The Founders

Lewis Psychology CIC is an award winning social enterprise founded by Teresa and Paul Lewis. As social entrepreneurs Teresa and Paul mix business skills with a deep concern for social and economic issues. They are joined by a team of local experts that share the same drive for excellence and professionalism while improving the quality of life for the local community and society at large.

Teresa Lewis, Director

Teresa Lewis a Senior Accredited psychotherapist with the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP Snr. Accred) and is a member of the International Transactional Analysis Association (ITAA). Qualified in 1995, Teresa has been providing counselling and psychotherapy treatment for nearly 30 years.  She has completed over 30,000 therapy sessions and has successfully dealt with a wide range of issues from anxiety to trauma. Teresa holds a masters degree in counselling and psychotherapy and is also a qualified EMDR practitioner, accredited mindfulness teacher and qualified adult educator. 

Teresa offers an integrative approach to psychotherapy and is passionate about providing therapies which are proven to work. She has a particular interest in Transactional Analysis (TA), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT), Internal Family Systems (IFS), Gestalt Psychotherapy and Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT).  Teresa has the privilege of working with a diverse group of clients from all walks of life, such as business leaders, entrepreneurs, military personnel, professional athletes and celebrities.

Alongside her clinical work Teresa provides online counselling psychology training programs which are currently used internationally by organisations such as The Open University, Education Scotland, the United States Department of Defence leadership program and Universities in the UK, America, Canada, Malaysia and South Africa. A sample of Teresa’s training can be viewed on YouTube. 

Teresa is a founding member of the BACP’s coaching division and has gained full registration status with the respected Association for Coaching (MAC). She is passionate about leadership and uses her Masters degree in psychotherapy and qualifications in both training and coaching to deliver an evidence based psychological approach to coaching, which is grounded in established theories of adult learning, cutting edge neuroscience and positive psychology.

As founder and co-director of Lewis Psychology Teresa is a proactive and dynamic professional, combining extensive executive management experience with a successful background at senior command level. She is a motivational and inspirational leader capable of coaching and empowering individuals to enable them to fulfil their potential whilst ensuring that they make a positive contribution to the achievement of objectives. Teresa brings a powerful combination of business experience and psychological insight to help clients achieve transformational change.

Paul Lewis, Director

Paul is an Accredited Clinical Hypnotherapist with The National Hypnotherapy Society (MHS Acc) and has been awarded Advanced Practitioner (ADPR) status by the General Hypnotherapy Register (GHR).  As Wolverhampton’s only GHR validated Advanced Hypnotherapy Practitioner, Paul has a substantial breadth and depth of knowledge in many areas of psychotherapy and hypnosis including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Counselling and Neuro Linguistic programming (NLP).

Paul is also a certified Coach having gained full registration status with the respected Association for Coaching (MAC).  Paul has built a reputation as an innovative and creative practitioner working across a broad range of areas that encompass both clinical and non clinical issues. He holds professional qualifications in hypnotherapy in addition to qualifications in NLP, coaching, smoking cessation and counselling. He is a dynamic practitioner and his style is authentic and engaging, with a passion that both motivates and inspires. Paul enables people to understand and action the key factors in achieving and sustaining measurable growth and change. His solution focussed approach to change is informed by the latest neuroscientific research and evidence based Psychology.

As co-director of Lewis Psychology Paul has extensive experience in the field of business development, sales, marketing and management, which proves invaluable in maintaining the company’s high standard of services. Prior to being Director of Lewis Psychology Paul founded and headed a niche psychology company and established a worldwide customer base. He brings much expertise to Lewis Psychology and draws on his business experience to add a commercial edge to the company. Paul has active involvement in the development and delivery of services from conception to evaluation.