Therapist & Buddhist Minister
I first became a therapist out of a drive to understand myself more deeply, and to find ways of transforming my own anxiety and depression. As I received the gifts of self-compassion, understanding and a new enthusiasm for life I became passionate about supporting others in the way I had been supported.
I was ordained as a Buddhist priest in 2007, and bring all of the wisdom and compassion I have developed through practicing Buddhism to my therapy work.
I have been seeing therapy clients since 2011.
I am an IFS Certified Therapist, and have completed level three IFS training.
I love using IFS with clients, and I’ve become a real champion for the model. The healing process it supports can sometimes feel magical.
IFS supports working safely with clients and going at their pace. It allows me to explore different parts of the clients experience and to heal trauma.
I am also qualified in Wild Therapy. Wild Therapy includes working therapeutically outside in the natural world, and also considering what our nature as human-animals means to the therapeutic process. Read more here: Wild Mind
I have an Advanced Diploma in Embodied Relational Therapy. This training supported me to see the mind and body as a whole system, and to work with physical sensations as well as thoughts and emotions.
I have a Diploma in Counselling in Tariki Trust. On this training I learnt how to be with another person, about how habits and compulsive behaviours are created, and how to create space for
change.
My wife and I founded Bright Earth Buddhist temple in Malvern. My Buddhist name is Kaspalita, which means ‘protected by the light’, but everyone calls me Kaspa.
I’m non-binary/queer and my pronouns are they/them.
I am a registered member of BACP.
