John enjoyed a full time career in the Devon & Cornwall Constabulary, pioneering the introduction of a colleague support system, which included the teaching of counselling skill techniques on an inter-agency basis and Victim Support Volunteers. He specialised in the areas of post trauma defusing/debriefing, stress and equal opportunities training. In 1989 he was awarded the JP Noble Prize for his dissertation "Anxiety & Phobias a Cognitive Perspective." He was awarded his PhD in 2002 and also became an EMDR Consultant. He worked in Primary Health Care for 16 years has had a private practice since 1990. In 2005 he completed TRiM practitioner & assessors training with the Royal Marines and regularly attends the force Trim refresher/training sessions.
