Bruce qualified from the Family Institute in Systemic Counselling and Psychotherapy. He has since worked in a variety of institutional settings, including in specialist trauma services for survivors of child sex abuse and sexual violence, and the NHS. He now runs a busy private practice working with adults and survivors and a wide variety of mental health distress. Bruce is an integrative practitioner with a primary focus on the existentialist, dialogical and systemic – dialogical modalities

He has taught on CPCAB and NCPS courses and is also a qualified language teacher and has experience in a variety of learning contexts in agencies, schools and university.

This is Bruce’s second career. Previously he worked as Director of Strategy, Research and Health Performance in the NHS and regulatory sectors and has extensive experience in training, course design, advanced facilitation and mentoring. He is the author of several articles and publications.

Obaid has had a long career as a medical practitioner, firstly as an Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and then a General Practitioner. He is a Fellow of the Royal Colleges of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists and General Practitioners. He has been a GP Trainer and Appraiser and served on the General Medical Council as Member of the Fitness to Practice Panels. He has also served on the General Dental Council as a Lay Member as part of the Investigating Committee. He has been a member of the National Clinical Assessment Service, Care Quality Commission, Health Care Inspectorate Wales, Research Ethics Committees for Swansea and Wales, His Majesty’s Courts and Tribunal Service and Disability Advisory Board. He also has a master’s in medical law.

Obaid started his career in Counselling and Psychotherapy later in life. He has a BSc Honours in Systemic Counselling and Post Graduate Diploma in Systemic Practice. At present he is halfway through completing his PhD by research in Counselling at Trinity Saint David’s.

Presently, he is a Clinical Tutor and Supervisor at Ty Elis. He is a volunteer for Action for Children, working as part of the reflecting teams providing Family Therapy at Caerphilly. In the past he has been a volunteer at Ty Elis, Action for Children Swansea and African Community Centre where he provided counselling to refugees, asylum seekers and other vulnerable groups. Recently he has been to Uganda as a volunteer, teaching basic Counselling Skills to the Health care workers in the outreach areas.

He occupies himself with reading, gardening, walking and cooking. Recently he has started providing counselling outdoors like walking on the beach and in the beautiful parks and woodlands.

He also has a selective private practice helping individuals, couples and families and supervision to colleagues. Does not advertise and has no website.

Hollie runs a private practice working with children, young people, and adults; one to one, with couples, and with families. Hollie also works with voluntary and public sectors through commissioned pieces of work, delivering workshops and research projects, and has developed and delivered a primary school counselling service (pilot project).

Hollie’s previous experience includes working therapeutically for over a decade in the voluntary sector, within a range of services, and managing multidisciplinary teams, working within a bereavement and school and community-based counselling service. Hollie is a graduate from the University of South Wales with a Msc in Playwork and Therapeutic Play, Postgraduate Diploma in Systemic Practice in Psychotherapy and a Bsc (hons) in Early Years Education and Development. Hollie also has an ILM Level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management. Hollie is a registered member of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society.

Victoria graduated from the family institute with a BSc (Hons) in Systemic Therapy. With a background in academia, she studied and taught at the University of Nottingham and the University of Virginia in literature and popular culture and cultural theory.

Victoria has worked in a variety of therapeutic settings and currently works full time for the NHS as a therapist in primary care, working primarily with trauma. She also runs a busy private practice.

She has experience of working within women’s circles, red tents, and is passionate about co-created spaces of healing. Her work and interests include narrative therapy, mindfulness, trauma, loss, ritual, and working with the body.

My origin story sits within working environments, such as NHS mental health services, social work practice.  Since 2010 I have continually developed my interest in the field of systemic psychotherapy, achieving a Masters in 2017 and becoming a systemic supervisor in 2023. I have an interest in relational phenomenology, such as how we live and experience our worlds in relation to others; exploring our interactions, reactions, and actions; enabling a process to continually challenge our internalised and external beliefs, so that in dialogues and conversation, we can find alternative ways of learning and creating change through reflective practice and reflexivity.

My approach to practice and those I collaborate with is to be inclusive and considerate to the needs of the ‘other’; recognise and build on people’s strengths, resilience, and relational resources. I work in partnership with, and remain sensitive to, diverse forms of relationships, beliefs, and cultures.

I am a qualified Therapist with 8 years of experience in NHS mental health, addiction, and trauma pathways, and I tutor on the Level 4 & 6 Diplomas. My work — both clinical and educational — is rooted in relational, analytical, and trauma-informed practice, helping clients and trainees alike understand how early experiences shape adult patterns and how change becomes possible through the therapeutic relationship. I am a member of the BACP and the NCPS. 

Sari started her counselling journey in 2008 inspired by her experience as a coach and a business consultant. She loves knowing that what she does makes a significant difference to people’s lives and felt the calling to study and move her focus to clinical settings to help those in significant distress. Over the years, she has made a point of learning various theoretical approaches as opportunities arose, and often incorporates ACT, SFBT and IFS into her work with clients. Sari trained as a trauma therapist in 2020, working with both cognitive therapy for PTSD and later adding EMDR to her skillset. She currently works as a counsellor and clinical supervisor both in an NHS role and in private practice. As a tutor Sari enjoys teaching CBT with an emphasis on compassion and strong therapeutic relationships.