Team Qualifications & Experience

Team Qualifications & Experience

The professional credentials and experience behind our clinical team

John Taylor — Education & Professional Training

The Early Recovery Couples Empathy Model Training

Specialisation: Trauma and Betrayal

Dates: October 2022 – Present

Credential: Certified Clinical ERCEM Specialist (CCES)

Core Skills: Addiction Recovery, Couples Empathy, Trauma-Informed Care

APSATS Training

Specialisation: Sex Addiction Prevention and Treatment

Dates: October 2015 – November 2015

Core Skills: Addiction Recovery, Partner Betrayal Trauma

University of Limerick

Degree: Postgraduate Degree in Substance Abuse/Addiction Counselling & Treatment

Dates: 2007 – 2009

Grade: Distinction

Core Skills: Addiction Recovery, Clinical Assessment, Treatment Planning

Ulster University

Degree: Bachelor of Science (BSc) in Psychology, Social Sciences

Dates: 1979 – 1982

Grade: 2:1 Honour

Core Skills: Addiction Recovery, Psychological Foundations, Social Sciences

Hilary Betts — Professional Experience & Education

Clinical Consultant: Addiction and Trauma Therapist

Company: Hilary Betts Counselling Ltd

Dates: March 2016 – Present

Locations: Central London, Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire

Focus: Specialised in addiction psychology and trauma, trained under Pia Mellody utilising Post Induction Therapy (PIT) model

Addiction & Trauma Therapist — Private Practice

Dates: July 2004 – Present

Location: Harley Street, Central London

Clinical Director — Sanctuary Lodge

Dates: May 2014 – March 2016

Location: Halstead, Essex

Addiction Treatment Programme Manager — Priory Hospital North London

Dates: March 2004 – February 2012

Location: Southgate, North London

University of Greenwich — Education

Degree: Master of Science (M.Sc.) in Addiction Psychology and Counselling

Dates: 2002 – 2005

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