Professor Lynne Gabriel

Lynne is Professor of Counselling and Mental Health and a Senior Fellow of the Higher Education Academy. Lynne is based in the School of Psychological and Social Science and teaches across undergraduate and postgraduate courses and supervises research students. She is currently engaged in research on sexual and domestic violence, loss and bereavement, and counsellor education. Lynne is Director of York St John's CMHC Counselling and Mental Health Clinic, working with colleagues from counselling, education, psychology, and forensic occupational therapy, as well as external partners. The clinic provides accessible, affordable psychological therapies and group interventions. The clinic has a specialist work-stream for evidence based forensic interventions, including domestic and familial violence. All clinic projects involve staff, students and external partners. The clinic has two Honorary Research Fellows: Dr Jeannette Roddy, from Sunderland University, who specialises in domestic abuse and violence, and Dr John Wilson who is a specialist in loss and bereavement. Lynne has served as a member City of York’s Domestic Violence Strategy Group, a Board member of Respect, a national organization that works with perpetrators and victims of relational, familial and domestic violence and as a member of York Making Safe forum, hosted by North Yorkshire police. Lynne is a Fellow of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) and has served as the Association’s Chair (2008-2011), Immediate Past Chair (2012-2014) and now Emeritus Chair. Lynne is a BACP Accredited and Registered Counsellor and Psychotherapist. Research Supervision: - PhD/MSc Research degree supervision - Masters – MA in Counselling; leads research year - BA Counselling, Coaching & Mentoring – dissertation Internal Examiner/External Examiner/External Reviewer: - Currently external examiner at Leeds University and University of Chester - Internal examiner for research degrees York St John University 2013 - MSc by research external examiner, University of Abertay, 2013 - Leeds Metropolitan University, subject review, 2012 - External examiner roles previously held at Salford University, University of Chichester, University of East London, 2005-2012 - External reviewer at University of Abertay, Dundee, review of subject area, 2011 - PhD External Examiner at Manchester University, De Montford University - PhD student mentor, Metanoia, London, 2007 - PhD External Examiner at Manchester University 2006 to present - External reviewer at University of Chester, review of counselling program