Claire Harrison-Breed is founder and Company Director of Broad Horizons therapy centre based in Northamptonshire. She has worked with children, young people and families for the past 35 years, in social care, health and education settings. A counsellor, child and adult psychotherapist, play therapist and social worker. Claire specialises in working with trauma, dissociation, and attachment issues, with children and adults, and is currently in the fourth year of her PhD researching trauma and dissociation in children. Claire has published her work on trauma and counselling in research journals and text books .
Before becoming company owner, she worked as a therapist for organisations including the NSPCC, Northamptonshire County Council and Children Fund Research projects. She is also a senior lecturer in counselling and psychotherapy for the University of Northampton teaching on undergraduate and postgraduate programmes and developing research in the counselling field.
Gemma Levitas is a Therapeutic Coach with a background in Media and Creative Arts. She has produced some of the UK’s highest profile radio shows for brands including London’s Capital Radio and Heart FM. Gemma managed large teams in a time critical on-air environment, eventually leading her to present her own breakfast show on the UK’s Heart Radio Network.
As Chair of the BACP's coaching division, Gemma participates in shaping the field of Therapeutic Coaching and offers consultation, sessions and workshops to practitioners wishing to integrate therapy and coaching in their practice, sharing knowledge and experience on practical application, implementation strategies and ethical considerations.
Satinder Panesar is a Punjabi speaking Integrative Psychotherapist, Clinical Consultant & Author of "When Therapy Goes Wrong" Learning from Challenges and Improving Practice. She has worked in the third sector, NHS GG&C and private sector over the past 25 years Satinder is also an Individual /Group Clinical Supervisor, Trainer & Executive Coach.
Her work includes working with young people and adults and has a particular expertise in working with forced marriage; honour-based violence, child sexual abuse, rape & sexual assault, sexual health, pre post termination and cultural identity.
Nat Clewley is a BACP-accredited therapist, Clinical Director within the EAP workplace counselling sector. She is experienced supervisor, wellbeing consultant with a background in organisational wellbeing, trauma-informed care, and ethical leadership.
She holds several trustee positions and advisory roles across mental health, wellbeing and community initiatives, with a deep commitment to safe, accessible, and values-aligned therapeutic practice.
Emma Wingate has worked in Higher Education as a Counsellor for over 13 years and is currently a Senior Wellbeing Practitioner (Counselling) at the University of the West of England Bristol. She also has a private practice providing Reflective Supervision across professions including education professionals and the charity sector. She has worked extensively with diverse student populations, providing individual counselling, crisis intervention, and wellness workshops. Her career has been marked by a commitment to fostering supportive and inclusive environments within various types of academic institutions.
In her executive role, Emma hopes to help colleagues connect and share best practice across the sector in order to address the unique challenges faced by students in further and higher education.
Charlotte Hastings qualified as a psychodynamic therapist in 2011, but is aware that each element of her life has contributed to her vocation. Studying anthropology in the late 80’s introduced to the work of Carl Jung who has since guided Charlotte’s personal and professional development; in particular, his notion of the collective unconscious that unites us all. Recognising our psycho-social nature, led her to further training in systemic family therapy. Here Charlotte found a sense of belonging, meaning and purpose, the bedrock of her practice.
Her work as a community cookery teacher synchronised with her therapeutic training, giving rise to ‘kitchen therapy’ – an embodied pathway to inner work, releasing instinctual, creative wisdom and healing. The practice evolved into a book – Kitchen Therapy, how to become a conscious cook – exploring the therapeutic potential of food, cooking and eating.
