GEM GLADSTONE - THERAPEUTIC WRITER

I am the Gemma in Channel 4's JON RICHARDSON: A LITTLE BIT OCD documentary, channelling my re-writing and proofreading compulsions into supernatural fiction

UNIVERSITY EDUCATION

BA English Literature [Dean's Commendation, Classics and Ancient History]
Exeter University, 1995-1998

Introduction to Psychotherapy and the Arts, Exeter University, 1998-1999
PGCE Post-Compulsory Education, Plymouth University, 2000-2001
PGCert English Studies (Critical Theory), Exeter University, 1999-2002

PERSONAL EXPERIENCE OF SEVERE MENTAL ILLNESS

I have severe long-standing mental health problems, in particular a form of psychotic illness manifesting as profound OCD. My diagnosis has been confirmed by several psychiatrists and a senior clinical psychologist. A psychotic illness is a life-changing diagnosis and by its nature may not make sense to other people, nevertheless it is a real illness and disability.


WITH THE BRITISH STANDARDS INSTITUTION MARKS FOR EDITING (COPY-EDITING AND PROOFREADING) - THE BSI EDITING SYMBOLS