As a professional member of The Institute of Psychedelic Therapy, I continue to broaden my experience through training, research, and experiential work in the UK through Holotropic Breathwork and psychedelic therapy in legal settings. I offer clients preparation and integration therapy using an approach grounded in both professional training and lived experience.

Training and Qualifications

• Psychedelic Integration, The Institute of Psychedelic Therapy – 2021 ongoing
• Experiential Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy and Holotropic Breathwork – 2019 ongoing
• Cert. Counselling Skills – 1995
• Advanced Diploma in Integrative Counselling (2 years) – 2005–2006
• MA (Distinction) Jungian Psychotherapy / Analytical Psychology and Energy Healing, Middlesex University – 2009
• Cert. Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) – 2010
• UK Register of Independent Counsellors and Psychotherapists (UKRCP) – 2011
• Cert. Attachment Theory – 2011
• Woolger Training – Deep Memory Process, Psychodrama, Working with Past Lives, Complexes, and Sub-personalities – 2011
• British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (BACP) Accredited Counsellor and Psychotherapist (2011, retired)
• Cert. Clinical Hypnotherapy – 2012
• Diploma in Counselling Supervision – 2013
• Cert. Couples Counselling – 2016

As a professional member of The Independent Practitioners Network and The Institute of Psychedelic Therapy, I remain committed to ongoing Continuing Professional Development (CPD) in Counselling, Psychotherapy, and Supervision.

Publications and Showcased Work

• Breaking Convention, Exeter University (2025) – Presentation alongside colleagues and long-term client. Pioneering work on Psilocybin and Schizophrenia. Podcast on YouTube available upon request.
• Thesis: Death in the Consulting Room: Memories of the Holocaust and Questions of Past Lives
• Essay: The Study of Dreams from Freud to Jung
• Book: Death in the Consulting Room: A Memoir of Life, Death and Determination (2011), Lisa Costa (pseudonym), Amazon self-published
• Training Modules: Levels 2–4 Integrative Counselling Training Modules (NCFE Guidelines) for The BSY Group / College for Counselling and Psychotherapy Training (2017)

Current Work in Progress

Currently writing an in-depth memoir to be published later:

Death in the Consulting Room – A Journey through Plant Medicine (2019 to date), Wardle E.