Barry Gower has been in private practice since 1998 as a Sexual and Relationship psychotherapist and is also a supervisor, working in person and online. He has worked in a variety of places and is currently in Crystal Palace, South London.
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After initial counselling courses at the Gestalt Centre and City University, Barry trained at the Whittington Hospital School of Counselling and Psychotherapy, with a PG Dip in Psychosexual and Relationship Therapy, an Advanced Diploma in Psychotherapy, and a PG Diploma in Supervision ad Consultancy, plus MSc in Psychosexual Therapy from South Bank University.
He is registered with UKCP (United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy) . He is a Senior Accredited Member of COSRT, and is also accredited as a supervisor by COSRT and on the UKCP/CSRP (College for Sexual and Relationship Psychotherapy) directory of approved supervisors. Barry was awarded Fellowship with COSRT in 2017.
Barry was a member of the Executive of CSRP from 2014 to 2017, being Chair of the CSRP Ethics Committee, and was Hon Secretary of CSRP 2015-2016. He was on the COSRT Ethics Committee from 1998 to 2015, being Chair of the Committee 2006 -2015. He served on COSRT's Professional Standards Board 2006-2015.
Before training in counselling and psychotherapy, Barry obtained a BA (Hons) in Politics and Modern History from Manchester University and was admitted as a solicitor, practicing for some years, before going to work in the voluntary sector where he was director of two organizations, including a local MIND.