jenny@aspectcounsel.co.uk	Jenny Ronayne, PGDip Counselling and Psychotherapy (Integrative), BSc (Hons), MBACP   Jenny is Child Mental Health Worker on the national specialist team on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) at the Maudsley Hospital. Her work here includes setting up and speaking at training programmes for parents and professionals, advising and supporting adults with ASD, taking part in clinical research projects, visiting schools and advising other professionals on ASD. Jenny has produced a parent pack of information for parents whose children have received a diagnosis of ASD.   After being awarded an honours degree in Psychology in 1998, Jenny worked with a research psychologist investigating cognitive functioning in children with ASD before joining the Maudsley team.   Jenny has worked as autism advisor to a special school and a children’s charity as well as ASD specialist trainer for a mental health training practice and as a consultant with Tribal Education, designing a model of inclusion for ASD in mainstream schools for a London borough.   Jenny has set up ASPECT (Autism Spectrum Counselling and Training) to provide training and consultancy in the understanding and management of Autism Spectrum Disorders.  ASPECT runs seminars and workshops in London for teachers, support assistants, social workers, mental health professionals and all who work with or care for those with ASD. All trainers are specialists in the field. ASPECT also offers in-house training tailored to the requirements of the client.   Jenny also has a post-graduate diploma in counselling and psychotherapy (integrative) and offers ASD-appropriate counselling and therapy to individuals with ASD, couples and other family members. Jenny plans to complete her Masters Degree this year - an investigation into alleviating anxiety in individuals with ASD.   For some years Jenny chaired the National Autistic Society’s London Regional Forum and is herself the parent of a young adult with high-functioning autism. Jenny has over 15 years' experience of working with ASD, setting up a local support group, counselling parents, giving practical advice and guidance on communication, educational provision and approaches to understanding and managing problematic behaviours.
	Katingo Giannoulis  PhD, MSc, CPsychol, AFBPs                        Consultant Clinical Psychologist   Dr Katingo Giannoulis has been working in the area of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) for over 10 years. She is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, working both in the Health Service (at the National Specialist ASD Service based at the Michael Rutter Centre, Maudsley Hospital) and in private practice.   Prior to specialising in ASD, Katingo worked in a paediatric community child development team and she has also worked with adults with learning difficulties. Her current role in the Autism and Related Disorders team at the Maudsley Hospital includes providing specialist neurocognitive assessments of the young people referred to the Service as well as psychological treatment. She is particularly interested in developing and adapting the cognitive-behaviour model of therapy for use with people with ASD who also have co-morbid mental health problems (e.g. depression, anxiety, panic disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, fears and phobias etc.)   Katingo offers consultation and training to school staff, as well as behaviour management input to parents and professionals working with both children and adults who present challenging behaviours. She has been actively involved in organising and running group treatments for young people with ASD, including social skills training and, more recently, has developed a group treatment initiative for boys with ASD who are bullied in mainstream school. This is currently being evaluated. She also offers consultation to colleagues and runs a regular ASD specialist supervision group for psychologists working in community services; this is a forum whereby recent research and clinical developments within ASD are discussed and psychologist colleagues can present cases for discussion and consultation.
	Penny Williams & Sam Lister, Specialist Speech & Language Therapists Penny and Sam are currently working for an inner London Primary Care Trust. Both have extensive experience in the diagnosis of ASD’s. Providing outreach and intervention with children and young people with Asperger’s Syndrome across all settings including the challenges of working with these individuals in mainstream schools.
	Patrizia Collard PhD, Diploma Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy, Stress management, Drug and ALCOHOL Studies, Core Energy Management Coach   Dr Patrizia Collard is a Psychotherapist, Trainer and Coach and works with organizations, groups or individuals. Patrizia offers a unique combination of professional qualifications and personal experience, and understands the destructive impact of stress and how it can be responsible for addictive and obsessive behaviour and increased anxiety. Patrizia has worked for many years as a university lecturer, work-shop leader and actress, all roles in which the ability to communicate ideas is critical and essential - she enjoys teaching and being part of the learning experience.   Patrizia works as a Multi Modal (Integrative) Counsellor, Trainer, Coach and Therapist - she incorporates a large variety of techniques and approaches into her work, applying the best treatment to each client. She uses cognitive behavioural therapy, rational emotive behaviour therapy, core energy management, existential therapy, drama therapy, yoga and meditation, relaxation and self-hypnosis and last but not least MBSR and MBCT (mindfulness approaches). She is a member of many governing bodies (BABCP, UKCP, ISMA, Association for Coaching, Austrian Association for Behaviour Therapy, Institute for Health Promotion and Education, Obsessive Action and The Scientific and Medical Network) and is therefore always in touch with current developments in her fields of expertise.
david@aspectcounsel.co.uk	David Ronayne Co-ordinator and Partner in ASPECT   David takes care of the day-to-day running of this developing company: Liasing with clients and attendees, keeping accounts, managing databases, conducting mailouts, organising training days and trying his best to look after the trainers! He will probably be your first port of call on contacting ASPECT

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