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E helen@helenactontherapy.com
I am bound by and adhere to the BACP’s Ethical Framework which you can read here: www.bacp.co.uk/ethical_framework. I also commit to and maintain the UKCP's Ethical Principles & Code of Professional Conduct which you can read here: www.psychotherapy.org.uk/code_of_ethics.html.
I trained at the School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology at Regent’s College, London, where I gained the following qualifications:
Though my approach to therapy is primarily existential-phenomenological, I also have training in CBT and integrative therapy, including psychodynamic and person-centred models, and I draw on these when I feel they may be helpful to my clients.
Before embarking upon a career in psychotherapy & counselling I trained at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama and spent several years working as a theatre Stage Manager on plays, operas and West End musicals. Theatre is still my passion and I was a professional member of the 2009 Laurence Olivier Awards Theatre Judging Panel.
Since retraining as a psychotherapist, in addition to my private practice I have also worked for the Terrence Higgins Trust, the Claremont Psychotherapy Service, and the Student Counselling Service at Goldsmiths, University of London. Though I see clients from all walks of life, I have particular experience of working with sexual minority clients, students, actors, people working in the arts, and those affected by HIV & Aids.
I am a Director of the Cambridge-based arts and mental health foundation Arts & Minds.
"Freedom Captured by the Green-Eyed Monster: Some Existential Perspectives on Romantic Jealousy" published by the Journal for Existential Analysis in January 2010.
"I am what I am? - Existentialism and Homosexuality" published by the Journal for Existential Analysis in July 2010.
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