Albert has a deep personal interest in the adictions field and the concept of Therapeutic Communities as a way of helping recovering addicts and especially health professionals. Albert holds qualifications in Psychotherapy, Psychology, Education and Literature.

Ilze is an experienced health practitioner ( Chiropractic) with qualifications in Holistic Health. After having managed her own clinic for many years, she completed a Master of Business Administration Degree at the Ashridge Business School and now oversees Operations and Business Development at the Aesculap Community.

Michelle is a Chartered Psychologist and has practical and research experience in the field of addictions. She holds a BSc (Honours) in Psychology, an MSc in Counselling Psychology, and a PsychD in Psychotherapeutic and Counselling Psychology. As Clinical Director, Michelle is responsible for all the treatment modalities at the Aesculap Community.

Fiona McKinney BSc (Hons)

Board Member

Fiona has extensive training in the addictions field, including  a BSc (Hons) in Counselling and Psychology from the Roehampton Institute, an Advanced Diploma in Addiction Counselling from Clouds, Advanced Practitioner Skills Diploma from the NCED, in Eating Disorders and a training with CENAPS in Relapse Prevention Counselling. Fiona is currently completing her DPsych in Integrative Counselling Psychology and Psychotherapy at the Metanoia Institute.

Bert van der Meer

Special Advisor

Bert has extensive experience in the hotel and catering industry. He has managed several hotels and has had his own catering company which provided corporate and institutional catering. He is a diet and nutritional advisor for various companies.