What happens when people open their hearts? They get better” – Haruki Murakami
(Norwegian Wood)
Hello! I am a psychotherapist and student counsellor, working at University of the Arts London, and primarily, London College of Fashion. After spending a month in India in 2018/19 and completing a 200 hour yoga teacher training, I am now looking forward to expanding my teaching practice, but this time in academic practice in art and design communication!
I love combining psychotherapy with art and creativity and I feel extremely grateful to have been given the opportunity to now add academic practice to my work.
I am a bit of a Francophile, hence the pseudonym! And I love photography, film, literature, and philosophy. I have an Instagram account, connected to my private practice for psychotherapy, where I post musings on such themes (therapy_east)
I have written and published academic papers on psychotherapy and I run a psychotherapeutic workshop for students at UAL on Imposter Syndrome. The yoga teacher training and the training in existential psychotherapy is the extent of my teaching and academic knowledge. I am therefore very much looking forward to the opportunity to take part in this year’s cohort of the PgCert in Academic Practice in art and design communication. I hope it will add depth to my current role, help with writing research papers, as well as enriching my interactions with students and clients.
Great start and interesting intro; should give your colleagues plenty of food for thought, and inspiration already:)
Embodied methods and affective pedagogy in art and design education… Great.
thank you, tim!
Jackie, I would love to talk about psychotherapy + education. Furthermore, speaking about India would be lovely to hear about your experiences of the country too. One of the best things already about enrolling onto the PgCert, is meeting so many amazing colleagues with completely different specialist skills. Happy to know that you are here to support our students…precious!