Gita Patel has over 30 years experience working in a variety of settings, including the NHS, Local Authority, voluntary sector, and private sector, starting as a community worker and then moving on to work as a counsellor and then a psychotherapist. She has a BSc in Biological Sciences, a Diploma in counselling, and MA in Intercultural psychotherapy from Nafsiyat and University College London and is registered as a UKCP adult psychotherapist. She later trained and registered as a child psychotherapist with UKCP and offers various models of therapy for adults, children and families.