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Couple Therapy for Depression Training Team

Kate Thompson

Head of Couple Therapy for Depression
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Kate Thompson
Head of Couple Therapy for Depression

Training

Couple Therapy for Depression Practitioner Training and Supervisor Training

Biography

Kate Thompson is a couple psychoanalytic psychotherapist and senior staff member at Tavistock Relationships with over 20 years’ experience of therapy with couples and individuals. Currently heading up Couple Therapy for Depression Training of NHS practitioners, Kate is also clinical lead for TRs’ Parenting services. Kate has developed the model, Behavioural Couple Therapy for Alcohol Misuse, and delivered the government funded pilot training to practitioners. She has also worked in TR’s mentalization-based therapy service for separated parents in conflict; specialist adoption service; supervised TR’s violence project in Harrow and Parents as Partners, a group intervention for couples. Registered with BPC and BACP, Kate writes for a variety of publications; co-edited ‘Engaging Couples: New Directions in Therapeutic Work with Families’, (Routledge, 2018), and a Special Edition of Couple and Family Psychoanalysis on Divorce and Separation, (Phoenix, 2021). She is currently editing a book on parenting and couple dynamics. Her private practice is in South West London.

Velia Carruthers

Training Team Leader for Couple Therapy for Depression (CTfD)
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Velia Carruthers
Training Team Leader for Couple Therapy for Depression (CTfD)

Biography

Velia is a couple psychodynamic psychotherapist and psychosexual therapist. She is a staff member at Tavistock Relationships, where she sees clinical cases presenting through the centre’s general and psychosexual services, as well as within the Mentalised-Based Therapy team and the Divorce and Separation service. Alongside her role as a clinician, Velia works as the Training Team Leader for Couple Therapy for Depression (CTfD), in charge of organising national training courses, besides delivering the trainings and supervising NHS therapists. Velia is registered with BACP and COSRT and is a member of Tavistock Relationships’ Alumni body.

Ann Hardy

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Ann Hardy

Biography

Ann Hardy trained at Tavistock Relationships, and has a master’s degree in Individual and Couple Psychodynamic Psychotherapy. She currently trains and supervises NHS therapists as part of TR’s Couple Therapy for Depression intervention and was one of the original therapists involved in TR’s Behavioural Couple for Alcohol Dependency pilot. Ann has a particular interest in neurodiversity and was, for some years, a trustee of the autism research charity, Autistica.

Dr Gisele Fernandes

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Dr Gisele Fernandes

Biography

Gisele is a Clinical Psychologist, CBT therapist and CFTD supervisor. She works mostly in private practice and 1 day a week for the NHS and where her main responsibilities are to provide clinical supervision and line management to members of staff. She also offers individual therapy and couples therapy and supports clinicians in training including in her work with Tavistock Relationships. Gisele’s clinical experience has been predominantly in primary care and in addition to CFTD, she has an interest in working with low self-esteem as well as a keen interest in supporting trainees and other clinicians with their professional development.

Heidi Renton

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Heidi Renton

Biography

Following a successful career in business, marketing and media education, Heidi obtained a Masters degree with Distinction in Psychodynamic Couple and Individual Psychotherapist from Tavistock Relationships, later specialising with a Diploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy. She is a registered member of BACP and COSRT and a graduate member and international affiliate of the Tavistock Institute of Medical Psychology. Alongside running her private practice, Heidi tutors, lectures and works in clinical and psychosexual practice at Tavistock Relationships, as well as training and supervising counsellors on the Couple Therapy for Depression course.

Maja Milic

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Maja Milic

Biography

Maja is an experienced therapist specialised in working with couples. She offers a professional, confidential, and open-minded setting for clients of all sexual and gender orientations, cultural backgrounds, and relationship types. Intimate relationships are often one of the most significant aspects of a couple’s life, and unresolved issues can have a negative impact. It can feel daunting for a couple to have conversations about sexual and relationship problems. Maja creates a warm, supportive, and impartial environment to help partners reach a deeper understanding of what is causing challenges and how to overcome them. Maja completed her postgraduate qualifications in Couple and Individual Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy awarded by the University of East London, and a postgraduate qualification in Psychosexual Therapy at Tavistock Relationships (TR). She further specialised in Mentalization-Based Couples Therapy, for couples experiencing high levels of conflict, and Divorce and Separation therapy. She works as a senior visiting clinician and assessor, a trainer and a training supervisor on the IAPT Couple Therapy for Depression course, and an academic tutor on a Psychosexual Diploma Programme at TR. Maja is also in private practice in London. Registration: Registered Member of British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP), and of College of Sexual and Relationship Therapists.

Melanie Shepherd

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Melanie Shepherd

Biography

Melanie Shepherd is a Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Psychotherapist and uses different therapy models including CBT, psychodynamic and systemic. She worked in the NHS for 30 years, leading services for adults and older adults, and now practises independently, meeting with individuals, couples and families. She is a CTFD supervisor and trainer with TR and supervises in NHS psychological therapy services. She enjoys research and publishing and is currently involved with a research network developing a couple therapy outcome measure.

Sue Balmer

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Sue Balmer

Biography

Sue Balmer is an IAPT counsellor offering individual therapy and CTFD in a busy service in Manchester. Sue has her grounding in Person Centered therapy qualifying as an integrative counsellor in 2004. Sue is a BACP accredited supervisor and CTFD supervisor and trainer.

