About Jeffrey Lane

I have been working as a counsellor and psychotherapist in private practice since June 1992 and supervising other counsellors since February 1994. I have extensive experience, with over 20,000 client contact hours, working both long and short term, in counselling, psychotherapy and as a supervisor of other counsellors.

I am a relationship specialist and an anger management consultant.

I am an accredited member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). I am registered with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) and I am a clinical member of the Universities Psychotherapy and Counselling Association (UPCA). I also hold a European Certificate in Psychotherapy (ECP).

I am committed to anti-discriminatory and gay affirmative practise and I celebrate and support diversity in myself and others.

I was the resident counsellor at Bon Homie House in Southampton from 1997 to 2017 – a residential care home for physically and mentally disabled adults. I counselled both residents and staff.
I am the visiting resident mediator at the Family Contact Centre held at The Roberts Centre in Portsmouth.
I have been involved in The Discovery Project, working with schools in Paulsgrove.
I ran an ongoing men’s therapy group from Mar 1997 to Dec 2003 and I am currently contemplating writing a book entitled “Celebrating Manhood”.
I taught Level 3 Certificate Courses in Counselling Skills at St. Vincent College in Gosport.
I enjoy working with organisations and was a founder and tutor of The Centre for Gestalt in Organisations training programme.

Psychotherapist & Counsellor, Trainer & Supervisor

Qualifications and Courses

BA (Hons) Degree in Psychology (Portsmouth Polytechnic) 1977
One year training in Psychotherapy (Spectrum) 1991
One year training in Counselling skills (Spectrum) 1992
Interventions in Clinical practice (Spectrum) 1993
Post Graduate Training Course in Psychotherapy (Spectrum) 1994 – 1998
Foundation training in family mediation (F.M.A. Hove) 1998
Diploma in Psychotherapy (Spectrum) 1999
Certificate in Couples Training (Spectrum) 1999
Certificate Course in Organisational Development and Occupational Consultancy (Whittington Hospital) 2000
Post Graduate Diploma in Supervision, Consultancy and Team Support (Whittington Hospital) 2001
Diploma in Organisational Development and Consultancy (Gestalt in Organisations) 2004
Executive, Management and Business Coaching. (Dr Trevor Bentley) 2004
2010 CBT With Heart, (Adrian Hemmings, Hemfipsych) 2010
Post Grad Diploma in Attachment Focussed Therapy. (Wimbledon Guild) 2015.

Professional Membership

I am registered with the UKCP – United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy.
I am a Clinical member of the UPCA – University Psychotherapy & Counselling Association
I was a founder member of Hants and Isle of Wight Family Mediators Association.
I am a member of the BACP – British Association of Counselling and Psychotherapy.
I am a member of the Directory of Pink Therapists.
I was awarded the European Certificate of Psychotherapy in 2006

Resident Counsellor

Southampton Health Care Trust 1996 – In 1996 for 3 months I was part time locum counsellor at Ashurst Hospital working with physically disabled clients and their families, both in hospital and in their homes.
Bon Homie House, Southampton 1996 to 2017. – I was the in-house counsellor at Bon Homie House, which is a residential care home for physically and mentally disabled adults. I was employed there one morning a week giving support to residents and staff.
The Family Contact Centre at The Roberts Centre in Portsmouth. – I am the visiting in-house Mediator. My role is to support parents and to facilitate the smooth management of contact with their children.

Teaching – Level 3 Counselling Course

From January 1998 until 2018, I was employed by St. Vincent College, Gosport to teach the Level 3 Certificate Course in Counselling Skills and Development of Learning (120 hours duration). With my co-tutor, I ran 1-2 courses per year with up to 20 students on each. Over 200 students went through the training.

Founder Tutor – The Centre for Gestalt in Organisations
I am a founder tutor of The Centre for Gestalt in Organisations training programme.

Supervising Other Counsellors

Off The Record 1993 to 1999.- Off the Record offer free counselling and befriending to people aged from 11 to 25. Off The Record counsellors are volunteers who have trained to at least RSA certificate level. I was asked to supervise 9 of their counsellors in groups of three, once per month.
Moving On 1997 to 1999 – The Moving On project is a youth counselling service based in Gosport. I was approached by the project to become a supervisor to run two groups of three people per month.
Portsmouth Area Rape Crisis Service.
Mind Southampton 1994 to 1998

Personal Supervision and Support

I was in regular professional supervision with Rex Bradley (Former vice chair of U.K.C.P.) since January 1992.
Since 2008 I have consulted with Neil Harris, Dinah Ashcroft and Jim Jenkins as part of my ongoing personal and professional support and development.
From 1998 until 2004 I was a member of an on-going Men’s Therapy Group at Spectrum.
I was in individual therapy with Paul Allsop (Spectrum) from April 1992 until July 2000.

Press

I have appeared on BBC Radio Solent, Radio 4, My TV, Express FM and Wave FM several times talking about (amongst other things):

Stress management.
Road rage.
Standards and competence in counselling.
Domestic violence.
Stress in schools.
Addiction.
Well Being in the Workplace.

