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, bereavement, relational and life skills group work, and practice ethics. Lynne is founding Director of York St John's CMHC Counselling and Mental Health Clinic, working with colleagues and students from counselling, education, psychology, and occupational therapy, as well as external partners. The clinic provides accessible, affordable psychological therapies, group interventions and consultancy. The clinic has a specialist work-stream for evidence-based interventions, including working with domestic and familial violence and anger management. Clinic projects involve staff, students and external partners. The clinic has two Honorary Research Fellows: Dr Jeannette Roddy, from Salford University, who specialises in domestic abuse and violence, and Dr John Wilson, who is a specialist in working with loss and bereavement. The clinic's inaugural Patron is Paralympian Anne Wafula Strike. 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 Responsibilities, Supervision and Examination: - PhD Examiner - Internal and External Examiner - Postgraduate Researcher supervisor and trainer - Taughts Masters – MA in Counselling research lead - Chair, University Research Degree Sub-Committee