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Mr Bernie Joy

Visiting Lecturer

Contact at: joyb@regents.ac.uk

Department

School of Psychotherapy & Counselling Psychology

Faculty

HASS (Humanities, Arts & Social Sciences)

Professional affiliation(s):

  •  UKCP Member
  •  BACP Member
  • Society of Existential Analysis
  • Society Of Psychotherapy
  • Affiliate Psychotherapist with PPC, Aviva
  • FIRSTASSIST

Qualifications

  • Dip. Fine Art Slade School, UCL, 
  • Teaching Cert. Coldsmith’s College, London University
  •  Dip Existential Psychotherapy & ADEP Regent’s College

Biography

After many years in the arts, Bernie retrained as a psychotherapist at Regent’s College, where he graduated in 2005. From 2001 he has worked in private practice and voluntary counselling and taught counselling skills in a FE college. From 2005 Bernie started work as a Visiting Lecture at Regent’s College and increased his private psychotherapy practice. He is also currently working on paintings which are connected to his work as a therapist. 

PhD and Doctoral Research Supervision and Examining

None

Research Interests

  • Co-researcher since 2007
  • Ongoing research into ‘relationship’ 
  • Examination of professionalism, its meaning, epoche and what is a moment of inspiration, with reference to my work with clients, supervisees and students
  • Process in non verbal communication through the visual arts and its implications for therapy.

List of Publications

  • 2011 Review of the S.E.A. conference published in the Hermeneutic  Circular
  • 2008 review of discussion between Ernesto Spinelli and Adam Phillips Hermeneutic Circular
  • 2007 Review of talk by Dr Elena Manafi published in Hermeneutic Circular
  • 2007 Responsibility in supervision, seminar
  • 2006-2007 New School of Psychotherapy ‘How to be a Therapist without anyone knowing’ Workshop/seminar.

Page last updated 3/30/2011