Hayley Merron Stevens, UKCP Registered Body Psychotherapist

Body Psychotherapist, Somatic Trauma Therapy/EMDR

Hayley is a UKCP registered Body Psychotherapist specialising in trauma.

Her primary training was at Metanoia as an Integrative Psychotherapist (1997 - 2001) and Cambridge Body Psychotherapy Centre (2005 - 2011). She has undergone training in Somatic Trauma Therapy with Babette Rothschild and in EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing).

Hayley's training enables her to work with psychological and emotional pain and the physical manifestation of this pain.

She has worked as a psychotherapist for 17 years and also has 25 years experience as a coach and facilitator of personal and organisational change. She founded Silk House Therapy Practice in April 2010.

Hayley's approach to psychotherapy is influenced by her Elemental Chi Kung practice (Teacher Training with The College of Elemental Chi Kung) and Vipassana meditation.

Qualifications

BA (hons), Dip. Integrative Psychotherapy (Metanoia Institute), Dip. Body Psychotherapy (CBPC), Cert. Biodynamic Massage (CBPC), Dip. Leadership & Creativity (Institute of Creativity), Dip. Elemental Chi Kung (Teacher Training)

Accreditation and Memberships

Hayley abides by the CBPC and UKCP code of ethics. As a UKCP Registered Psychotherapist she is required to re-register annually and undergo a re-accredition process every 5 years. These processes ensure that she remains 'fit to practice' and can demonstrate ongoing clinical supervision, continuous professional development and a commitment to self-care.

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