Authors

Gail A. Hornstein is a professor of psychology at Mount Holyoke College, Massachusetts, USA, and author of To Redeem One Person Is to Redeem the World, the widely praised biography of pioneering psychiatrist Frieda Fromm-Reichmann. She divides her time between Holyoke and London. Gail's website : http://www.gailhornstein…

Andrea Koch has masters in person-centered counseling, public management and human geography. Born in Germany, she spent most of her childhood in the US and lived her first decade as an adult in the Netherlands. She currently lives in Berlin, Germany and has worked for 25 years in NGOs striving for…

Clemmont E. Vontress, Ph.D. is a Professor Emeritus of Counseling at the George Washington University. He was named Counselor-Educator of the Year by The American Mental Health Counselors’ Association in  1993, was awarded the Life Contribution Award by The American Counseling Association in 1997, and received the University of…

Prof. Martin Milton is Professor of Counselling Psychology at Regents University London and also runs an independent practice in counselling psychology and psychotherapy. He is editor of Diagnosis and Beyond (PCCS Books, 2012) and Therapy and Beyond (Wiley-Blackwell, 2010) and has published in a range of academic journals. Martin is on the…

After counselling training at Aston in Birmigham (1978 - 1979), I worked as a counsellor, supervisor and trainer for ten years, during which time I also pursued, or was pursued by, training for ordination as a priest in the Church of England. I served as a parish priest in Cumbria from 1988- 1997…

Jen Kilyon followed a career in education with involvement as a family member in the mental health system. She now works as a trainer and consultant with organisations such as the Department of Health, the Royal College of Psychiatrists, Mental Health Trusts and Higher Education Institutions.

Theresa Smith worked in education and health for 25 years, and currently works in a variety of mental health settings, with service users and carers, as well as training mental health workers. She has contributed to local and national research programmes for mental health service improvement, and is co-founder of the…

Hannah Walker is the Chairperson of the Dorset Mental Health Forum which, amongst other things, offers advocacy services and promotes recovery and wellbeing.