Bishoy Basha

Bishoy Basha is a Recovery Manager at Harbor, and he has more than ten years of experience as a coach.

He works with people affected by addiction or complex mental health problems, as well as clients who are neurodivergent.

Because he works in both coaching and psychotherapy, he can draw on either, or both.

Professional Background & Qualifications

Bishoy began with a Level 2 course in counselling at City Lit and, in 2024, completed a Foundation Degree in Counselling and Psychotherapy at Birkbeck, University of London.

He is now studying for an MSc in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy at Birkbeck, which he expects to complete in 2027.

He has also trained in addiction prevention and treatment, as well as recovery coaching, with CCAR in New York.

His wider training has covered a range of coaching and psychotherapy approaches, including experiential group work, where people learn through activities and shared experience rather than through talking alone.

Professional Experience

Alongside his coaching, Bishoy has worked as a consultant, both internationally and for organisations registered with the Care Quality Commission (CQC), England’s health and social care regulator.

In that role, he has helped develop individual care plans for people who need more intensive support, and he has also provided some of that therapeutic support himself.

Approach to Care

Bishoy adapts his work to the individual rather than applying one fixed model.

Depending on the client and what they want from their sessions, he may draw on cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) or dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT), as well as psychodynamic therapy, which explores how past experiences shape the present. He also uses the principles of 12-step programmes.