Research networking event

Dr Eva Fragkiadaki is a Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology at the University of the West of England and Programme Leader of the Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. Her research interests include the development and the evaluation of personalised psychological interventions for people with Multiple Sclerosis and other chronic conditions. She is committed to the active involvement of the community in the designs, conduct and dissemination of research. 

Dr Kevin Wright is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Chartered Scientist and Fellow of the BPS. He previously worked as a High Intensity integrative psychotherapy in the IAPT (Improved Access to Psychological Treatment) service in south London and is still now also an EAP affiliate for various provider companies (Employment Assistance Programmes) offering free brief therapy to employees and their family members via their employer including treating many accident victims suffering from PTSD. He is an Expert witness carrying out psychological and cognitive assessments for the family (custody & care proceedings), immigration & criminal courts. He also runs numerous resilience workshops for senior legal professionals working for the CPS, and he runs a private integrative psychotherapy practice. He is a Committee member of the Society for Psychotherapy Research (UK Chapter) and for the Male Psychology section in the BPS. His PhD research focused on stress in the workplace and the changes in coping strategies as a result of brief therapy treatment via an EAP programme; through this, he became interested in the gender differences in responses. He is at present focusing on how to offer a brief, effective protocol for the treatment of PTSD, also looking at gender differences in responses, the role/importance of fathers in the prevention of crime in young men.

Biljana van Rijn is a current president of the UK chapter of the Society for Psychotherapy Research, an associate director of education at Metanoia Institute in London, a psychotherapist, supervisor, and psychotherapy researcher. She leads research and research-informed teaching and practice at Metanoia Institute and has established a research clinic. Her focus is practice-based research with a particular interest in theory-building case study research and the process of change in psychotherapy. Biljana has authored numerous research publications using the qualitative, mixed method and quantitative methodologies as well as books on clinical assessment and formulation and working with sexual attraction in counselling and psychotherapy.