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Helen Payne

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Professor of Psychotherapy, University of Hertfordshire

Cert Ed., PGDip. Special Education; MPhil (University of Manchester); PhD (University of London). Registered as an Integrative Psychotherapist (UKCP and BACP) registered by the Professional Standards Authority; Group Analyst; Associate Member Royal Society for Public Health; Founder and Fellow ADMP UK; Fellow Higher Education Academy and Founding Editor-in-Chief for peer reviewed journal 'Body, Movement and Dance in Psychotherapy' published by Taylor and Francis since 2012. Arts Psychotherapist specialising in Embodied Psychotherapy. Developed and researched The BodyMind Approach (TBMA) which has been specifically designed for people experiencing medically unexplained symptoms to self-manage and tested in the NHS. These are bodily symptoms which come back as normal after tests and scans etc. For example, IBS, fibromyalgia, chronic pain, chronic fatigue, headache, backache etc. Trainer of facilitators in TBMA and academic supervisor for doctoral students worldwide, Helen is a researcher, recently conducting studies on student mental health in higher education and staff confidence in supporting these students.

Experience

  • –present
    Professor of Psychotherapy: learning and teaching in health education, University of Hertfordshire

Education

  • 1996 
    Institute of Education, University of London, PhD

Publications

  • 2020
    The BodyMind Approach as transformative learning to promote self-management for patients with medically unexplained symptoms, J of Transformative Education, April issue.
  • 2020
    ) Creative dance as experiential learning in state primary education: he potential benefits for children., J of Experiential Education. 43, 3, 1-16. doi: 10.1177/1053825920968587
  • 2020
    Frontiers in Psychology, section Health Psychology.7 Dec. http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.554566/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychology&id=554566, A qualitative study of the views of patients with medically unexplained symptoms on The BodyMind Approach®: Employing embodied methods and arts practices for self-management.
  • 2020
    Creative Movement and Dance in Groupwork,
  • 2020
    Frontiers in Psychology, section Health Psychology.7 Dec. http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.554566/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychology&id=554566, A qualitative study of the views of patients with medically unexplained symptoms on The BodyMind Approach®: Employing embodied methods and arts practices for self-management.
  • 2020
    The Routledge International Handbook of Embodied Perspectives in Psychotherapy.,
  • 2019
    The Arts in Psychotherapy, 64, 39-48., Movement speaks of culture: A study focusing on women with depression in Taiwan.
  • 2019
    Frontiers in Psychology, https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02222 http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2018.02222/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychology&id=371037, Different strokes for different folks: The BodyMind Approach as a learning tool for patients with medically unexplained symptoms to self-manage
  • 2019
    Medically unexplained symptoms and attachment theory: The BodyMind Approach®. , Frontiers in Psychology, 10:1818. doi: 10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01818 http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fpsyg.2019.01818/full?&utm_source=Email_to_authors_&utm_medium=Email&utm_content=T1_11.5e1_author&utm_campaign=Email_publication&field=&journalName=Frontiers_in_Psychology&id=433131
  • 2018
    Journal of Constructivist Psychology, Dec 2018, 0(0), 1–16, 2018, print / 1521-0650 online. doi: 10.1080/10720537.2018.1515047, Personal constructs of mind-body identity in people who experience medically unexplained symptoms
  • 2017
    Journal of Psychotherapy and Counselling Psychology Reflections, 2, 2., The BodyMind Approach: Supporting people with medically unexplained symptoms/somatic symptom disorder
  • 2017
    American J of Dance Therapy, 39(2), 163-178, DOI 10.1007/s10465-017-9256-2, The Psycho-neurology of Embodiment with Examples from Authentic Movement and Laban Movement Analysis.
  • 2017
    Health Research Systems and Policy, Opinion Piece,15:56 DOI 10.1186/s12961-017-0219-3, Transferring research from a Unversity into the National Health Service; Implications for impact.
  • 2017
    Behavioural Sciences, 7, 14; doi:10.3390/bs7010014 Open Access, Through the kinaesthetic lens: Observation of social attunement in autism spectrum disorders.
  • 2017
    (editor and contributor) Essentials in dance movement psychotherapy: International perspectives on theory, research and practice. ,
  • 2016
    European Journal of Psychotherapy, 13, 50-65., Being moved: Kinaesthetic reciprocities in psychotherapeutic interaction and the development of enactive intersubjectivity
  • 2016
    Arts in Psychotherapy, 47, 55–65, Clinical outcomes and cost benefits from The BodyMind Approach™ for Patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms in Primary Health Care in England: Practice-Based Evidence.
  • 2016
    Public Mental Health Journal, 10, 2., Moving on:The BodyMind Approach™ for medically unexplained symptoms.
  • 2015
    Arts in Psychotherapy, 42,19-27., The Body speaks its Mind: The BodyMind Approach™ for patients with Medically Unexplained Symptoms in UK primary care.
  • 2008
    (editor and contributor) Supervision in Dance Movement Psychotherapy: A handbook for Practitioners,
  • 2006
    ) (editor and contributor) About a body: Working with the embodied mind in psychotherapy. ,
  • 2006
    (editor and contributor) Dance Movement Therapy: Theory, Research and Practice. ,

Professional Memberships

  • UKCP
  • ADMP UK
  • BACP
  • Fellow HEA