{"id":39,"date":"2021-03-19T10:04:47","date_gmt":"2021-03-19T10:04:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sppsychotherapy.co.uk\/?page_id=39"},"modified":"2025-04-07T12:33:06","modified_gmt":"2025-04-07T12:33:06","slug":"about-me","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sppsychotherapy.co.uk\/index.php\/about-me\/","title":{"rendered":"About Me – Simon Paragreen Psychotherapy"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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More information about me, Simon Paragreen Psychotherapy, including my professional career, training, qualifications, experience and details of the professional bodies or organisations I am registered and accredited with.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Professional career<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My professional career started by training and qualifying, in 1989, as a Registered General Nurse within the NHS. I initially worked in general medicine and then specialised in cardio-thoracic medicine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

In 1992, I further specialised in sexual health and worked in NHS sexual health clinics for just over thirty years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I started my private psychotherapy practice in 2015.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psychodynamic psychotherapy training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

My psychotherapy career started by successfully completing a “Certificate in Counselling Skills and Attitudes” (WPF Counselling) in 1995 followed by a “Diploma in Counselling Skills – Access” (WPF Counselling) in 1996.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I trained for four years and qualified at WPF Therapy (London) in 2008, having successfully completed a “Postgraduate Diploma in Psychodynamic Studies\/WPF Advanced Diploma in Psychodynamic Counselling”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Psychosexual and relationship therapy training<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In 2016 I trained for a further four years and qualified in 2020 having successfully completed a \u201cDiploma in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy”.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Experience<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

After qualifying as a Psychodynamic Psychotherapist, I worked as an Honorary Psychodynamic Psychotherapist at WPF Therapy (London) until I started working in private practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Having worked within sexual health for 30 years, I have a wealth of experience in talking about sex, sexual functioning and sexual disfunction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I have practiced psychosexual and relationship therapy both within the NHS and in my private practice.
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Registration and professional organisation details<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I am a Registered Member MBACP (British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy<\/a>), The FPC (The Foundation for Psychotherapy and Counselling<\/a>) and I am also an Accredited Member of COSRT (College of Sexual & Relationship Therapists<\/a>) and abide by the COSRT Code of Ethics and Practice.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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BACP Registered Member logo<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Accredited Member of COSRT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Accredited Member of COSRT<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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