Michael Dillon F S S M Ph D (Hon)Before becoming a professional therapist Michael worked for many years in the commercial world as a chartered shipbroker. For the last eight years he was appointed the UK representative of the Leipzig International Trade Fair, at the time arguably th largest trade fair in the world and certainly the oldest. In the 1980's he organised through the patronage of Lord Ted Willis, a reception for the Leipzig Fair in The House of Lords. This is the only occasion to Michael's knowledge that a trade fair has held a reception in this illustrious and historic setting. Having studied techniques of stress control and self-development psychology for his own benefit, Michael became increasingly motivated to pass on to other people what he had learnt and after some deliberation he decided to leave the commercial world and train as a professional therapist. After becoming professionally qualified Michael started his own therapy practice in Rochester, Kent. Shortly afterwards he was invited by the seven resident GPs at the local Gun Lane Medical Centre to become their Medical Practice Stress Therapist. In the 1990s together with a long-term cancer patient Michael started The Medway Centre for Cancer Support and Care. A number of therapists were involved with this project. In September 2002 he started working at the 'Integrated Care Centre' in Longfield Kent. Michael was one of the original therapists who helped develop this 'flagship centre' into the successful enterprise it became. In December 2003 Michael was appointed one of the original members of the 'Public and Patient Involvement Forum' working in partnership with The Medway National Health Trust and Medway Maritime Hospital. He became an Associate Member of The Royal Society of Medicine and registered with 'The Complementary and National Health Care Council (CNCH), the UK regulator for complementary healthcare. Positions Held: Member of the Ethics & Disciplinary Committee of The Society of Stress Therapists. Member of the Joint Training Committee of The Society of Stress Therapists. A Director of WellMind Training Ltd. A Director of the Council of the Society of Stress Therapists. Coordinator for the Southern Region of The Society of Stress Therapists. Founder and Editor of the Journal of Stress Management. Fellow and Life member of the Society of Stress Managers (FSSM) Read More Read Less