Our Mentors
Alan Richardson
Alan Richardson is a psychologist and educator based in Brisbane, Australia and runs his own Centre for Psychotherapy, Couples’ Counselling and Research. He is involved in work on counselling efficacy, grief, loss, and trauma, and the impact on relationships.
Alan is involved with the International Association of Process Oriented Psychology (IAPOP), and actively engages in the training, education, skill development and clinical supervision of professionals, internationally.
Dr Aviva Keller
Dr Aviva Keller is a psychotherapist, and a teacher of yoga and Advāita Vedānta. A Rogerian by initial training, she has studied existential analysis and has participated in Jungian dream analysis and supervision. A certified ego state therapist, she supervises group trainings for adult education in Switzerland, and often lectures on the intersections of spirituality and psychology at the Psychological Club, Zürich.
Aviva has been a student of HH the late Swāmi Chinmāyānanda under whose tutelage she studied Advāita Vedānta for over 3 years in India. In addition to her private practice in Zürich, from time to time she leads workshops and retreats integrating psychotherapy, yoga and Advāita Vedānta. She has been awarded a doctorate by the University of Vienna for her work on yoga and psychology.
Kusum Dhar Prabhu
Kusum Dhar Prabhu is a Jungian analyst trained at the Jung Institute, Zürich, Switzerland as well as a Somatics practitioner. Art, dreams, myth and nature are essential elements in her work. Her interests include the archetypal and cultural dimensions of the psyche, trans-generational trauma in families and cultures, as well as the importance of the natural world in the healing of trauma.
Kusum is a member of the Association of Graduate Analytical Psychologists (AGAP), the International Association of Analytical Psychology (IAAP), and the President of The Jung Centre, Bangalore. In addition to her private practice, she teaches jungian psychology and somatic work in universities in India.
Margot Borden
Margot Borden is an integral psychotherapist, coach and author. She is dedicated to exploring the physical, emotional, mental and spiritual aspects of human potential. Her research involves direct experience of many psychological and spiritual traditions, experiential therapies, coaching techniques, Eastern meditation and yoga.
Margot has a rich multicultural and multi-lingual perspective, and has lived and worked in North America, Europe, Australia, and India. In addition to her private psychotherapy practice, she has worked with Fortune 100 organisations to help them re-vision and transform their developmental processes in ways that nourish our underlying drive for evolution.
The practice of psychotherapy requires sensitivity to many factors, chiefly the client’s needs, the therapist’s own inner development, societal trends, as well as upcoming modalities and methodologies basis latest research. Our mentors not only guide us regarding our work and our plans for this journey but also govern and help us uphold our service offerings to the highest standards. The mentors support us with:
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skill development to support clients
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supervision on work done with clients
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upholding ethical guidelines and principles of work
While we seek counsel of our mentors regarding our dilemmas and how best to support our client’s journeys, we take our own independent informed decisions.