Chula J Goonewardene MBACP
‘I am a BACP registered therapist who spent my former years as a musician, starting as a classically trained pianist and violinist, becoming a self-taught guitarist and drummer, and then enjoyed a professional career in music during my 20’s.
I joined what evolved into North Westminster Drug & Alcohol Service, in the voluntary sector of the Substance Misuse field, in 2005; becoming a qualified Motivational Interviewing Practitioner and Advanced Group Facilitator, in addition to gaining an NVQ4 in Health & Social Care Management.
I worked with over 1000 clients in community-based treatment, 1:1 and in groups, as a Drug & Alcohol Practitioner, before moving into Treatment Management, Training and Consultancy in 2010 and then qualified as a Counsellor & Psychotherapist in 2014.
Alongside my private practice in Harley Street, I was the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of We Are Attune for four years, providing mental health & well-being support packages to creatives in the Music, Entertainment and Sport industries, which I continue to do in partnership with Sam Parker of Glassworks.Life. I am also a Clinical Consultant and Supervisor for charities and organisations, including; Music Support, Help Musicians UK, BAPAM, Steps2Recovery, and the Centre for Social Justice. I write and podcast for various publications, lecture at LSBU, and still find time to play drums for Council of Neptune.
I come from a Buddhist family and use this philosophy to enhance my personal and professional life. I have recently launched The Anthony Group Practice consulting rooms and my own recovery-focused clothing brand CJG London.’
Madeleine Muir MBACP
Senior Psychotherapist & Groupwork Practitioner
PG Dip. Dip.Group Analysis IGA
‘I trained as an actress at the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art and the Drama Studio Sydney and was on the board of directors for Outside Edge Theatre Company.
I am a qualified addiction therapist and hold a diploma in Group Analysis from The Institute of Group Analysis.
I work as a 1:1 and Group Psychotherapist at a successful treatment service in Harley Street, as well as having a thriving private practice in Central London.
I am an experienced one to one and group therapist, who specializes in working with addictive disorders in the broadest sense. My training in the psychoanalytic framework enhances my understanding of the often unconscious disturbance underlying all addictive disorders.’
We were Guest Lecturers on the MSc in Addiction Psychology and Counselling at London South Bank University.