Finding Meaningful  and Purposeful Lives

Advanced Care for Patients suffering from Addiction

Eric Needham is a senior Therapist and Counsellor specialising in the treatment of addictions. He is currently the Unit Manager at Chapter One Recovery (CORE).

Under a PROMIS Clinics Scholarship Eric was awarded a 'Merit' for his MSc in Addiction, Psychology and Counselling at London South Bank University. At PROMIS Clinics and under the guidance of Dr Robert Lefever, Eric underwent full training for The Minnesota Model as well as Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Mindfulness, and researched Anxiety and Depression.

Biography and Experience

In Paris, Eric worked and studied with Emmanuelle Lacroix (herself a former PROMIS Clinical Therapist), where Eric further specialised in Family Therapy and Addiction.

Eric was responsible for setting up the Business Performance Psychology Unit at ESSEC, which is the most famous business school in France.

In the treatment setting, Eric uses a full range of treatment modalities, according to the needs of individual clients and patients. His preferred therapeutic methods include; Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Neurolinguistic Programming (NLP) and Sports Psychology. Having formerly taught Management and Marketing on MBA courses at the leading French Business Schools, Eric points out that these approaches are also fundamental and highly effective at enhancing management techniques and interpersonal skills.

Eric believes that recovery should be about tapping into your creativity along with having fun and laughter.

Eric has been a professional musician. He has an honours degree in Theatre Arts, which is particularly useful for Psychodrama and Role Play. He is fluent in French and also speaks some Greek and Spanish. He has worked extensively in a bi-lingual clinical context.

I feel strongly that happiness is not the goal, but finding meaning and purposeful lives (which is most likely to result in happiness). I believe that abstinence is not an end in itself, but rather a necessary state (for addicts) that improves the overall quality of life and allows meaning and purpose to flourish. 

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Finding Meaningful and Purposeful Lives

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Chapter One Recovery

Chapter One Recovery
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