About us
BWRT is the future of therapy
When BWRT first became active in the world of therapy, in 2013, after some thirty months of development. it was thought to be just an astonishingly fast methodology for working with anxiety. That was what is was originally designed for, in fact, after its orginator, UK psychotherapist Terence Watts, happened upon an article in a science magazine about the discovery in the 1980s of a 1/2 second gap between the brain starting to react to the world and conscious awareness of that reaction. As far as the working of the brain is concerned,
Terence Watts & Rafiq Lockhat
1/2 second is actually a very long time and Terence eventually discovered how to exploit it to stop anxiety in its tracks, not just temporarily, it seemed, but for good.
One of the attendees on the very first training, eminent South African clinical psychologist Rafiq Lockhat, was quick to recognise that this new therapy was so completely different from anything he had encountered before that it had the potential to become a ‘game changer’ in the world of psychology.
Ensuing conversation revealed that they both had the same exploratory nature and the same dissatisfaction with many of the then current psychological therapies and so it was that Rafiq soon became Terence’s Research Partner. Between them, since that first online meeting in 2013, they have developed what was just a single (even if remarkable) intervention model into the sophisticated and complete therapy system that it is today.
Our practitioners
Our practitioners come from two sources. They must either have already received thorough training in psychological processes and have been in practice long enough to prove their skills, or they will have been tutored from the very beginning over an extended period by Terence Watts himself. Whichever route they take, they can only become a member of the International BWRT Institute by passing a professional assessment at the end of their training. Every Registered Member has to undergo continuation of training and attend supervision sessions to ensure the maintenance of their skills. There are three levels of membership:
Registered Practitioner
The pracitioner at this level will have successfully completed the Level One training programme, passed the assessment of skills and registered with the Insitute for further training and professional development.
They will be fully skilled at working with every type of anxiety, panic attacks, all phobias and fears, PTSD, mild depression, mild-moderate OCD, exam fears, traumatic memories, habits, success anxiety, and more.
Registered Advanced
At this level, the practioner will have not only completed the Level One training, but will also have completed the intensive Level Two programme.
This confers the skills to work with issues that have become part of the personality. These are often referred to as core identity issues because they affect every part of life and include such as addictions, severe PTSD, major depression, agoraphobia, eating disorders and other stubborn issues.
Registered Accredited
The Accredited Practitioner will not necessarily have more skills than the Advanced Practitioner, but will have committed to full-time practice and further training for a minimum of five years and so will have a wealth of experience.
They may well have already been highly qualified before studying BWRT, and include psychiatrists and psychologists. At this level of expertise, they are able to provide sound therapy for almost any presenting issue.
There are BWRT Practitioners who have successfully completed a professional assessment but who have opted out of registration – but every practitioner who appears on the site will have successfuly completed an assessement at the end of training. There are others who have completed training and assessment but have not joined the institute. Contact us if you need to confirm a therapist’s status in BWRT.