Sarah-Jane Liddle

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Sarah-Jane Liddle

Biography

Sarah-Jane has been working with individuals as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist since 2011. In 2017 she joined Tavistock Relationships in order to qualify as a Couple Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, where she has remained as a visiting clinician. Sarah-Jane has a private practice as well as being a member of the Training Team for the Couple Therapy for Depression unit at Tavistock Relationships, which includes the role of Supervisor to trainees. Alongside her therapeutic work Sarah-Jane is on the board as a trustee for Wessex Counselling and Psychotherapy Services. Her qualifications include: PGDip in Individual Psychodynamic counselling; MA in Couple and Individual Psychodynamic Counselling and Psychotherapy

Dr Beverley Mears

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Dr Beverley Mears

Biography

Beverley is a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist (UKCP) and has 30yrs experience of working in mental health, more recently as a Consultant Psychotherapist and Clinical Lead for a Secondary Care Psychological Therapy Service in the NHS. Beverley has a specialist interest in the connection between object relations (from a Kleinian position), problems with sexual intimacy and OCD symptoms. Beverley is an experienced couples therapist and is listed with British Society for Couples Psychotherapist and Counsellors (BSCPC) as accredited as a Couple Therapy for Depression Practitioner and Supervisor. Beverley is registered as a clinical supervisor with UKCP and the British Association of Psychodynamic and Psychoanalytic Supervision (BAPPS).

Jacqueline Mardle

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Jacqueline Mardle

Biography

Jacqueline Mardle is a BACP accredited psychodynamic counsellor and supervisor working with individuals and couples. Jacqueline qualified as a couples counsellor in 2006 and gained a diploma in psychotherapeutic counselling in 2013. Jacqueline currently works in private practice as well as being a supervisor and a member of the training team for CTfD.

Jenny Stevens

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Jenny Stevens

Biography

Jenny trained as a social worker, working in mental health, going on to specialise in suicide prevention. In 1995 she completed her M’ed in psychodynamic Counselling at Birmingham University. In 2010 she joined the NHS IAPT service returning to Birmingham University to complete her CBT postgraduate degree. She specialised in peri-natal mental health, working closely with a third sector organisation and completed the CTFD training and the CTFD supervisors training. She now works in private practice as a CBT therapist, Couples therapist, Supervisor, and provides training and supervision on the Tavistock CTFD course.

Madeleine Woof

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Madeleine Woof

Biography

Madeleine Woof (CQSW, IDHP, MA, SIP, BPC, MA) is an experienced Couple and Individual Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist ( British Psychoanalytic Council Registered). Having worked for 30 years in the Bridge Foundation for Psychotherapy in Bristol and for Tavistock Relations in London over the last decade, she works in both organisations as a supervisor and trainer. including working in TR’s Couple Therapy for Depression team for the last 5 years. She also has a private practice and has offered training on themes such as Attachment and Development, Attachment and the Couple, Couple Therapy for Depression, Conflict, Pornography, Sex and Couples, Affairs, Psychoanalytic working with Couples, the Family, Siblings, Adoption, Fostering for various organisations.

Sue Makin

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Sue Makin

Biography

Sue is an experienced counsellor, sex therapist, CBT (cognitive behavioural therapist) practitioner, mindfulness practitioner, coach and supervisor. She runs a successful private practice in Ilkley and Leeds, also working for Macmillan as a psychosexual therapist, and a supervisor of therapists in Jersey, throughout the UK, privately and for the NHS. Sue has continued to develop her therapeutic knowledge over the last 20 years, gaining her BSc. in Therapeutic Counselling 27 years ago and then qualifying as a sex therapist and couples counsellor. She is an Accredited COSRT psychosexual therapist and Accredited COSRT Supervisor. Sue trained and works with the Tavistock as an IAPT Couples Therapy for Depression Therapist and Supervisor, gaining Accreditation as a Counsellor and Supervisor, BSCPC. She also coaches and supervises coaches for CoachMentoring.co.uk

Sammantha Knight

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Sammantha Knight

Biography

Sammantha is a couple and individual psychodynamic psychotherapist in private practice in London. Alongside running her private practice, Sammantha delivers training to Local Authorities on Reducing Parental Conflict, she tutors students on the IAPT High-Intensity Pilot for Couple Therapy for Depression at Tavistock Relationships, as well as training and supervising counsellors on the Couple Therapy for Depression course.

Valerie Clark

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Valerie Clark

Biography

Val has been working with Tavistock Relationships since 2013 as a Couple Therapy for Depression Trainer and supervisor. Val initially trained with Relate in 2001 and then went on to qualify as a psychosexual therapist in 2004. She is an experienced counsellor, psychosexual therapist, and CBT High Intensity Therapist. Val joined Tavistock Relationships as a staff member in 2022, working in the Couple Therapy for Depression training team and with the IAPT pilot project. Val previously worked in the NHS for 30 years, leading IAPT primary care mental health teams.

David Levy

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David Levy

Biography

David is a Family Therapist and Family Therapy Supervisor (UKCP) with experience in adult and child and adolescent mental health. He works in independent practice and at Tavistock Relationships in various projects, as a clinician, supervisor and trainer. He previously worked in the NHS for 30 years leading and managing services for children, young people and families (CAMHS), with a specialist interest in Community Health and Early Intervention. This included work with under-fives and parent-infant mental health. Part of his lead role involved embedding IAPT (CYP) within the service, he has IAPT trainings in Management and Systemic Supervision.