Keynote Speakers - A panel of 3
Hannah Sherbersky, Ph.D.
Panel Chair
CEO, Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice, UK
And
Associate Professor at the University of Exeter
Professor Hannah Sherbersky is a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist, Associate Professor at the University of Exeter and CEO of the Association for Family Therapy and Systemic Practice UK. She has over 30 years of experience working within the mental health service as a clinician and trainer. She is Deputy Director of PGT Taught Programmes (CEDAR) and Co-Director of the Systemic Portfolio at the University where she has helped to establish one of the most prolific systemic training providers in country. She has co-developed and manualised a model of couple therapy in a research-based couple clinic, and still works clinically as a psychotherapist and supervisor. In 2020 Hannah completed her Doctorate in Clinical Practice, researching notions of ‘home’ within an inpatient context. She is past Associate Editor for the Journal of Family Therapy and is interested in innovative delivery of systemic ideas, contributing to a BBC documentary about family therapy (2019), an online couple therapy app (2020) and various podcasts. She presents nationally and internationally in both her leadership roles and has published on numerous related subjects.
Renee Singh
Founding Director of the London Intercultural Couples Centre
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Consultant, Family and Couples Systemic Psychotherapist
Dr. Reenee Singh is a Consultant Family and Couples Systemic Psychotherapist, with over thirty years of clinical experience. She is currently based at the Child and Family Practice, where she is the Founding Director of the London Intercultural Couples Centre. She was the Editor of the Journal of Family Therapy and the CEO of the Association of Family Therapy and Systemic Practice. Reenee is the author and editor of four books and numerous articles on intercultural couple relationships, issues of ‘race’, culture and qualitative research. She presents her work at national and international conferences and teaches all over the world.
John Burnham
John Burnham is a British, Geordie married man. He is consultant systemic psychotherapist and supervisor, with over forty years of working with families, couples and individuals. He works at Parkview Clinic, Birmingham Women and Children’s Hospital where he was formerly Director of Systemic Training, and continues as course lead for the supervision training course and a supervisor on the MSc in systemic psychotherapy. He is formerly Director of Training at KCC in London. As well as training in the UK he teaches in a variety of contexts overseas including, Scandinavia, the Netherlands, the United States and South America. He is a past Visiting Fellow at Northumbria University and a Fellow of the Academy of Social Sciences. He has written extensively about systemic practice, training and supervision.