Our staff

Brian Ballantyne:

Founding Director and Registered Manager of Prinsted, Brian has over 25 years experience in the addiction field. Trained initially in the Minnesota Method he has developed skills in other therapeutic models. The majority of his time is still spent working clinically with residents and family members bringing wisdom and consistency to the treatment process. FDAP Accredited

Caitilin Prinsep:

Founding Director and Head of Counselling at Prinsted, Caitilin had a Psychodynamic training in Counselling and Psychotherapy. She also brings many years experience to the clinical work but increasingly focuses on bringing her creative, dynamic energy to developing the work and profile of Prinsted. FDAP Accredited

Carole Barnes:

Operations Manager, Carole has worked with Brian and Caitilin for many years and was integral to the process of getting Prinsted off the ground. She is mainly responsible for the administration and finance of Prinsted as well as supporting the residents in their daily life, promoting money management, boundaries, good housekeeping; all done with common sense, good humour and love.

Therapists

Stuart Camp:

Stuart spends two days a week at Prinsted and is trained and experienced in working with trauma, couple and relationship therapy and clinical sex addiction, drawing on a range of experiential techniques and methods. He offers a creative and sensitive approach to healing, bringing substance and knowledge to the treatment programme. BACP Accredited Psychotherapist.

Clare Griffin:

Clare works at Prinsted four days a week providing constancy and enthusiasm for the programme and is an integral and valued member of the therapeutic team. Trained as an integrative counsellor she brings depth of understanding to codependency issues, love addiction and the importance of family systems in sustained and quality recovery.

Colin Tickner:

Colin is a counsellor and spiritual advisor who spent 40 years as a priest in the Church of England. He also has over 30 years experience in facilitating groups in a variety of contexts. At Prinsted Colin is responsible for the "here and now" group drawing on his background from a number of therapeutic models, especially Gestalt.

Sheryl Close

Sheryl is a very experienced and qualified humanistic/integrative counsellor with a special interest in eating disorders and addiction. She has set up eating disorder programmes in two major primary treatment centres and we feel privileged that Sheryl is now working at Prinsted as well as running a busy private practice. Also experienced in trauma and abuse she inspires trust and confidence with her gentle compassionate approach.

Kirsty Collier:

Kirsty runs our regular Family Workshop with passion and understanding and also provides us with holiday cover when needed. Kirsty has many years of experience in the field of addiction and is a qualified counsellor and supervisor. FDAP Accred.

Support Workers

Jenny Beechey:

Jenny has a dual role at Prinsted working as a Support Worker and as an Art Therapist for one session a week. She is also qualified as a volunteer counsellor so brings many skills to her time here.

Jean Davies:

Jean has had life experience of the family illness from a young age and over the years has gained a passion for recovery. She has also completed a counselling skills course and worked with the Domestic Violence Forum in Surrey. It's great to have her family perspective on the staff team.

Tricia Goacher:

Before joining Prinsted as a support worker, Tricia had worked a long time in the voluntary sector, working with addiction within the Criminal Justice system. She has a personal interest in addiction and is dedicated and committed to the recovery process.

Janet Spence:

Janet worked as a nurse at Farm Place until it closed in 2008 so has known Brian and Caitilin for many years. She brings years of experience in working with addiction and loves the transformation that happens for people in treatment.

Other Therapies

Fiona Friend: Creative Writing Tutor

Fiona facilitates the creative writing group and believes passionately in the power of writing in helping people to recover from addictions. She comes from a background of advertising and marketing but for the last 7 years has worked in the treatment field as group worker, eventually combining her twin interests of writing and addiction.

Kirsten Germann: Yoga Teacher

Yoga is about connecting to and healing both body and soul, therefore a wonderful tool in the treatment of addiction. Kirsten has been teaching yoga since 1996 and has studied extensively in India, finding that working with this ancient knowledge in the context of a modern illness is challenging and deeply rewarding as well as surprising and fun.

Linda Slight: Fitness Instructor

Linda works as our fitness instructor and comes on Monday afternoons to put the residents through their paces with a good aerobic workout.