Adolescents
Debbie Atkins
York Human Givens Wellbeing Centre33 Bishopthorpe RoadUnited KingdomYorkNorth YorkshireYO23 1NADebbie is an experienced therapist and teacher who specialises in helping young people to thrive and cope with the demands of modern life.
Avril Bailey
The Dublin Human Givens CentreDenshaw HouseIrelandDublin 2Co DublinThe majority of my professional life has been underpinned by a love of learning in all its guises! Sometimes the lessons to learn are challenging, other times a joy.
Anne-Marie Curran
IrelandDun LaoghaireCo Dublin'My aim is to help people identify which area of their lives is not working and guide them holistically to find a solution to improve their lifestyle'.
Margot MacDonald
United KingdomMallaigScotlandPH414RHI have more than 20 years’ experience with a variety of people in a wide range of environments, these include Education, Community, Youth Justice and Mental Health Services.
Valerie Hillen
IrelandEdentoberCo LouthBallybot House28 Corn MarketUnited KingdomNewryNorthern IrelandBT35 8BGValerie has extensive work experience with a global company which is a public service provider. Its mission is to deliver services which positively transform people’s lives and their communities.
Jane Latham
Hackney WickUnited KingdomLondonEnglandE3Are you going through personal difficulties or struggling to cope with a stressful situation? Has life become overwhelming?
Dora Sheridan
United KingdomDownham MarketEnglandPE38I am a Human Givens Therapist Practitioner and offer a safe place for you to unburden those concerns, voice your fears, anger, frustration, or tears, at your own pace in a confidential, non-judgeme
Giovanna Puma
United KingdomBarnetGreater LondonEN4"Giovanna has helped me with my stress, anxiety and self-confidence so much more than anyone or anything else I have tried in so much less time. I feel truly lucky to have found her."
Heather Boultwood
United KingdomBroughEast Riding of YorkshireHU15Thirty years ago I joined St. Leonard's Hospice as a volunteer befriender. It was the start, of my career in counseling and psychotherapy.
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When severe emotional damage prevents brief therapy…
Julie Lawrence explains some complex forms of PTSD caused by severe emotional harm in childhood, and explores a role for HG therapists. And Emily Gajewski shares her case experience.
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The evolution of the human givens approach
John Halker interviews Joe Griffin (co-founder of the human givens approach) at the human givens conference 2018.
A devastating death
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The Doctrines of Psychology
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HG practitioner participates in global congress
HG practitioner Felicity Jaffrey, who lives and works in Egypt, received the extraordinary honour of being invited to speak at Egypt’s hugely prestigious Global Congress on Population, Health and Human Development (PHDC24) in Cairo in October.
SCoPEd - latest update
The six SCoPEd partners have published their latest update on the important work currently underway with regards to the SCoPEd framework implementation, governance and impact assessment.
Date posted: 14/02/2024