About
An experienced and qualified therapeutic coach, career mentor, wellbeing consultant and employee support trouble-shooter for over 30 years, Rick has published nine books around these subjects.
Rick draws on all his coaching skills to deliver three main services - Personal Wellbeing Audits, Therapeutic Coaching and Career Mentoring. He'll work with you to create a customized plan of action for you, all based on sound evidence and experience.
Rick trained as a Counsellor in the mid 1990's, initially in Georgia USA, then at Strathclyde University under Professor Dave Mearns, who awarded him an Honorary Research Fellowship for his MPhil on 'Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace'.
Rick then founded 'Edinburgh Coaching & Counselling' (ECC), headed up 'Person-Centred Therapy (PCT) Glasgow' and become the Northern UK Counsellor for a multinational company.
He was lured to the UK's largest employee assistance programme provider and specialised as Clinical Case Manager for most of the UK's rail operators, concentrating on trauma support. At ICAS, as well as privately, Rick provided post-trauma support after 9/11, the London Bombings and the Asian Tsunami.
In 2002, Rick became Deputy Chair of the Association for Counselling at Work and the specialist journal editor for 'Counselling at Work', a post he held for nine years. He joined the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) in 2008 as their Lead Advisor: Workplace as an advocate, advisor and ambassador for talking therapies in the workplace, for practitioners, business and the UK government.
Latterly, Rick was Head of Service for the University of Aberdeen Counselling Service, which provided support to the student and staff community of just under 30,000 from around 130 nationalities. During his tenure, his service was short-listed for the Principal's Award for Excellence. On leaving the University, he was awarded Honorary status.
Rick recently retired as editor of the internationally-recognised University & College Counselling journal in order to build on the success of his consultancy; providing wellbeing audits, therapeutic coaching and career-mentoring around the world.
Rick draws on all his coaching skills to deliver three main services - Personal Wellbeing Audits, Therapeutic Coaching and Career Mentoring. He'll work with you to create a customized plan of action for you, all based on sound evidence and experience.
Rick trained as a Counsellor in the mid 1990's, initially in Georgia USA, then at Strathclyde University under Professor Dave Mearns, who awarded him an Honorary Research Fellowship for his MPhil on 'Emotional Intelligence in the Workplace'.
Rick then founded 'Edinburgh Coaching & Counselling' (ECC), headed up 'Person-Centred Therapy (PCT) Glasgow' and become the Northern UK Counsellor for a multinational company.
He was lured to the UK's largest employee assistance programme provider and specialised as Clinical Case Manager for most of the UK's rail operators, concentrating on trauma support. At ICAS, as well as privately, Rick provided post-trauma support after 9/11, the London Bombings and the Asian Tsunami.
In 2002, Rick became Deputy Chair of the Association for Counselling at Work and the specialist journal editor for 'Counselling at Work', a post he held for nine years. He joined the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP) in 2008 as their Lead Advisor: Workplace as an advocate, advisor and ambassador for talking therapies in the workplace, for practitioners, business and the UK government.
Latterly, Rick was Head of Service for the University of Aberdeen Counselling Service, which provided support to the student and staff community of just under 30,000 from around 130 nationalities. During his tenure, his service was short-listed for the Principal's Award for Excellence. On leaving the University, he was awarded Honorary status.
Rick recently retired as editor of the internationally-recognised University & College Counselling journal in order to build on the success of his consultancy; providing wellbeing audits, therapeutic coaching and career-mentoring around the world.