About
Margaret Hurst
Providing expert professional help to children, young people and their parents facing emotional and behavioural challenges.
About Me
Education
Folkestone Grammar School for Girls
London School of Economics and Political Science, University of London
Training
I trained as a child psychotherapist at the former Institute of Child Psychology, London, one of the three founding institutions of the Association of Child Psychotherapists.
Experience
I worked in the NHS for many years. As Professional Lead, I headed up a group of 16 child psychotherapists across seven specialist child and adolescent mental health (CAMHS) multi-disciplinary teams, with an excellent track record for the training of child psychotherapists. I have also had a long association with Coram, the renowned independent adoption agency.
I have been in private practice since 1986, offering consultation, assessment and treatment to children, adolescents and their parents. Referrals come from a variety of sources, most typically from child and adolescent psychiatrists, paediatricians, GPs, schools and from parents themselves. I also offer consultation and supervision to professionals working in the field of child and adolescent mental health.
Professional Responsibilities
I have been involved in a wide variety of responsibilities with my professional organisation, the Association of Child Psychotherapists [ACP]. I have been Chair of the ACP [1995-1997] and Chair of the ACP Ethics Committee [1998-2001], and I have led accreditation visits to Child Psychotherapy Training Schools on behalf of the ACP Training Council.
