Dr Phil Eva
School of Health & Society
Current positions
Lecturer
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 at undergraduate and postgraduate level, and is Module Leader for the Dissertation module for the MSc Counselling & Psychotherapy: Professional Training. He has supervised more than 20 MSc students to complete their research dissertations and facilitates the Graduate Research Conference in Counselling & Psychotherapy.
Areas of Research
Counselling for long term health conditions
Pluralistic perspectives in counselling and psychotherapy
Personal/emotional challenges of academic study
Qualifications
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PGDip Counselling
2006 - 2007 -
PhD (History)
1991 - 1996 -
BSc (Hons) Combined Studies (History and Literature) University of Manchester
1984 - 1987