Psychotherapy courses are taught by David and Caroline Brazier and Gina Clayton. All three are ordained members of the Amida Order.
Caroline and David Brazier have many years of experience in practising and teaching psychotherapy. David was involved in founding the psychotherapy training course in 1981 and they have been developing the current course programme together since 1991. In addition to teaching on the Amida programme, they regularly run workshops in UK and North America. They are both authors of books on Buddhism and Psychotherapy. David’s books include: Beyond Carl Rogers (Constable Robinson, 1993), Zen Therapy (Constable Robinson, 1995), The Feeling Buddha (Constable Robinson, 1997), The New Buddhism (Constable Robinson, 2002) and Who Loves Dies Well (O-Books 2007). Caroline’s books include Buddhist Psychology (Constable Robinson, 2003) and The Other Buddhism (O-Books 2007) and forthcoming Guilt (O-Books 2009) and Listening to the Other (O-Books 2009).
Gina Clayton has been involved in Amida Trust since 1997 and has a background in community work, theatre and law. Author of Textbook on Immigration and Asylum Law, her special interest is in Process Work, both in its therapeutic and community applications.
The course has a number of external consultants including its moderator, Mike Whan who is a Jungian analyst and active in UKCP and Mike Fitter, an organisational psychologist who sometimes acts as guest tutor on the programme.
Mary Midgley, the philosopher, has long been a supporter of the Amida programmes and Professor Al Bloom the well known writer on Pureland Buddhism also acts as consultant on spiritual matters. Both are patrons of Amida Trust.
Other members of the Amida Order teach on retreats and workshops including Modgala Duguid, who has extensive overseas experience in the Amida Order and specialises in social engagement, Susthama Kim, Mudita Davies, and Kaspalita Thompson
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