![\"counselling_register_logo\"](\"http:\/\/richardmills.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/05\/counselling_register_logo.jpg\"){kind=logo}
<\/a><\/p>\nMy first degree is a BA in foreign languages.
\nAfter university I did a one-year Postgraduate Diploma in International Marketing.
\nI decided to take a completely different turn in my late 20’s and went to music school in Leeds: I attended Leeds College of Music and took the 3-year degree course in Jazz and Contemporary Music. I had to deal with a life-changing shock during this period, which I won’t go into here. I eventually followed up this course with a one-year jazz course in Wakefield in 2000, and gained a diploma in jazz improvisation. The qualification is called Licentiate of the Guildhall School of Music and Dance. I still play jazz in my leisure time, when I am not doing counselling and psychotherapy.
\nWhen I got interested in counselling and therapy in my mid-30’s, I first did a 10-week introductory course(1992), followed by an RSA Certificate in Counselling Skills, at the Swarthmore Centre in Leeds (1992 – 1993).
\nI then trained at Park Lane College for 3 years and gained a Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling (1993 – 1996).
\nAfter that I did another year at Leeds Metropolitan University which converted my diploma into a BSc degree in Therapeutic Counselling (1997 – 1998).
\nI attained BACP (British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy) Accreditation in 1998.
\nIn 1999 I gained a certificate in therapeutic groupwork from Group Analysis North, which was a one-year course (1998 – 1999).
\nIn 2011 I successfully applied for status as Senior Accredited Counsellor\/Psychotherapist with the BACP.
\nI am registered on the BACP Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists, certificate number: 6161
\nContinuing Professional Development<\/p>\n
Each year I do various activities that contribute to my continuing professional development. These include one-day seminars or lectures on a whole range of topics to do with therapy and life. I don’t want clutter this page with a long list of what I have done over the last 20 years, but I will mention a couple of highlights:<\/p>\n
Two 12-week psychodrama groups in Bradford, with Aggi Jakubska
\nA one-day psychodrama course with David Brazier
\nVarious seminars at the Harry Guntrip Trust in Leeds, with Ronald Britton, Patrick Casement, Adam Phillips, and many others.
\nThe work I do in co-counselling – both the time I focus on myself and when I teach co-counselling to others – is very important for my ongoing personal development.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
My qualifications My first degree is a BA in foreign languages. After university I did a one-year Postgraduate Diploma in International Marketing. I decided to take a completely different turn in my late 20’s and went to music school in Leeds: I attended Leeds College of Music and took the 3-year degree course in Jazz […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardmills.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardmills.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardmills.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/richardmills.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/richardmills.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=12"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"http:\/\/richardmills.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1013,"href":"http:\/\/richardmills.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/12\/revisions\/1013"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/richardmills.co.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=12"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}