ACC Accord Summer 2021 Issue 111
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in Christian terms we may say is<br />
where the Holy Spirit resides. So<br />
really Holistic CBT isn’t unique but<br />
it perhaps brings together different<br />
strands in a unique way. It draws<br />
from various CBT approaches,<br />
Christian traditions and ideas<br />
from psychosynthesis, Jungian<br />
psychology and various other<br />
sources. One of the key quotes that<br />
underlies the model comes from<br />
the English Christian writer, Evelyn<br />
Underhill, who was also one of the<br />
first woman theologians to lecture<br />
in English universities. This quote<br />
has become a key benchmark, that<br />
I am seeking to live out, within my<br />
own life-<br />
“A spiritual life is simply a life<br />
in which all that we do comes<br />
from the centre, where we are<br />
anchored in God: a life soaked<br />
through and through by a sense<br />
of His reality and claim, and selfgiven<br />
to the great movement of<br />
his will.”<br />
So for those who want to know<br />
more about Holistic CBT I will be<br />
doing a half day teaching for <strong>ACC</strong><br />
on Thursday 14th October and I<br />
will also be joining you for your<br />
October conference next year.<br />
One of my dreams as a child was<br />
to write a book and this has now<br />
happed with a book on Holistic<br />
CBT published by Pavilion. There is<br />
also the 16 week group programme<br />
based on Holistic CBT called Free<br />
to be Me published by Pavilion as a<br />
manual that can be used to run the<br />
course as well as being a resource<br />
for offering individual therapy. For<br />
those wishing to know more or<br />
wishing to contact me, please visit<br />
my website – www.hcbt.co.uk<br />
References<br />
Eliot, T. S. (1942) Little Gidding.<br />
London: Faber and Faber.<br />
Underhill, E (1937) The Spiritual<br />
Life. Four Broadcast Talks. London:<br />
Hodder & Stoughton.<br />
Links to books<br />
https://www.pavpub.com/mentalhealth/holistic-cognitive-behaviourtherapy<br />
https://www.pavpub.com/<br />
mental-health/free-to-be-me<br />
Hilary Garraway<br />
About the author<br />
Dr Hilary Garraway<br />
is a consultant<br />
clinical psychologist<br />
and adult<br />
psychology lead in<br />
Enfield NHS mental health services<br />
and prior to that worked in Early<br />
Intervention in Psychosis teams.<br />
Hilary has worked in a range of<br />
settings including residential child<br />
care, youth work, primary health<br />
care and was with Youth With A<br />
Mission for about ten years. During<br />
her time with Youth with a Mission<br />
she completed the YWAM Diploma<br />
in Christian counselling and then<br />
worked alongside Dr Mike Sheldon<br />
(one of the founding members of<br />
<strong>ACC</strong>) helping to provide counselling<br />
training both in the UK and in<br />
Uganda, developing the concepts<br />
of whole person health care and<br />
establishing a community project<br />
based on some of these principles.<br />
Hilary describes her spirituality<br />
as Celtic contemplative and<br />
worships both in a local church<br />
and is part of Contemplative Fire.<br />
She was chair of the National<br />
Spirituality and Mental Health<br />
Forum and the spirituality lead<br />
for the British Psychological<br />
Society and is a trustee for Whole<br />
Person Health Trust. Her desire to<br />
integrate her faith and work has<br />
led to the development of Holistic<br />
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy<br />
which incorporates spirituality<br />
within CBT. Hilary has an interest in<br />
ecotherapy and creativity and these<br />
are also integrated within HCBT.<br />
She is trained in spiritual direction<br />
and is in the process of setting<br />
up a retreat house which she will<br />
be running with her husband, in<br />
Grenada.<br />
Tribute to<br />
Syd Platt<br />
In April very<br />
sadly, we<br />
learnt about<br />
the death<br />
of Syd Platt,<br />
who many of<br />
you will know<br />
from his time<br />
as South<br />
East Rep and<br />
a member<br />
of <strong>ACC</strong><br />
Executive<br />
and Board. Our thoughts<br />
and prayers are with his wife<br />
Marilyn and his family.<br />
Tony Ruddle knew Syd for many<br />
years and has paid this tribute:<br />
I remember Syd from the very<br />
first time at a Board gathering<br />
when I arrived as the North East<br />
Rep.<br />
He made me feel welcome from<br />
the outset and that care and<br />
attention to people was one of<br />
his gifts.<br />
Another was his quiet spirit in<br />
worship with careful thought of<br />
what to bring and say as well as<br />
having a deep conviction of God’s<br />
presence and so was someone<br />
who as a listener for what the<br />
Lord was saying you paid heed<br />
what he brought as comments<br />
in both prayer and meetings.<br />
He had a desire to see the<br />
Regions grow and their<br />
counsellors to develop in their<br />
gifts and numerical strength.<br />
With Clive Taylor they made a<br />
formidable pair and were mainly<br />
responsible for the Regional<br />
setup that served us very well for<br />
many years.<br />
His faithfulness and tenacity<br />
were greatly missed when he<br />
had to not just step down form<br />
the Board but the Region.<br />
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