Personal Profile

Deborah Mitchell MBACP (Accred), UKRCP Registered

I am a BACP accredited counsellor and psychotherapist offering humanistic and mindfulness based approaches in counselling, coaching, groups and courses.

In addition to offering 1-Day and 8-Week Mindfulness Courses, I currently run weekly mindfulness groups within a private mental health hospital in Central London and within the Health Centre within Crawley Down.

I have a particular interest in Stress Reduction, Self Esteem and Relationships. I trained to run the 8-Week Mindfulness Course through the University of Bangor and am committed to on-going personal and professional development.

Prior to setting up my own private practice, I worked for 7 years within the field of organizational development consultancy, specializing in the psychology of relationships and emotional intelligence. As a FIRO Master Practitioner, I am certified to offer the FIRO suite of psychometrics to assist clients in their deepening of awareness.

I have many years experience of working in business in a variety of roles and understand the challenges of managing business processes, group dynamics and interpersonal relationships.

My professional qualifications include: 3 year Advanced Diploma in Humanistic Counselling (including foundation year) 2 year Master Practitioner Diploma in FIRO Theory (a theory of group process facilitation and interpersonal relationships) Certified to administer FIRO Elements of Awareness that include: B (behaviour), F (feelings), S (self concept) and E (self esteem) Certificate and Basic Certificate in Contextual Couples Counselling (working towards a full diploma) Mindfulness Teacher Development Level 1 for Stress Reduction