Dr. David Mair Counselling & Psychotherapy in Worcester

My Qualifications

When you're thinking about having therapy, it can be hard to know how to choose someone to work with. Qualifications, experience and accreditations can play a part in helping you to choose, but because therapy is such a personal process it's also important that you meet with a therapist so that you can get a 'feel' for how you may work together.

One of the main bodies which oversees the accreditation and registration of counsellors in the UK is the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP). You can visit their website here.

I am a BACP Senior Accredited Counsellor/Psychotherapist - this means that I have met BACP's criteria for qualified and experienced therapists, and that I work in accordance with their ethical framework. It also means that you have access to their complaints procedure for your safety and protection. In order to maintain my accreditation I undergo at least 30 hours of professional development each year by attending on-going training and other types of personal development.

I am listed on the BACP Register of Counsellors and Psychotherapists: you can read more about this register, which has been vetted and approved by the Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care here.

My specific counselling and psychotherapy qualifications include:

Diploma in Counselling and Interpersonal Skills - University of Warwick 1989

I was Head of Counselling and Wellbeing at the University of Birmingham until 2017; I was editor for the BACP journal, University and College Counselling for five years, and I now work with the Open University as an associate lecturer in counselling and mental health. I am Advisor on Pastoral Care and Counselling to the Bishop of Worcester. I've written several papers for peer-reviewed academic journals, for professional counselling journals, and chapters for counselling textbooks: Difference and Diversity in Counselling (Palgrave) and The SAGE Handbook of Counselling and Psychotherapy (4th edition). I have also edited a book focussing on counselling within higher education - Short-term Counselling in Higher Education: Context, Theory and Practice (Routledge). My most recent book is The Student Guide to Mindfulness (SAGE).