delivered at a partner college in Singapore, including facilitation of teaching and student exchanges. John is an advocate for the role of higher education in advancing social mobility, in particular in pathways for students from non-traditional backgrounds, and at Leeds Beckett took a lead role in the creation and maintenance of scholarships for both clinical training and PhD study.   John is now Metanoia’s Institute’s lead for Access and Participation. As defined by the Office for Students (OfS) Access and Participation Plans set out how Higher Education providers will improve equality of opportunity for students from disadvantaged backgrounds to access, succeed in, and progress from Higher Education.

Nikki Millard: MSc, TSTA(P), CTA(P), PGCE, Dip TA Psychotherapeutic Counselling, UKCP Registered Psychotherapist Nikki is the Head of Programme for Transactional Analysis Psychotherapy. She is a TSTA (Training and Supervising Transactional Analyst) (Psychotherapy) and has a particular interest in adult learning, relational approaches to teaching, and creating inclusive learning environments. Based in North London, Nikki originally worked in a corporate environment before training as a counsellor, psychotherapist, supervisor and trainer. Alongside her teaching and leadership roles, she maintains a psychotherapy and supervision practice. Nikki is an experienced examiner and is actively involved in the European Association for Transactional Analysis (EATA) Commission of Certification (CoC), where she contributes to the development of training and assessment standards across Europe. She is particularly interested in intuition, the relationship between nature and psychological wellbeing, and the integration of Equine Assisted Psychotherapy into therapeutic practice.

Chantelle Adams MSc (P), CTA (P), PTSTA (P) Chantelle is a Primary Tutor and Supervisor with a thriving private practice. She is a relational TA practitioner with a particular passion for working with diversity and groups who are minoritized or marginalised by society. Working within an anti-oppressive framework, she is interested in observing power in the therapy room and outside. Chantelle trained at Metanoia Institute and is committed to lifelong learning and development. She has recently completed a PGCert HE Teaching Counselling & Psychotherapy and is on a further development path to become a TSTA (P). She is also an examiner with an in-depth understanding of the exam process.

I am a Certified Transactional Analyst (CTA), UKCP registered Psychotherapist, Tutor, Supervising Transactional Analyst (STA) and Couples and Relationships Therapist. I have worked in the field since 1999 and I deliver clinical training at different psychotherapy institutes in London as well as at home. I have taught at Metanoia for 12 years across the Humanistic, Integrative and Transactional Analysis departments. I also provide Critical Incident Responder support for events such as terrorist attacks, death in service and more recently supporting families in Israel and Palestine as well as running onsite groups in LA for people who have lost their homes in the fires. I love teaching and hope to do so in an engaging and informed way, to bring out our own wisdom from within through experiential exercises as well as more formal delivery of theory and best clinical practices. More info on my website: jonathanlake.co.uk

Robin Robinson (she/her) MSc., CTA(P), PTSTA(P) Robin is a TA Lecturer delivering exam prep weekends for the dissertation year helping prepare students to succeed in their final CTA written exam and oral viva. After a 20-year career in media & communications, Robin re-trained at Metanoia first as a TA psychotherapist and then as a clinical supervisor. Today, Robin loves teaching TA creatively and phenomenologically and is dedicated to empowering individuals to feel included and succeed and belong in society. Robin also runs a psychotherapy and clinical supervising private practice in London and online.