About BACP Coaching
Promoting ethical, effective and professional coaching for the wellbeing and enhancement of individuals and organisations

Gemma 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. 

In 2009 Gemma decided to give the 3.30am wake-up alarm a rest and followed another passion into the exploration of the human psyche which led to her qualifying as a clinical psychotherapist, followed by a qualification in Coaching.

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.

Gemma encourages creative expression and has a particular interest in dramatic arts. She enjoys helping clients connect with their inner creativity for increased mindfulness and wellbeing. She also provides talks and coaching workshops to various institutions working to help shape more diverse creative industries.

Belinda is a qualified Existential and CBT Psychotherapist registered with the UKCP and BACP. She is also a qualified Executive Coach and Mentor, accredited at Senior Practitioner level with the European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC).

Belinda began her career within the NHS, before moving on to various charitable mental health and crisis organisations. Today, she runs a private therapy and coaching practice, and co-delivers a leadership well-being podcast. Currently, she works mostly, but not exclusively, within the private sector.

Having noticed a sharp increase in corporate and statutory sector leaders seeking her help, with personal issues alongside workplace and leadership aspirations, Belinda felt a growing desire to add to her psychotherapy work by being of service on a larger scale to leaders and organisations. For this reason, after two decades of psychotherapy practice, Belinda pursued additional training as an Executive Coach.

Belinda joined the Coaching Division in Autumn 2023 and is thrilled to be able to contribute to the strategic aspirations of the executive committee.

https://eudaimonic.co.uk

Ioannes is a skilled and qualified dual practicing Therapist/Coach, Personal Consultant and Supervisor. He is a registered member of the BACP (MBACP - Accred) and Association for Coaching (MAC).

Ioannes is an Executive Director of Mindhaus Limited, a provider of counselling, coaching, and supervision services to individuals and organisations. In addition to his private practice, he provides supervision in an academic setting as a Clinical Supervisor to students in their second year of postgraduate study at a leading London based University. Finally, he is Chair of the Supervision Special Interest Group at the BACP and is currently collaborating with other coaching and mentoring bodies on supervision related initiatives.

Ioannes came to counselling as a second career having spent over 20 years working as a consultant in the corporate sector. During this period, he gained significant experience of coaching and mentoring others, but it was his own personal experience of therapy which was transformational that ultimately allowed him to pursue a counselling career. Furthermore, the experience gained working in an organisational setting has enabled him to understand the pressures and challenges faced by busy executives. As such, he is currently an Associate Coach with a third-party provider and has a track record of participating in various Aspiring Leadership Programmes and continues to offer Executive and Leadership Coaching services to organisations such as the NHS.

Ioannes has been with the executive committee of the Coaching Division for over three years now and is committed to continuing to work in this capacity and raising the profile of coaching within the BACP. He is very passionate about integrating coaching into the therapeutic process and is an advocate of supervision as means of achieving best practice for those that are currently working as dual practicing Therapist/Coaches.

www.mindhauscounselling.com

Beverly is a dual qualified Coach and Therapist, and has worked extensively with people from the Music and Entertainment industries. She is a Registered Member of the BACP and a member of the Association for Coaching. Her experience as a coach and a therapist is wide ranging and has led her to work with a full spectrum of clients. Beverly is trained as an Integrative Therapist and also has a Level 5 Diploma in CBT and a Certificate in Single Session Therapy. 

Her commercial background is in marketing, PR and project management within both the music business and charity sector. Her keen interest in the natural world has led her to work for several National conservation charities. Her joint passions for the eclectic mix of coaching, therapy, nature and music creates a unique blend of disciplines and allows her to work intuitively with a creative clientele. 

Beverly works in private practice as well as being an Affiliate for several therapy organisations and has served as an Executive for the BACP Coaching Division for 3 years. 

www.change-in-mind.com 

www.music-in-mind.com 

Xeni is a qualified psychologist-psychotherapist and clinical hypnotherapist working with individuals and high-performing teams as a brain based coach. She works with organisations aiming to transform new leaders and shape more person-centred workplaces where mental health is de-stigmatised.

She also contributes to projects ranging from recruiting healthcare professionals to co-ordinating neuro-rehabilitation programmes. Influenced by cognitive behavioural approaches and applied neuroscience to human functioning, her main focus is on guiding clients in exploring how their beliefs are encoded in their minds, and on developing compassionate responses and coping methods to feel liberated and live a purposeful life.

Currently studying at the University of Amsterdam and participating in research leadership projects, she is committed to bridging the gap between academia and practice and applying modern scientific methodologies. As an Executive member, she will advocate and safeguard therapeutic coaching though social media in order to gain more visibility and engagement for various projects.

Steve has worked globally as a freelance coach and therapist for over 12 years having previously held several executive roles in talent and leadership development in Telecoms, Finance, Media, Services and Health. He is a certified coaching supervisor.

He integrates his approach to coaching with his training in Transactional Analysis which is adjusted and adapted to meet the needs of his clients . It draws on the relational, appreciative and existential models and is influenced by cognitive therapies.

Steve is actively involved in the development of online services and in exploratory work around the use of AI in developing human potential . Over the years he has worked in different cultures and countries collaborating with some of the world's leading professional development coaches from Duke CE, Henley, Harvard and Ashridge which has driven his desire for experimentation and innovation in Coaching and Therapy .