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Maria De Ridder

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Psychotherapy came along at just the right time in my life and has had a significant impact; helping me address some unhelpful patterns from the past and improve my relationships greatly. Prior to becoming a therapist, I worked in the private sector, managing people and projects across the fields of publishing and digital media; but a seed of an idea planted 20 years ago to pursue a career as a therapist kept calling back to me. I now believe this is where I was always meant to be.  

For me, the most important thing in therapy is the relationship between client and therapist; to find a therapist who you feel comfortable enough with to open up and be vulnerable with. When that relationship works in a co-creative way, we can transform something that we perceived as ‘broken’ into something more beautiful and stronger than ever before. It is a great privilege to do this work, and as a result I aim to offer a safe space which honours the uniqueness of each client, tailoring the work to their individual needs. I passionately believe that therapy ultimately offers us the opportunity to find our way home to our truest selves and reach our highest human potential. 

REACCREDITATION SUB COMMITTEE

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TERMS OF REFERENCE

1.       The remit for Reaccreditation Sub Committee is to support, monitor and collect information with regards to the reaccreditation process for qualified members.  For example, yearly collection of information from the qualified members and the relaying of communication to the qualified members regarding their 5 year reaccreditation review by MIP.

2.       This 5 year review of the qualified members will be concerned with not only their continuing development, but also the standards and ethics of the qualified members’ psychotherapeutic practice.

Responsibilities:

1.       For the members of the Reaccreditation Sub Committee to communicate yearly with the qualified members with regards to their CPD, Research, Supervision, Membership details, Professional Details and Clinical details.

2.       To collate the above information which has been collected from the qualified member and to pass on to their relevant training organisation, ie the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy.  The Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy will then look at this information and if there is relevant information missing, they will contact the qualified member.

3.       The Sub Committee is committed to the maintenance of high standards, ethics and practice of the qualifying members and through the collation of information and the 5 year review these standards will be maintained and reviewed.

4.       The Sub Committee will be responsible for dialoguing with the qualified members, if need be, within the 5 year time period.

5.       The Chair of the Sub Committee will need to submit a short annual report at the time of the MIP AGM.

Membership:

This Sub Committee of the Quality & Ethics Committee should be at least 2 members and a maximum of 3 members.

Membership will be drawn from the Quality & Ethics Committee.

The Chair of the Sub Committee should be in place no longer than 5 years and the AGM will review this.

There needs to be a quorum of at least 2 members for the Sub Committee to meet.

A consensus decision making process will normally be followed.

Timeframe:

The Sub Committee should meet at least once a year.

The duration and time of the Sub Committee will be determined by the Sub Committee, for example 1 hour.

The Sub Committee may meet online or at MIP, whichever is suitable for the membership of the Sub Committee.

MEMBERS COMMITTEE

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Members: Bob Cooke (Temporary Chair), Teresa Leahy, Eghosa Aiwuyo and Angel Scott-Bottoms

TERMS OF REFERENCE

The focus of the Members Committee will be to embrace the wellbeing of MIP members, and to ensure it meets all legal and statutory obligations.

A further purpose of this Committee is to look at, explore and feedback to MIP present and possible benefits for members of all levels within the MIP psychotherapy structure.  

Responsibilities:

1.       To work closely with the administration of MIP including the Co-ordinator of Training and Trainers with regards to membership benefits.

2.       To consider the possibility of a Members Benefits Manual which will outline membership benefits and obligations and henceforth be published on the MIP website, as well as distributed to all individual members of the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy. This manual will be reviewed every 18 months.

3.       Thirdly, all ideas, thoughts and documentation need to be fed back to the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy Trainers and Directors for approval.

4.       The Chair of this Committee will need to submit a short annual report at the time of the MIP AGM.

Membership:

The Committee will have a minimum of 3 members and maximum 6 members. Membership should be drawn from the general membership of MIP.  If possible, the members should represent different categories of membership of MIP.

The Chair should be in place no longer than 3 years and the AGM will then elect a new Chair.

There needs to be a quorum of 2 members for the Committee to meet.

A consensus decision-making process will normally be followed.

Timeframe:

The Committee should meet at least 3 times a year.

The duration time of the Committee will be determined by the specific committee, e.g. 1 to 2 hours.

The Committee may meet online or at MIP, whichever is suitable for the group.

David Nicklin

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I have found Transactional Analysis therapy has given me the tools with which to decide what I want out of life and has facilitated me changing my life in order to address my own goals.

If you are struggling in your relationships or career or feeling stressed or depressed, I will listen non-judgementally while we build our therapeutic relationship and will support you in finding solutions to your problems. I have enjoyed getting to know clients from diverse backgrounds and have found all my clients’ progress personally rewarding.

Having worked as a teacher of English and Performing Arts I enjoy creativity and forming productive working relationships with others. I believe that we together create the therapy and the more of ourselves we bring to it the more effective it will be.

I know how difficult it can be to reach out for help and how hard it can be to break established patterns of behaviour, but we are all capable of change and moving closer towards happiness and realizing our own unique human potential.

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Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee

Members: Bob Cooke (Chair), Cornelia Radu, Surita Lawes, Didde Gaarsted, David Nicklin, Urszula Chomicka

1.         Terms of Reference

            The remit for the Equality, Diversity & Inclusion Committee is to enable the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy to carry out its responsibilities for the Equality, Diversity and Inclusion agenda and provide strategic direction, leadership and support for promoting and maintaining equality, diversity and inclusion across MIP.

