Phillipa Weitz, B.Ed., M.Sc., has always taught in some capacity since 1977. In 1987 she completed her M.Sc. in Psychological Counselling at Roehampton and went on to run national and international mental health conferences and training courses over a period of thirteen years. She specializes in primary care counseling and bereavement work, having recently helped set up a bereavement program in India.