WhO is Heart & MinD?
Heart & Mind was set up in 2015 to promote the mental health and wellbeing of London’s communities.
To date, Heart & Mind is made up of a team of 40+ therapeutic counsellors and coaches, who offer their professional services remotely and from a number of Heart & Mind sites.
Besides counselling and coaching, Heart & Mind offers CPCAB accredited counselling training courses from a Christian perspective (Level 3 and Level 5).
Michael A Ruegg is the founder and director of Heart & Mind. He is a BACP and ACC accredited therapeutic counsellor, coach and qualified supervisor and coordinates the running of the organisation
Richard Lahey James acts as a consultant psychotherapist and heads up Heart & Mind's accredited counselling training courses
Melinda van Rensburg is our lead service coordinator. Melinda coordinates the day to day running of our services and provides support to clients and our therapists
Emily McArthur is our placement coordinator. Emily oversees our clinical placements and supports our therapists on clinical placements
Kelly Buckle is our service coordinator and helps with the running of our services providing support to clients and our therapists
Ashley Duncan and Florence Ogunseitan coordinate our partnership sites in Streatham, respectively Ealing
Michelle Lahey James is our diploma course administrator and provides administrative support to the Heart & Mind diploma training team
Karen Leatherbarrow, Ali Xavier and Anna Lloyd are tutors on Heart & Mind’s counselling training courses
Kate Snowden, Claire Bradley and Ali Xavier provide supervision support to the wider team
TEAMWORK
Heart & Mind believes that the best things are done together. That is why we joined together to form a diverse team of practitioners, each with different experiences and from different backgrounds, allowing us to tailor our help to the specific needs of our clients. While every team member has her or his speciality and individual approach of working, each is committed to the highest professional standards, personal integrity and operates within the agreed values and principles of Heart & Mind.
QUALITY
We are committed to delivering high-quality care across the services we offer. All Heart & Mind counsellors are members of professional bodies, fully insured and have or are working towards accreditation with such bodies as the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP), the UK Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP) or the Association of Christians in Counselling UK (ACC). As an affiliated organisation of the ACC, Heart & Mind subscribes to their code of conduct in areas of ethics, practice and complaints procedures.
COMMUNITY
Heart & Mind was set up to provide professional and affordable psychological care for London's communities. We recognise that professional help can often be expensive and out of reach for many, particularly for those who are in real need of help and support. As an organisation with a heart for the community, Heart & Mind charges on a sliding fee scale as well as providing a 'Low-Cost Counselling Service', supporting those who would otherwise be unable to access professional psychological help.