2.         Aims and Objectives

            The EDI committee is to ensure that:

*           The Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy (MIP) addresses the needs of the trainees, staff, volunteers and diverse community that it serves and raises awareness of the need for individuals who visit (clients and visitors) and those employed by the centre be treated fairly and ensure equality for all.

*           Equality, Diversity and Inclusion improvements, updates and issues are discussed and an agreed plan is progressed.  The workplan may consist of priorities that link to MIP and the wider development of services.

*           Long-term aim is to create an equality, diversity and inclusion manual which will cover many of the areas above and other areas that may not be included above.

*           Other objectives for the committee are to provide a forum for discussion at a general and specific level and, where appropriate, joint working with other committees.

3.         Responsibilities:

*           To work closely with all necessary committees of MIP, senior trainers and directors of MIP with the objective, as said above, to encourage and develop all areas of equality, diversity and inclusion within MIP and the general community.

*           The committee members will familiarise themselves with the concepts of equality, diversity and inclusion and together/collectively discuss their thoughts on how the objectives and aims above will be reached.

*           The committee is committed to the pursuit of equality, diversity and inclusion not only within MIP but also within all areas of human rights.

*           The committee will be responsible for dialoguing with the director of MIP and the webmaster of MIP to make sure that the content of the MIP website is current and up to date with regards to EDI recommendations.

*           Finally, the Chair of the committee will need to submit a short annual report at the time of the MIP AGM.

4.         Membership

*           The membership of this committee should be a minimum of 3 members and a maximum of 6 members.  Membership should be drawn from the general membership of the Manchester Institute for Psychotherapy. If possible members should represent different categories of membership of MIP.

*           The chair should be in place no longer than 3 years and the AGM will elect a new Chair.

*           There needs to be a quorum of at least 2 members for the committee to meet.

*           A consensus decision making process will normally be followed.

5.         Timeframe

*           The committee should meet at least 3-4 times a year.

*           The duration time of the committee will be determined by this specific committee, for example 1-2 hours.

*           The committee may meet online or at MIP whichever medium is suitable for the membership of the group.

https://mcpt.co.uk/terms-of-reference-equality-diversity-inclusion-committee/

Terms of Reference – Social Committee

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1.       Terms of Reference:

          The remit for the Social Committee is to develop ideas and liaise with the Director of MIP on how to action and implement the ideas put forward by the committee.

2.       Responsibilities:

*         To work closely with all the committees of MIP, senior trainers and directors of MIP with the objective of putting forward ideas and new ventures with regards to social events, activities and ideas throughout MIP.

*         The committee will work closely with all categories of membership of MIP to “sound out” ideas with regards to social events etc within MIP.

*         The committee will be responsible for dialoguing with the Webmaster of MIP and the Director of MIP to make sure ideas and social events are advertised not only at MIP but also on the MIP website.

*         The Chair of the committee will need to submit a short annual report at the time of MIP AGM.

3.       Membership:

*         The membership of the committee should be a minimum of 3 members and no more than 5 members.

*         Membership should be drawn from the general membership of MIP.

*         The Chair should be in place no longer than 3 years and the AGM will then elect a new chair.

*         There needs to be a quorum of at least 2 members.

*         A consensus decision-making process will normally be followed

4.       Timeframe

*         The committee should meet at least two or three times a year.

*         The duration time of the committee will be determined by this specific committee, e.g. one to two hours.

*         The committee may meet online or at MIP, which ever is suitable for the membership of the committee.

Fiona Gasper

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Hello, I’m Fiona. I’m a qualified counsellor and coach working in person at the Manchester Institute or online. I can support you to work through the difficulties in your personal and/or work life that stop you from moving forward by building a trusting relationship with you and providing you with a safe, supportive space for exploring whatever it is that’s going on for you. I can work with you to facilitate your thinking, enable you to explore your feelings and emotions and encourage you to have belief in yourself to come to the right decisions for you in your life.

My base training over a number of years, from an initial skills course through to a post-graduate diploma in Counselling & Psychotherapy at Manchester College and Salford University, is in person-centred counselling and the three core conditions of this approach – being empathic, non-judgemental and genuine, are the personal foundations of my practise. I love to learn and continuing to develop professionally is really important to me. Since qualifying, I have also trained as a coach and begun to explore a more integrative approach, as I find some people, especially with work issues, prefer a more solution-focused way of working.

I have come to counselling and coaching later in life after a long career in the arts and creative industries, but I have always found working with people on a one to one basis has been enjoyable and rewarding. I bring myself, and the belief I have gained through my own experiences of finding my way through life, to my work. And this, together with my training, gives me the confidence to believe that there can be a way through for life’s challenges for all of us with the right support and space to work things through.

Julia Hanson

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I trained at the Manchester Institute of Psychotherapy and have found my understanding of myself and others to have been transformed by the process. I am passionate about the benefits therapy can bring, the insights it can reveal and the emotional education that occurs during the therapy session. 

My background is in music, performance and teaching, and am therefore very interested in helping people who experience performance anxiety. However I also specialise in many of the issues that surface through our modern daily lives; depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, a feeling of being stuck, or just when things don’t feel quite right.

I provide a safe space where any issue or difficulty can be explored openly, without judgement and work with clients to help them understand and reconnect with what is most important to them in their lives.  I encourage you to take a step forward and see for yourself what a difference therapy can make.

I am registered with the UKCP and subscribe to their code of conduct and am supported in my work through regular supervision.