Jill Lubienski

Jill Lubienski is the course lead for the Foundation and Intermediate levels of training at CSS. Jill has played a pivotal role in training in many contexts including as a practice based social work teacher and as a Systemic Psychotherapist, and she has developed and delivered a wide range of professional training workshops and courses.

Her work includes: developing and facilitating training programmes for the Association of Adoption and Fostering in Wales; delivering systemic training for core CAMHS staff; leading NVR training at Foundation, Advanced, and Accreditation levels across the UK and internationally; co-creating bespoke e-learning modules in NVR and  developing NVR training with a special focus on its application to eating disorders.

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Jill’s professional journey is rooted in many years of working with families, couples, and individuals in Cardiff and the South Wales valleys. She initially trained as a social worker, and has extensive experience in child protection settings, the third sector, and CAMHS.

Jill qualified as a Systemic Psychotherapist with the Family Institute, Wales. She has a particular interest in adoption and child-to-parent violence and abuse, and is currently working for Partnership Projects UK as a senior clinician, trainer and supervisor specialising in NVR parent therapy.

Jill is interested in calling attention to the body and embodiment in therapy and supervision and in working directly with the mind-body connection and she is a qualified yoga teacher, advanced practitioner of Transcendental Meditation techniques and student of Biodanza (The Dance of Life), all of which influence her thinking and practice.