About
Fay Short is a Professor in the School of Psychology and Sport Science at Bangor University and a Chartered Psychologist with the British Psychological Society. She is also a qualified therapist, and a Registered Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy and an Accredited Registrant of the National Counselling and Psychotherapy Society. Having previously worked as Director of Teaching and Learning for the College of Human Sciences, her current professional roles include Course Director for the MSc in Counselling and Associate Pro-Vice Chancellor for Employability at Bangor University.
After the completion of her award-winning PhD in body representation, Fay expanded her research interests to explore the interaction between psychotherapy and education. She has completed two PGCert qualifications in teaching and a Masters in Education Studies focusing on the applications of psychotherapy in learning environments, alongside additional TEFL and Learning Coach training. She is a Principal Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and her teaching excellence has been recognised institutionally with a Bangor Teaching Fellow Award and nationally with a highly prestigious National Teaching Fellowship award.
In her therapeutic work, Fay is an accredited hypnotherapist, NLP practitioner, and advanced practitioner of REBT, and she has published a textbook exploring Core Approaches in Counselling and Psychotherapy. Alongside this work, Fay supports academics and professionals across different fields following her training in Executive Coaching and Mentoring. She has also worked in the field of law following her Masters in Law and Criminology, and her psychology of abuse training has been delivered to crime investigators and police officers across the UK.
Alongside these professional roles, Fay is passionate about travel and maintains a personal website to tick off her bucket list of life adventures.
