Qualifications & Training

After gaining a first class BA in psychology from University College London (UCL), Hillel’s preclinical training in child psychotherapy was at the Tavistock Clinic, while his clinical training in child psychotherapy was at IPCAPA (Independent Psychoanalytic Child & Adolescent Psychotherapy Association). He is also currently a training supervisor and visiting lecturer on the IPCAPA training, as well as being a member of their Training Advisory Group.

Hillel is registered with the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP).

Experience

Alongside his independent practice, Hillel is a Senior Child & Adolescent Psychotherapist and Clinical Supervisor in Dunstable CAMHS (Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services), having previously worked at Barnet CAMHS for ten years. He offers a number of psychotherapy approaches within his child counselling sessions, providing support for children and adolescents who may be experiencing a range of issues – including anxiety, depression, low self-esteem, and more.

Publications

• ‘Something more than one phase of treatment’: Sunaya, an adopted adolescent patient who asked to return to therapy, Journal of Child Psychotherapy · Jul 1, 2022
• Some reflections about being locked out of the consulting room, Journal of Child Psychotherapy · Sep 19, 2019
• ‘Too much to swallow?’ Some reflections on adolescent overdose, Journal of Child Psychotherapy · Jul 30, 2018
• ‘Get Me Out of This Dream!’: Making a therapeutic alliance and working in the transference with a psychotic adolescent boy, Journal of Child Psychotherapy · Feb 10, 2017

Conference Presentations

• What is App with Adolescents? Bridging our understanding of the ways in which adolescents present online, and in therapy, through a psychological lens. (Annual Conference for Association of Child Psychotherapists, 2023)