Nick Swan UKCP

My own path into becoming a psychotherapist began with the listening role of being a 'Samaritan' and then training as a social worker in my 20's. I had a strong interest in mental health and gravitated towards working in more 'therapeutic settings', eventually settling as a counsellor in an addiction project. I worked in the addiction field for nine years, four of which were taken up with training as a psychotherapist at the Karuna Institute in Devon. I am deeply grateful for the depth of both my therapy training and the experience of being a psychotherapy client. I later worked part-time counselling students in Higher Education whilst also having a private psychotherapy practice. I started working as a therapist in private practice in late 2000, and since 2008 this has been my sole means of work. I enjoy working with a wide range of people and have gained experience of a breadth of issues that human beings confront throughout the lifecycle.