Patricia Ann Cates Phillips

The Institute of Integrated Systemic Therapy is a child psychotherapeutic training and research institute that provides specialist 24/7 treatment and therapeutic education for severely traumatized children with complex psychological, emotional, and behavioral needs. The non-profit company is based in London, UK, and has subsidiaries in the United Kingdom. The institute is attached to Childhood First, a charity for severely traumatized children. The British company is known for pioneering best practice in specialist clinical psychotherapeutic care to nurture and rehabilitate acutely disturbed children and young people. The institute offers a fully immersive clinical training and IST training programs that provide a practice-based training for professionals caring for children and young people with complex emotional and psychological needs. The company was founded in 1983 by Stephen Blunden, who has been the CEO since 1983.

Part of Institute of Integrated Systemic Therapy, Childhood First (East Anglia) Ltd. is a children's charity based in London, UK, founded in 1999. The British company provides residential care, foster care, and special education integrated with effective therapeutic treatment to children and young people affected by abuse, neglect, and deprivation. The company has a research faculty and students who conduct studies on significant areas and topics such as children's outcomes and interventions, children's behavior and histories, staff in the child care sector, relationships, and care. The company also offers a fully immersive clinical training and are known for pioneering best practice in specialist clinical psychotherapeutic care to nurture and rehabilitate acutely disturbed children and young people.