Alan Archer

From 1989 until 2014 I worked as a consultant in diabetes medicine. In 2004 I developed and became Lead Therapist for Reflections, the diabetes counselling service at Nottingham University Hospitals. I retired from this role in 2019 but continue to have a strong interest in the psychology of diabetes and its relationship to education and self-management. Alongside my medical career, I trained in counselling and psychotherapy. I qualified in the Rogerian Person-Centred Approach in 2001, completed an MA with distinction in Humanistic Person-Centred Psychotherapy in 2003, and gained a National Diploma in Psychotherapeutic Supervision in 2015. I am an accredited member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy and run a private psychotherapy practice, including work as a supervisor. I remain committed to the development and supervision of both qualified and trainee counsellors and psychotherapists.

Since 2020 I have been a volunteer therapist with Frontline19, providing pro bono counselling to staff from public services including the NHS, emergency services, care homes and the police. I first came to the Knuston course as a participant in 1996, and I am privileged and delighted to have been a member of Knuston England for more than 20 years, as well as contributing to the Irish and Scottish faculties. Each year Knuston seems as fresh as ever, and witnessing the positive effects it has on the lives of diabetes health professionals, and in turn the lives of the people they support, bears testimony to the transformative power of the course.