John enjoyed a full time career in the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, pioneering the introduction of a colleague support system, which included the teaching of counselling skill techniques on an inter-agency basis and Victim Support Volunteers. He specialised in the areas of post trauma defusing/debriefing, stress and equal opportunities training. In 1989 he was awarded the JP Noble Prize for his dissertation "Anxiety & Phobias a Cognitive Perspective." He was awarded his PhD in 2002 and also became an EMDR Consultant. He worked in Primary Health Care for 16 years has had a private practice since 1990. In 2005 he completed TRiM practitioner & assessors training with the Royal Marines and regularly attends the force Trim refresher/training sessions.
I aim to help you gain a greater understanding of yourself in a confidential and safe environment without the use of jargon. I use a variety of techniques drawing from different approaches including Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Hypnotherapy to raise your awareness of behaviours and beliefs which might be hindering you or holding you back in some way.
