Dealing with chronic health conditions
Catherine Howie
BrusselsBelgiumMy aim is to help my clients to feel better fast using the powerful and effective combination of psychotherapeutic techniques that are incorporated in the Human Givens approach.
Dr Liz Delaney
United KingdomAberdeenshireI trained and worked as a medical doctor in the NHS for over the past 23 years, specialising as a GP. I was also an academic researcher and Senior Clinical Lecturer at the University of Aberdeen where I taught mental health to senior medical students. I have extensive and varied experience of working with a wide range of mental health problems in a variety of settings within the NHS including general practice, accident and emergency departments, and in psychiatric departments. I have experience of mild psychological distress to severe debilitating mental health crises. I am now trained and currently working as a psychotherapist
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HG practitioner participates in global congress
HG practitioner Felicity Jaffrey, who lives and works in Egypt, received the extraordinary honour of being invited to speak at Egypt’s hugely prestigious Global Congress on Population, Health and Human Development (PHDC24) in Cairo in October.
SCoPEd - latest update
The six SCoPEd partners have published their latest update on the important work currently underway with regards to the SCoPEd framework implementation, governance and impact assessment.
Date posted: 14/02/2024