Dr. Phil Eva
School of Health and Society
Current positions
Lecturer in Counselling & Psychotherapy
Biography
Phil joined the University of Salford in 2016 as a Lecturer in Counselling and Psychotherapy, having begun his training here with a Certificate in Counselling Skills in 2004. Phil completed a first degree in Combined Studies, and a Ph.D. in social and cultural history, both at the University of Manchester. He worked as a tutor and as a support / guidance worker for mature students for a number of years, at the University of Manchester and with the Open University, before retraining as a Counsellor, completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling at the University of Abertay Dundee (2007). He has worked in a range of counselling roles including 10 years as a student counsellor in Higher and Further Education, Local Authority Employee Assistance Projects, and in the charitable/voluntary sector.
At Salford Phil was Programme Leader for the BSc (Hons) Counselling & Psychotherapy: Professional Practice from 2017-2020 and is currently an Admissions Tutor for the course. He teaches across the degree course and is Module Leader for the 3rd Year Counselling & Mental Health module. He has supervised a number of MSc students to complete their research dissertations.
Module Leader
- Counselling and Mental Health
Tutor/Group Supervisor
- Professional Practice Placement
- Personal & Professional Development 2
- Preparation for Counselling & Psychotherapy Practice
- Counselling for long term health conditions
- Pluralistic perspectives on counselling and psychotherapy
- Personal/emotional challenges of academic study
Qualifications
- BSc (Hons) Combined Studies (History and Literature) University of Manchester 1987
- PhD in History (Popular Song in the Victorian City) University of Manchester 1996
- Postgraduate Diploma in Counselling, University of Abertay Dundee, 2007
Memberships
- Accredited Member of the British Association for Counselling & Psychotherapy (BACP)
- UKRCP Registered Counsellor & Psychotherapist
- Fellow of the Higher Education Academy