Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee

The Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion Committee is a committee within UKCP governance tasked with the facilitation of the strategic management of EDI within UKCP. The committee advises on the EDI agenda across UKCP, oversees implementation and monitors progress of the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan. It aims to have equality, diversity, and inclusion principles fully embedded in UKCP going forward so that the organisation can be held up as an exemplar of its EDI achievements and implementation. The EDI Committee reports to the UKCP Board of Trustees.

Our BIIDE commitment

The Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Committee has a commitment to operate under the BIIDE flag:

• Belonging
• Intersectionality
• Inclusion
• Diversity
• Equity

The word bide is also a synonym of persistence and endurance, which feels appropriate for change and transformation work.

Committee members

Sheetal Amin, individual therapist

Emily Bridges, UKCP senior management team representative

Charles Brown, individual therapist

Charlotte Chiu, representative for the College of Family, Couple and Systemic Psychotherapy

I am a systemic and family psychotherapist and supervisor. I am an elected member of the College for Family Couple Systemic Psychotherapy (CFCSP) and have been honorary secretary for the college council since 2018. I've been serving on the Education and Training Practice Committee (ETPC) and recently joined the Equity, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) Committee.

I moved from Hong Kong to the UK in the 80s, and brought up two children with special needs. I am well aware of the micro and macro challenges as first generation migrant. For my doctoral thesis, I investigated the influence of risk and manualised treatment on reflexivity, race, ethnicity and cultural practice. I'm interested in diversity, intersectionality and equity issues, and how these impact on the practice of psychotherapists.

Will Daniel-Braham

Will Daniel-Braham, UKCP trustee

Hello, I’m Will. I am an elected member of the Board of Trustees and liaison between the Board and the EDI Committee. I’ve been in private psychotherapy practise since the year 2000. As well as seeing clients, I supervise and train psychotherapists and counsellors. My heritage is mixed UK and Caribbean and I identify as a pansexual within the queer community. My pronouns are he/him.

Jonathan Fisher, individual therapist

Joanne Hipplewith

Joanne Hipplewith, representative for the College of Family, Couple and Systemic Psychotherapy

My name is Joanne Hipplewith, and I am a registered systemic and family psychotherapist with the UKCP and AFT. In addition to my work for the NHS, I have a small private practice called Juntos Therapy Service. My interests include decolonising therapy training curricula and creating opportunities for conversations about cultures rather than race. Travel is one of my favourite pastimes, and I live with my two cats, Roswell and Jelly. As an inventor, I have received patents in both the United Kingdom and Europe.

Jo Parker, individual therapist

Manshant Rani Kaur, representative for the College of Psychoanalysis and Jungian Analysis

Pamela Vickers, individual therapist

Fiona Walkingshaw, representative for the College of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapies

Equity, Diversity and Inclusion Action Plan (EDI Action Plan)

The EDI Action Plan sets out to ensure EDI is at the heart of UKCP's work – for our members, our volunteers, our staff and, crucially, for the public with whom we and our members interact professionally.

Find out more about our EDI Action Plan.

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