Emmy van Deurzen, PhD, M.Phil, M.Psych, FBPsS, C.Psychol, FBACP, UKCP fellow, ECP
Co-Director Centre for the Study of Conflict and Reconciliation
Honorary Professor
Address:Centre for the Study of Conflict and Reconciliation,
School of Health and Related Research,
Regent Court,
30 Regent Street,
Sheffield S1 4DA
United Kingdom
Tel:(+44) (0)114 222 0723
Fax:(+44) (0)114 272 4095
Email: E.vanDeurzen@sheffield.ac.uk
Room: Innovations Centre
Research interests
- Existential and Human Issues
- Well Being and Happiness
- Human Emotions
- Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling training and supervision
- Intersection between Psychology and Philosophy
- European Dimension of Psychotherapy training
- Sibling Abuse and Bullying
- Suicide and Loneliness
- Conflict and Reconciliation
Activities and Distinctions
- Director of the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, London, validated by the University of Sheffield
- Director of Dilemma Consultancy Limited, research collaborator of the University of Sheffield
- Visiting Associate, Darwin College, Cambridge University: 2007
- Fellow, United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy: 2006
- Honorary Fellow, Swedish Association for Existential Psychotherapy: 2005
- Honorary Professor, University of Sheffield: 2005
- Fellow, British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy: 2001
- Fellow, British Psychological Society: 1999
- Official delegate, to the Council of Europe for the European Association for Psychotherapy: 1999-2002
- Chair of the British Psychological Society Psychotherapy Section: 1998- 1999
- Honorary Award of European Certificate for Psychotherapy: 1998
- Chair of the Universities Psychotherapy Association: 1997- 1999
- Personal chair in Psychotherapy, Schiller International University: 1996
- Founder, New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, London: 1996
- European Association for Psychotherapy ambassador with the European Commission (DGXV), the European Parliament and the Council of Europe in negotiations on regulation of the profession of Psychotherapy: 1995-2002
- Chair of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy
- Personal chair in Psychotherapy and Counselling at Regent's College, London: 1993
- Honorary Life Member, Society for Existential Analysis: 1993
- Founder, Regent’s College School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, 1990
- Founder, Society for Existential Analysis and the Journal Existential Analysis, 1988
Grants
2003-2007
Disseminating European Education in Psychotherapy: DEEP. £120 000 Socrates / Erasmus grant, European Commission, with Digby Tantam, University of Sheffield.
2001-2004
Strengthening European Psychotherapy Training through Innovative Methods and Unification of Standards: SEPTIMUS. Leonardo da Vinci Programme, European Union project number UK/01/B/F/PP/129_387, £400 000, with Digby Tantam, University of Sheffield.
2000-2001
Survey of European Psychotherapy Training: SEPT. Leonardo da Vinci funding European Union, £95 000 with Digby Tantam, University of Sheffield.
1998-99
Database for research into psychotherapy [jointly] £50K with Digby Tantam, University of Sheffield.
1996-98
Network of Higher Education courses in psychotherapy. Dep. for Education and Employment, £30K, with Digby Tantam, University of Sheffield.
Current collaborations
Prof. Dan Stiwne, Sweden (Linköping University)
Dr. Zbynek Vybiral, Czech Republic (Masaryk University)
Prof. Alfred Pritz, Austria (Sigmund Freud University)
Prof. Tudora Sima, Romania (Hyperion University)
Prof. Mick Cooper, Stratchclyde University
Dr. Martin Milton, Surrey University
Prof. John McLeod, Abertay University
Key Publications
Books
2007 Psychotherapy and the Quest for Happiness, London: Sage, in press.
2005 Dictionary of Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling, with Raymond Kenward, London: Sage Publications.
2005 Existential Perspectives on Existential and Human Issues, edited with Claire Arnold-Baker, Basingstoke: Palgrave, Macmillan.
2004 Russian translation of my book Existential Counselling and Psychotherapy in Practice, by Julia Abakumov-Kochunene, Rostov-on–Don: East European Association for Existential Psychotherapy.
2003 Vardagens Mysterier: Existentiella Dimensioner inom psykoterapi, Swedish translation of my book Everyday Mysteries, transl. Hagelthorn M., Stockholm: Studentlitteratur.
2002 Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling in Practice, London: Sage Publications, 2nd Edition.
1998 Paradox and Passion in Psychotherapy: An existential approach to therapy and counselling, Chichester: Wiley.
1998 Det Existentiella Samtalet, Stockholm: Natur och Kultur.
1998 Eksistentielle Dimensioner I Psykoterapi, Copenhagen: Hans Reitzels.
1997 Editor of Series on Existential Perspectives in Psychotherapy and Counselling, with Wiley:
Existential Time-Limited Therapy, Strasser F. and Strasser A.
Case Studies in Existential Psychotherapy and Counselling, Du Plock, S.
1997 Everyday Mysteries: Existential Dimensions of Psychotherapy, London: Routledge
1995 Eksistentiel Samtale Og Terapi, Copenhagen: Hans Reitzels.
1988 Existential Counselling in Practice, London: Sage (reprinted yearly).
Recent Publications on e-learning:
- Blackmore, C., van Deurzen, E. & Tantam, D. (in press) Therapy training online- using the internet to widen access to training in mental health issues. In: Theo Stickley and Thurstine Basset (eds) Teaching and learning about mental health. Wiley
- Blackmore, C., Tantam, D., & van Deurzen, E. (2006) The role of the eTutor- Evaluating tutor input in a virtual learning community for psychotherapists and psychologists across Europe. International Journal of Psychotherapy, Vol. 10, no. 2, July 2006 (special edition)
- van Deurzen, E., Blackmore, C., & Tantam, D. (2006) Distance and Intimacy in Internet Psychotherapy Training. International Journal of Psychotherapy, Vol. 10, no. 2, July 2006 (special edition)
Section
Emmy van Deurzen is based in the Mental Health Section of the School of Health and Related Research (ScHARR)