Gordon Nelson

When did you start working for Gray Healthcare?

July 2022

Your role:

Gordon is a Psychologically Informed Therapist. As such, he provides support to the staff teams of the people we support, many of whom have recently left long-term inpatient settings. Gordon also has a primary focus of embedding Trauma Informed Approaches across the organisation, delivering training to our clinical, operational and wider teams.

Gordon holds a Practitioner Diploma in Clinical Hypnosis, B.S.T.F (Acc), a Practitioner Diploma in Brief (Cognitive) Strategic Therapy, S.B.S.T. (Acc), utilising EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and reprocessing), and three Diplomas in Psychotherapeutic Counselling, including the Advanced Professional Diploma, Ad Pro Dip PC, accredited by the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society and the Royal College of Nursing.  Gordon is currently interested in the study and practice of Acceptance Commitment Therapy (ACT), integrating Mindfulness based approaches and Trauma Informed Practice.

Before joining Gray Healthcare:

Gordon is an experienced counsellor and therapist who has collaboratively worked with individuals, couples and groups in various settings. He has had over 10 years of experience working as a clinician in the Department of Psychological Therapies at an independent rehabilitation hospital (mental health) in North Wales and has been a consultant for Hope-Borland Associates in Greater Manchester. More recently Gordon has worked with homeless families, supporting them to reintegrate back into community settings; many of the families having experienced extreme traumatic life experiences.

Previously, Gordon has trained and worked as a Transformative Mediator in the London borough of Greenwich, working with housing associations, local government agencies and individuals in ‘crisis’, seeking neighbourhood conflict resolution. He has also managed a part time private practice (in London and Wales) utilising Clinical Hypnotherapy and Brief Strategic Therapy approaches to support clients. As a registered member of the National Counselling Society, Gordon draws upon theory, research, and practice from various psychology and counselling models and adopts a flexible and integrated approach. He works collaboratively and interactively with clients in a multimodal approach, adhering to the core principles of empathy, congruence and positive regard.

What do you like about working at Gray Healthcare?

‘The ethics here are good and I like the whole idea that the level of support an individual needs could reduce as self-esteem and skills improve.  The move from the individual’s current setting to a home of their own with a Gray Healthcare package of care is very well thought through and planned and helps the transition go smoothly for the individual.’

Gray Healthcare in three words:

Progressive, open, and honest