FURTHER TRAINING & CPD

Post Graduate Training 1994
Post Traumatic Stress and Critical Incident Debriefing (Margaret Greaves P.N.H.P.C.) 1995
Training day with Stanley Keleman (Centre for Energetic Studies – California) 1996
Training day with Stanley Keleman (Centre for Energetic Studies – California) 1997
Gestalt Training – A Foundation1995 to 2002
On-going Post Graduate Course training in Psychotherapy (Spectrum)Anger Management Work 1996
Anger in the Therapy Room (Spectrum) 1997
Anger in the Therapy Room (Spectrum) 1998
Anger Workshop (Spectrum)Family Mediation / Couples Work / Relationships 1994
Introduction to Supervision skills (Sue Esau from ‘Relate’) 1995
PAIRS (Practical Application of Intimate Relationship Skills) (Spectrum) 1995
Foundation training in family mediation (F.M.A. Hove) 1998
Working with Couples Training (Spectrum) 1999
Working with Transference (Spectrum)Sexuality & Anti–discriminatory Practise 1996
Working Affirmatively with Lesbian, Gay and Bisexual clients (Charles Neal) 1997
Pride & Prejudice (Charles Neal)1998Men’s Basic Sexuality Programme (Spectrum) 1999
Men’s Intermediate Sexuality Programme (Spectrum) 1999
Working Affirmatively With Lesbian, Gay and Bi-sexual Clients (Charles Neal) 2000
Working with Sexual Minorities (Charles Neal) 2000
Prevention of Childhood Sexual Abuse (Spectrum) Professional Development 2004
Advanced Gestalt Therapy (Joseph Zinker) 2005
Figure/Ground of |Meaning and Emotions (Lynne Jacobs) 2005
Advanced Couples Training (Joseph Zinker) 2005
Creative Gestalt Experimentation (Joseph Zinker) 2006
An Experience of Relational Gestalt (Gary Yontef) 2006
Creative Experimentation and Phenomenology (Joseph Zinker) Community Activities 2007
2009 Attachment from Cradle to Grave, Linda Cundy, The Wimbledon Guild
2010 Attachment in the Consulting Room, Linda Cundy, The Wimbledon Guild
2010 CBT With Heart, Adrian Hemmings, Hemfipsych
2011 Attachment Masterclass, Linda Cundy The Wimbledon Guild
2011 Developing the relational artist in you. Rich Hycner
2011 BACP accreditation workshop
2011 Gestalt in organisations Centre4GIO
2012 Teaching clients to use Mindfulness skills. Grayrock/Stanton
2012 Gestalt in Organisations Centre 4 GIO
2012 Attachment and Psychopathology. Pat Crittenden, Tavistock Clinic.
2013 Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction, Phill Russell & Paul Beadon, Rowans Hospice
2013 Therapists Attachment Style: You are the tool of your trade. David Wallin, Confer
2013 Attachment in Adult Life Una McCluskey
2013 Working with Borderline Personality Disorder. Wimbledon Guild
2013 PTSD from an Attachment Perspective. Felicity de Zuluetta.
2014 Exploring The Dynamics of Attachment in Adult Life. Una McCluskey
2014 Fear and Love in Supervision Robin Shoet
2014 Collusion and Collision: Therapist Attachment Style. David Wallin
2015 Managing Difficult Challenges in Supervision. Jenny Riddell, Psychotherapy UK.
2015 Attachment Security and the Couple Relationship. Madeleine Woof, TCCR.
2015 Post Grad Diploma in Attachment Focussed Therapy. Wimbledon Guild.
2016 Whole Intelligence Now Malcolm Parlett
2016 Attachment Narrative Therapy The Bowlby Centre
2017 Ethics, conduct and practice in psychotherapy in the 21st century BPS
2017 Future Sense Malcolm Parlett
2017 Money and therapy- issues for clients and therapists Tavistock Clinic
2017 Bridging the Worlds: Shamanism for therapeutic professionals. Christa Mackinnon Kandaris Training
2017 Exploratory Goal Corrected Psychotherapy Conference Una McCluskey
2017 Wild Therapy Nick Totton
2017 Working with Cancer Tavistock Clinic
2017 Transpersonal Narratives in Eco-Psychology Conference
2018 Attachment informed psychotherapy: an integrative neuro-science based model. Jeremy Holmes

2018 Shame matters. Bowlby Centre Conference.
2018 Insecure and disorganised Attachment Conference. Nscience
2018 Attachment, trauma and personality disorders. Gwen Adshead
2019 Couples and Attachment. Wimbledon Guild
2019 How to flourish as a psychotherapist Brett Kahr.
2019 Attachment and Relational Neuroscience informed Therapeutic Conversations. Jeremy Holmes and Graham Music

About Jeff

The Sustainability Centre

I am vice chair of The Sustainability Centre – www.sustainability-centre.org

Hawkwood College

I was the vice chair of the board of trustees at Hawkwood College – https://www.hawkwoodcollege.co.uk/.

Stand Up Comedy

I enjoy writing and performing stand up comedy. I run comedy events locally and nationally. To see my comedy CV please visit comedycv.co.uk/jefflane

Music Club

I run Havant Music Club at The Wheelwrights Pub in Havant – https://www.wheelwrightshavant.co.uk/ – as well as organising other music events locally and nationally.

Cycling

I cycled to Paris and back every year from 1998 until 2010 as part of the Hayling Island to Paris Bike Ride. Please visit www.hayling-cycle-ride.org.uk.

On this bike ride, I raised money for Breakthrough Breast Cancer – www.breakthrough.org.uk

Farming

Every year I spend a whole week working on a farm. I am also a keen allotment keeper and gardener.

Celebrant

I am also a non-religious celebrant. I perform ceremonies such as weddings, commitment ceremonies, baby namings and funerals.

Book of Jeff

I share my thoughts and writings at The Book of Jeff – www.thebookofjeff.co.uk

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