Jill Mytton, M.Sc., C.Psychol.

Jill Mytton, M.Sc., C.Psychol., is a Chartered Counselling Psychologist.  Currently, she is a visiting Lecturer in the School of Psychology, London Metropolitan University and the deputy course leader for the Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology at the New School of Psychotherapy and Counselling, London City College, where she is the course director for the Professional Doctorate in Counselling Psychology. She is currently studying for a doctorate at the Metanoia Institute affiliated to Middlesex University. She is the only psychologist listed on the British Psychological Society media list for Cults and Thought Reform and has been involved in several TV and Radio broadcasts. Her primary research interest is the mental health of Second Generation Adults, i.e., those born or raised in cultic groups. She has presented at several conferences, including INFORM London, April 2008, and the annual Division of Counselling Psychology conference Dublin, June 2008 and the ICSA Annual Conference, Geneva July 2009. She was born and raised in the Exclusive Brethren, leaving at the age of 16, when her parents decided to leave. Apart from a small private practice, she also runs an email support group for former Exclusive Brethren and has become the first point of contact for leavers of several groups.