Further Information: Bill is a human givens therapist and the director of Effective Therapy, a private practice in Sheffield. For many years, he practised dentistry in the UK, after qualifying in Ireland. Bill learned about the human givens approach after having been diagnosed with bipolar disorder and given a cocktail of antidepressants over many years. He gives regular public lectures about depression, the human givens approach and how to live without medication.

He has a special interest in research into therapeutic effectiveness in counseling and psychotherapy. To this end he has trained with the Institute for the Study of Therapeutic Change (www.talkingcure.com ).
He actively promotes the use of outcome measures and is research champion on behalf of the Human Givens Foundation (www.hgfoundation.com). Bill provides training on how to integrate the 'human givens approach' with outcome informed practice. He is especially interested in trauma and he is studying towards an MSc in Psychological Trauma at the University of Chester.