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Head of Department
Professor Simon du Plock
DPsych (Prof), MA, MA, BSc (Hons), AdvDipExPsych, C.Psychol, Chartered Counselling Psychologist, C.Sci, AFBPsS, FRSM, UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, Foundation Member with Senior Practitioner Status of BPS Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy, European Certificate of Psychotherapy.
Module Leaders and Academic Advisers
Professor Maja O’Brien
PhD, C. Psychol., Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Visiting Professor at Middlesex University.
Professor Derek Portwood
PhD, MA, PCE, ALCD (Hons), Founder and Former Director of National Centre for Work Based Learning Partnerships (now institute of Work Based Learning), Middlesex University.
Professor Paul Barber
PhD, MSc, BA, RNT, SRN, RMN, RNMS, UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, Fellow Roffey Park Institute.
Academic Advisers
Dr.Ruth Caleb
DPsych (Prof), MA, PGDip Research Studies, BSc (Hons), UKCP Registered Psychotherapist.
Dr Robert Moore
DPsych (Prof), M.Ed, M.Med.Sci, AD. Dip.Sup, BD, BA, ICP.
Dr Sofie Bager-Charleson
PhD, MSc, BSc, BACP, AHPP,UKCP Registered Psychotherapist.
Dr Nigel Copsey
DPsych (Prof), MSc, BD, AKC, MTh, UKCP Registered Psychotherapist.
Sally Denham-Vaughan
DPsych, BSc (Hons), MSc, AFBPsS, C.Psychol, Chartered Clinical Psychologist, Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Coaching Psychologist, Dip GPTI, TSM (GPTI), UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, MSCP.
Dr Alistair McBeath
PhD, MA, BSc, C.Psychol, AFBPsS, BACP Accredited Practitioner, Foundation Member with Senior Practitioner Status of BPS Register of Psychologists Specialising in Psychotherapy, European Certificate of Specialist Expertise in Psychotherapy.
Dr Werner Prall
PhD, MSc, MA, UKCP Registered Psychoanalytic and Integrative Psychotherapist.
Dr Christine Stevens
PhD, MA, BSc, UKCP Registered Psychotherapist
Recognition of Academic Learning Consultant
Dr Neil Gordon
DPsych (Prof), MSc, Dip Psych Couns, Dip Clin Teaching, PGCE, RMN, RNT, Fellow of Higher Education Academy.
Administration Staff
Academic Coordinator
Mandy Kersey
Middlesex University
Dr. Pauline Armsby
PhD, MPhil, PGC (PCE), Chair of Assessment Boards.
Dr. Annette Fillery-Travis
MA, PhD, CCHEM, FRSC, Link Tutor.
Academic Consultants, include:
Professor Julia Buckroyd
UKCP Registered Psychotherapist.
Professor Michael Carroll
C.Psychol, PhD, MA, BA, BACP Registered Supervisor, Visiting Industrial Professor, University of Bristol, Fellow BACP, Fellow APECS Accredited Executive Coach and Executive Coach Supervisor.
Professor Kim Etherington
PhD, MSc, Dip.Coun., Dip.Occup.Therapy.
Dr. Ken Evans
DPsych, Dip Sac Admin, BSc, Fellow Royal Society of Arts, Fellow EAIP, UKCP Registered Psychotherapist, European Certificate of Psychotherapy.
Emeritus Professor Douglas Hooper
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, PhD, BA FBPsS, C.Clin.Psychol, C.Counselling Psychol, FBACP, Chair, Centre of Social Policy, Dartington Warren House Research Group, Vice President National Relate.
Dr. Anne Kearns
DPsych (Prof), MSc.
Dr. Anne-Marie Salm
PhD, Dr. Biol. Hom, Diplom Psychology (Germany), Chartered Clincal Psychologist, Chartered Counselling Psychologist.