Psychotherapy Section

Dr. Zenobia Nadirshaw is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with 44 years of clinical and management NHS experience of Health and Social Care Services in Learning Disabilities and Mental Health Care. She was recognised and given the MBE by Prince William in June 2019 at Buckingham Palace. Zenobia is also the Chair of several BPS Committees as well as treasurer of 2 other committees. She has worked in a variety of Health and Social Services settings – including projects/initiatives with a commitment to continuous improvements in psychological health care for clients and positive outcomes for their carers.

Zenobia has chaired several health and social services groups/committees providing advice to Health Authority Commissioners. She has also directed and led substantial organisational change at local and national levels within the London Borough of Kensington and Chelsea and also in the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Division of Clinical Psychology (DCP) - influencing service delivery issues and impacting on the profession of Clinical Psychology and psychologist’s training and development of competencies to work effectively in a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic British context.

Professor Ho Law is an internationally renowned consultant in counselling and coaching psychology, psychotherapy, research & development with over 35 years’ experience. Ho has conducted 100s of training workshops in the UK and abroad (the East and West), in over 15 countries and 50 cities. He was one of the first equality advisors to the Assistant Permanent Under Secretary of State as a senior scientist in the UK Home Office (1988-2003), then senior lecturer at the University of East London (2009-2015) and Programme Advisor to Coaching at the University of Cambridge (2015-2016).

Ho is a Chartered Psychologist registered with the Health & Care Professions Council, a Registered Applied Psychology Practice Supervisor, Research Lead for the BPS Counselling Psychology Division (2018-2021), Founding Chair (2016-17) of the BPS East of England Branch; Chair (2014-15) of the  BPS Psychotherapy Section; Founding Member & Chair (2010-11) of the BPS Special Group in Coaching Psychology; Founding Director of the International Society for Coaching Psychology (ISfCP) and Empsy® Cambridge Coaching Psychology Group, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy; ISfCP; Associate Fellow of British Psychological Society (BPS) & Life Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine; Founding Director of the International Society for Coaching Psychology and Empsy® (Empowerment Psychology) Cambridge Coaching Psychology Group; Chair & Convenor of Mindfulness & Psychotherapy Workshops, which run quarterly each year in London.

Ho values diversity in people, respects their cultures and believes in equal opportunities for all. Ho is passionate about empowering people to develop their talents and achieve their full potential through psychological approaches. As a chartered and registered psychologist, he works in accordance to the professional code to uphold the standards of conduct, performance and ethics of the profession.

Ghislaine is a psychologist, musician and writer. She’s got an MSc in Clinical Psychology and runs her own private practice, in which she offers therapy, coaching and counseling for a range of problems, including depression, anxiety and work-related issues. She is trained in, and often works with several forms of Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and Client Centered Therapy.

She's also a (song)writer, musician and producer, and is currently working on her first studio-album.  What drew her into the section, is the wide range of topics and treatments discussed, which has given her in-depth knowledge which she uses in therapy.

Juan is a therapist and mindfulness teacher of Chinese origin and is currently completing a doctorate in counselling psychology and psychotherapy. She comes from a family with a background in Chinese medicine and originally trained in experimental psychology.

She believes psychotherapy is an integration of art and science. Juan is passionate about promoting culturally-sensitive therapy in the community and race equality in mental healthcare services in the UK. Her doctorate research is exploring integrating Chinese Calligraphy Enhance Therapy as a complementary, culturally sensitive psychological approach to bridging the underrepresented Chinese clients in the UK. For more information about me please visit my website: https://juandutherapy.co.uk

Steve is a lecturer in Counselling on the Foundation degree at University College Weston, teaching Humanistic counselling theory and the Psychology and Sociology of mental health. I also act as visiting lecturer on other subjects; most recently on Evolutionary Psychology and Psychology and Climate change.

As a past chair of the Psychotherapy Section, I’ve helped to arrange and present Continuing Professional Development courses and conferences, and contributed regularly to the section’s Review magazine. 

I am also a member of the Community Psychology section, which I believe is an important direction for the future of psychotherapy, and contribute actively to the South West branch, writing and presenting

Nina is in her 3rd year of training in Integrative Psychotherapy and enjoying her journey to becoming a therapist. Having studied in Romania and travelled to France as an Erasmus student, she gained insight into the workings of different schools of psychological thought, educational systems and issues that beginner psychologists are confronted with.

Nina joined the Psychotherapy Committee in the hope that her experience would allow her to address some of the interests and concerns of psychology students and beginner therapists; she hopes to make a contribution by reaching out to those in need of a voice through the online face of the Psychotherapy Section. 

Shengxi (Angela) Miao is a Chinese background master student studying psychoanalysis. She had a BA from the University of British Columbia, Canada, where she had worked as an RA in more than five experimental psychology labs and collaborated with Ph.D. students and faculty members on research projects. Meanwhile, she participated in a variety of student social activities to advocate for open communication and dialogue between people with different cultural backgrounds.     

She has a particular interest in Depth Psychology, Spirituality and the intermingle between the mainstream empirical methodological approach and the transpersonal teaching of psychology knowledge. She wants to put her future career focus on protecting and improving the legal system of mental health professional practice across cultures. 

Martin Pollecoff is the elected Chair of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and a transpersonal therapist in private practice in Bayswater, London.

Martin considers himself an activist and entrepreneur of Psychotherapy. His aim in joining the BPS Psychotherapy Section is to create strong bonds within our profession and it is all part  of a wish to bring together all the  professions of Mental, Emotional and Spiritual Health – the Healing Arts. Martin holds a Masters in Change Agent Skills and Strategies from Surrey University  and a Masters in Psychotherapy from Metanoia/Middlesex.   He has been the Chair of the Minster Centre and the Chair of the Association of Humanistic Psychology.

In his previous life he was a management consultant and cut his teeth in Advertising and Marketing.   Martin's first introduction to Humanistic Psychology was in Exegesis in 1977.