Berni Curwen is a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist accredited by the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), and an Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) Clinical Consultant accredited by EMDR Europe.  She has a mental health nurse background and is registered with the Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC). She has worked for the NHS and is currently employed by a private provider to NHS services. She has contributed to a number of publications including the following books published by Sage: Client Assessment (1997), Introduction to Counselling and Psychotherapy (2000), The Beginner’s Guide to Counselling and Psychotherapy (2015), as well as Suicide – Strategies and Interventions for Reduction and Prevention (Routledge, 2008).