Anne Kilvert

I am a retired diabetes physician and worked in the field for over 40 years. I joined Charles Fox in Northampton in 1991 and attended the Knuston counselling course in 1992. The skills and principles I learned there have had a lasting influence on how I relate to people in clinical practice, regardless of whether they have diabetes.

I became a course facilitator in 1997 and have valued the opportunity to experience the Knuston process in action each year. The course has evolved over time and, following a workshop on empowerment in 2007, we adapted the programme to incorporate the empowerment approach. As a result, the focus shifted from teaching counselling skills alone to offering a framework that helps people explore their own options for change.