bpf Board of Trustees
The British Psychotherapy Foundation is a registered charity (registered charity number: 1150806). As such, it is governed by our Trustees who provide their time and expertise to help drive the organisation forward.
Members of the board collectively set the policies of the organisation to ensure transparent, ethical conduct. The board is also responsible for overseeing bpf’s finances. The board also oversees strategy, and appoints senior management personnel.
Jean Knox
Chair
Jean has been a committee member on the British Psychoanalytic Council, the Society of Analytical Psychology, the International Association of Analytical Psychology, the International Attachment Network and two local psychotherapy charities.
In 2008, she was an expert reviewer of the National Occupational Standards for the psychotherapy profession. She was Editor in Chief of the Journal of Analytical Psychology from 2000 to 2007 and from 2012 to 2017, and was Associate Professor at the University of Exeter.
Jemma Corenbloom
Trustee
Jemma completed an MSc in the Psychodynamics of Human Development at the British Psychotherapy Foundation (bpf)/Birkbeck University. She then trained and qualified as a Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist with the bpf. She is currently in private practice in London and has also previously worked with patients in an NHS Psychodynamic Psychotherapy service.
Joao Botas
Trustee
Joao is a clinical psychologist and psychoanalytical psychotherapist. He worked for many years in the charity sector and NHS. He is currently working in private practice in London, teaching and supervising trainees. He is also a member of the Diversity Advisory Group at the British Psychoanalytic Council.
Saranja Sivachelvam
Lay trustee member appointed by Board
Saranja completed her Master’s degree in Chemistry with the University of Oxford and has worked in the finance industry for the last eight years. Her experience includes corporate banking and Equity Research at BofA Securities (formerly Bank of America Merrill Lynch) covering speciality finance and Consumer Staples firms. She is now a Director in Equity Research at UBS, covering General Retail, where she has been an active member of the Diversity, Equality & Inclusion Council, predominantly focussing on raising awareness of Mental Health.
Giles Allen
Bpf Board Member
Giles Allen is a general adult psychiatrist, a Jungian Analyst and an EMDR therapist, working in both the NHS and private sector. He lectures for the BJAA, British Psychotherapy Foundation, Birkbeck University, and Brighton and Sussex Medical Schools, with special interests in neuroscience, trauma and addiction. Giles runs a weekly Balint reflective practice group for GP and psychiatry trainees in Sussex and has co-facilitated workshops on trauma informed practice and psychological safety for NHS staff in various settings.
Dan Thorneloe
Bpf Board Member
Dan has worked in the finance industry for over 15 years. He has held various senior management positions in Retail and Business Banking, Wealth Management and Insurance. Currently he runs the Retail Products team at Metro Bank. With a specialism in Strategy, Dan helps organisations respond to long-term challenges. He has a particular interest in Data and Analytics and the opportunity inherent in data to support better decision making.
Poul Rohleder
Bpf Board Member
Poul Rohleder is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist in private practice in central London. He trained and qualified as a clinical psychologist in South Africa, and trained as a psychoanalytic psychotherapist in the UK, qualifying in 2016. He is a senior member of the BPF, and chair elect of the Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy Association of the BPF. He is a BPC Scholar and has conducted research and published various papers on matters of sexuality, identity and prejudice. He sits on the editorial boards of the journals Psychoanalysis, Culture and Society, and Psychoanalytic Psychotherapy.