Kala Patel

Member since May 2020

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Key area of interest

Counselling

Keywords

Counselling, psychotherapy, person-centred, transpersonal, integrative

My background

I am a senior practitioner with 24 years of experience of Person-centred and Transpersonal Counselling and Psychotherapy practice. I am a Senior Accredited Registrant and Approved Supervisor with the National Counselling Society and a Registered Member of BACP. I have a working knowledge of other models as a result of teaching for the OU.

Experience

Clinics: Harley Street; Oadby, Leicestershire. I counselled at Leicester College and taught with the Open University (Associate Lecturer- Introduction To Counselling and Death and Dying modules), NWHC (Lecturer/Course Coordinator CPCAB Counselling Courses) and local schools (RE & Psychology). I am currently a Psychotherapeutic Trustee for an independent school in London working with disenfranchised/excluded young people. Prior to working within the Mental Health field, I worked and volunteered with numerous HIV/AIDS organisations in London, Birmingham and Leicester as a health education trainer and a manager.

Qualifications

MA & PG Dip Counselling & Psychotherapy; PGCE Continuing Education; PG Dip Equal Opportunities; PGCE RE & Citizenship; Diploma Religious Studies; PG Cert. Person-Centred Supervision.