Evie Body, Group Analyst
My early career was as a sculptor and I am still one at heart. I studied Foundation and Fine Art at Bournemouth and then trained as a stone mason at Weymouth Tech., before working on private and public sculpture as well as teaching drawing. My second career began after graduating with a BSc in Occupational therapy in 2005. I worked in a number of NHS Mental Health adult inpatient and community teams in Dorset and Bath. Whilst using core OT skills I also qualified in and practiced a number of talking therapy models. Wishing to understand group dynamics better, I began a Foundation course in Group Analysis in 2009 and over the following decade, whilst working as an OT, I qualified in Group Analysis. I then began work as a Group Analyst in a Complex Emotional Needs Service in Exeter, during which time I also became an accredited MBT practitioner. In 2024 I moved into private psychotherapy practice. Currently I conduct a weekly analytic group in Bath. I now also have the time to return to my studio, in a new and different way.
Anita Bradford, Group Analyst
Anita Bradford is a Group Analyst, an Art Therapist and an accredited Balint Leader. Before training in therapy, she worked in Law Centres promoting and defending the rights of those discriminated against in terms of housing, employment and education. She has conducted experiential groups on therapy trainings and co-led the Foundation in Art Therapy course at Bath College as well as providing short CPD trainings for local organisations. She has worked therapeutically with individuals, children and adults, in families and in groups, and has done so in many settings both in the NHS and charity sector. She also supervises individuals and groups and leads reflective practice and Balint groups for other professionals. Her enthusiasm for group work and its power for change, both internal and external, stems from her early days both as a student and a trade unionist.
Diana Brown, Group Analyst
Diana is a UKCP-registered Group Analyst with extensive experience in psychotherapeutic practice, group dynamics, and mental health advocacy. Since qualifying in 2017, she has contributed to the development of future practitioners through her work at GASW, where she supported first-year students as a seminar leader, facilitating discussions and deepening their understanding of core concepts in group analysis. With over 20 years’ experience as a counsellor, Diana has worked across a wide range of therapeutic settings, supporting vulnerable adults and students facing complex mental health challenges, including trauma, sexual abuse, eating disorders, and relational difficulties. She has a long-standing commitment to group work, having facilitated both short‑ and long-term therapy groups focused on themes such as sexual abuse, loss, and domestic violence. Diana currently works within the NHS, providing short-term one-to-one counselling, and couples therapy for individuals experiencing anxiety and depression, and theme-based therapy groups for those dealing with bereavement and loss. She also offers weekly clinical supervision to both honorary and qualified counsellors, supporting their professional development and reflective practice. Diana also sits on the GASW ethics committee. Known for her thoughtful, grounded approach, Diana brings a wealth of clinical insight and group analytic expertise to this forum.
Erika Holloway, Group Analyst
| Erika came to the therapy world after a career in education. After teaching at a number of schools, she ran a nursery school and became fascinated by early childhood development and the family dynamics that arrived on the doorstep each morning. Erika’s first therapy training was integrative with supervision from a Jungian Analyst at an organisation where she has worked for more than 20 years. Clients there have complex histories, often with early abuse and trauma. Other workplaces have included a sexual abuse charity and a women’s prison. It was during this time that Erika qualified as a Group Analyst. She has run groups in NHS settings, for a charity and privately. In addition, she has conducted experiential groups on different therapy trainings. Erika has a small private practice for individual clients and several long standing supervision groups, qualifying in Supervision at the IGA in London. |
Alex Collins, Group Analyst
| Alex Collins is a Group Analyst and member of Group Analysis South West (GASW) with whom he trained. Based in Bristol he works in private practice, teaching, supervising, and offering reflective practice. He is aTrustee of GASW, was on the staff team of its Foundation, Diploma, and Qualifying Courses, and served on the EGATIN committee. |
Ben Padfield, Group Analyst
| Ben Padfield is an organisational development practitioner, group analyst and psychotherapist, and a member of Group Analysis South West. He spent many years working in NHS Mental Health Services, including day hospitals, acute psychiatric admissions and specialist eating disorder treatment, before specialising in organisational culture change, leadership, wellbeing and inclusion. He is currently Associate Director for Culture Change at Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust, and Group Psychotherapist for Personal and Professional Development at UWE Bristol. |
Laura Sennen, Group Analyst
| Laura Sennen is a Group Analyst and Clinical Psychologist. She works for the NHS and in private practice offering psychotherapy, supervision and teaching to individuals, couples and groups. Throughout her career she has been drawn to working in inpatient settings, in both mental health and physical health contexts. Laura has found group analytic ideas extremely helpful in working with complex systems and in multidisciplinary teams. She has developed and held reflective practice groups in NHS and third sector organisations and is part of the core staff team at the IGA’s diploma in Reflective Practice in Organisations. She trained as a Group Analyst with GASW and has taught and held experiential groups on GASW’s qualifying and diploma courses. She currently works with staff and families on the neonatal unit in Cornwall. |
Julie Wilde, Group Analyst
| I’m a Group Analyst , Clinical Supervisor and also an Individual Psychodynamic Therapist. It was my work in a therapeutic community in which groups were an integral part of the programme that first impressed me- and post individual training I found my way onto the Group Analytic training here in Bristol. I now find this approach works well alongside my individual practice. Currently I am providing Reflective Practice groups for all the staff in a small organisation and the Reflective practice approach which is another branch of Group Analysis – is a stimulating and rewarding part of my work. |
Robin Wiltshire, Group Analyst
| I have more than twenty years professional therapeutic experience. Firstly, working as a Music Therapist within the NHS, including mental health and learning disability services, as well as the voluntary sector. During this time, I provided both individual and group therapy. In addition, I offered clinical supervision and reflective practice to fellow arts therapists and staff teams. In more recent years, while undertaking and after completing my training in group analytic psychotherapy, I have been supporting adults and older people in mental health services. I have also facilitated reflective practice groups for staff teams. I am now in independent practice and work with those seeking psychotherapy or wishing to engage in reflective practice. I am especially interested in the creative ways we can communicate our experiences, whether working one-to-one, in groups, or with staff teams. My approach values the process of finding the words to express what needs to be said. |