Kirsten studied Psychology at Nottingham , then moved into the teaching profession, teaching English and Psychology in SEN, working with young people with significant behavioural difficulties and Autistic Spectrum conditions. She continued studies at the Northern Guild in psychotherapy for a Masters in Integrative Psychotherapy. Registered with the BACP and the UKCP, Kirsten integrates psychodynamic approaches, neurobiology, transactional analysis and gestalt techniques. She currently runs a mental health service in the North East of England and has a private practice in Yorkshire. Kirsten’s areas of academic interest are somatic psychology, trauma, encopresis and enuresis, self harm and self regulation.