Anne Kilvert

I have been working as a physician in the diabetes field for over 30 years and joined Charles Fox in Northampton in 1991. Charles introduced me to the Knuston counselling course in 1992 and the skills I learned on the course have had a huge impact on my approach to all patients, not just those with diabetes.

I became a facilitator in 1997 and have felt privileged to experience the Knuston process at work on an annual basis. The course has evolved over the years and in 2007, after participating in a workshop on empowerment, we decided to adapt the course to include the empowerment process. As a result, the focus of the Course has changed from simply teaching counselling skills to developing a framework for helping patients explore their options for change.