Who we are

JOHN GALE is CEO of Community Housing and Therapy (CHT) a mental health charity specialising in therapeutic communities. Formerly a Benedictine monk, John taught philosophy. After leaving the priesthood he trained as a psychotherapist and has worked in therapeutic communities for over 20 years. He was CHT's clinical director before taking up his present post in 1999. John is on the board of International Society for the Psychological Treatment of the Schizophrenias and other Psychoses (ISPS UK) and of the Association of Therapeutic Communities (ATC). He is a member of the advisory panel of the Community of Communities programme at the Centre for Quality Improvement at the Royal College of Psychiatrists. John was formerly deputy editor of the journal Therapeutic Communities and is a member of its international advisory panel. John regularly speaks at conferences and has contributed to books and published articles in academic journals. In 2008 he edited a volume in the ISPS series entitled Therapeutic Communities for Psychosis which was published by Routledge. He is particularly interested in the interface between philosophy, psychotherapy and spirituality and is currently editing a study of spirituality and psychosis.

TERRY SAFTIS is the Clinical Director of CHT. Before joining CHT he worked as a psychologist in the Greek army. He has been the manager of two of CHT's projects. Terry has a Master's in health psychology and a certificate in psychotherapy. Currently he is in the process of qualifying as a psychoanalyst with the Centre for Freudian Analysis and Research. Terry has co-authored a number of journal articles on post traumatic stress disorder.

NESHA KELLY is Business Development Director with responsibilities for the financial and administrative aspects of CHT's operation and marketing CHT's services. She is a psychologist with over eight years management experience in mental health services and trained at the Institute of Leadership and Management.