Professional Membership, Qualifications & Accountability to Practice

Paula Anne Thwaite's work draws on over twenty-five years of professional experience in counselling, psychotherapy-informed practice, reflective writing, therapeutic metaphor, publishing, spiritual accompaniment, group facilitation, ethical communication, and person-centred reflective process.

Relevant qualifications, training and professional experience include:

• MA Creative Writing

• Doctorate of Ministry began studies 2025, St Mary's University, Twickenham

• Counselling and psychotherapy training and experience

• Clinical hypnotherapy and NLP training, used here only as part of Paula's wider understanding of communication structure, language patterns, non-verbal communication, listening, rapport, and reflective process

• Spiritual Direction / spiritual accompaniment training

• Lay ministry training

• Writing mentoring, author and writer support, and reflective creative development

• Supporting writers from early idea stage through to completed manuscripts, publication planning, and book launch preparation

• Helping authors connect with appropriate professional support where needed, including editing, design, publishing, marketing, or promotional services

• Experience of arranging book signing opportunities, author events, promotional activities, and community-based literary connections

• Group facilitation, mediation, reflective communication, and bringing people together in supportive, purposeful spaces

• Writing, publishing, mentoring, and facilitation experience across individual, group, professional, and community settings

• Ongoing CPD/PD, supervision, safeguarding, and ethical reflection

• Paula is also a three times published author herself. Of which she taught herself the whole process from start to finish, including engaging professional editors, proof-readers and beta-readers where appropriate. She has a wealth of knowledge in the independent publishing arena, and is available on a consulting/mentoring basis.

• Experience of writing and targeting magazine, journal and newspapers for relevant magazines, having several published herself.

• Past experience of providing papers, talks and workshops for corporate sector.

Please note: Busy Corner Books do not offer NLP, hypnotherapy, psychotherapy, counselling, diagnosis, medical advice, legal advice, financial advice, or crisis support. Paula's previous training and professional experience are listed to show the breadth of her background, accountability, and continuing development. The services offered through Busy Corner Books, Writing Well and ARCLIGHT™ are educational, reflective, creative, developmental, mentoring-based, and spiritually attentive where appropriate.

Professional Memberships

To be added shortly. Currently in progress.(June 2026)

Accountability & Supervision

Paula Anne Thwaite has regular appropriate professional and external supervision with an appropriate supervisor.

Insurance & Disclosure Check

Paula Anne Thwaite has ongoing professional liability insurance and an up to date disclosure check currently being updated again (June 2026).

Paula' Personal Attributes