About us

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Liz Guild MA PhD trained at the Philadelphia Association. She is a Founder member of the Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis and a member of the College of Psycho-analysts UK. She is registered with UKCP and BACP. Liz has worked in private practice for over ten years with adults and also young people. Her practice is in central Cambridge.

Françoise Hivernel MA PhD (London) trained at the West Midlands Institute of Psychotherapy as a Psychoanalytic-Psychotherapist. She is a member of the Forum for Independent Psychotherapists. Françoise has worked in NHS settings but now works in her private practice in Girton. She also offers work in French. Françoise is UKCP registered and BUPA Recognised.

Lesley Murdin MA (Oxon), MA (Sydney), PGCE, MFPC trained at the Westminster Pastoral Foundation. She is a member of the Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling and the Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis. Lesley has worked in community mental health centres, in EBD school with adolescents; in private practice and in a voluntary sector clinic. She also teaches and supervises psychotherapists and counsellors and has published books and papers in the field as well as in the history of science. Lesley works from Cambridge city centre and is UKCP registered.

Ann Simpson trained as a Psychoanalytical Psychotherapist at the Tavistock Clinic, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust. Ann has worked in mental health for many years, in the NHS and voluntary sector with children and families, adolescents, adults and couples. She is an experienced trainer and supervisor. She is registered with BPC and works in private practice in Saffron Walden, Essex.

Fiona Sinclair BA Hons (Ebor) trained at the Philadelphia Association. She is a Founder member of the Site for Contemporary Psychoanalysis. She works from Cambridge city centre and is registered with UKCP. Fiona has worked in an NHS psychotherapy department and young people's service. She has worked in private practice for over 20 years with young people and adults. In addition she supervises counsellors and is an experienced trainer in psychotherapy.

Barbara Tapper BA (Univ. of California, Berkeley) is a Relate trained couples' counsellor, and also works with individuals. She works from Little Eversden. Barbara also holds the Certificate in Psychodynamic Counselling and Groupwork from the University of Cambridge Board of Continuing Education.

We all subscribe to a policy of equal opportunities and our organisations' codes of ethics and complaints procedures.

Psychiatric Consultant:

Dr S. Srinath BSc MRCPsych