About Me

I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and I worked in community adult mental health services in the NHS for over 25 years.

PROFESSIONAL REGISTRATIONS & QUALIFICATIONS

• Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the regulator of health and care professions in the UK

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Newcastle upon Tyne (2007)

• Chartered Clinical Psychologist with the British Psychological Society (2001)

• Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the British Association for Behavioural Cognitive Psychotherapies (2012)

• Post-graduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from the University of Durham (2007)

• EMDR Level I & II Training with EMDR Europe (2013)

• Mindfulness Teacher Practising Certificate, Bangor University (2022)

• A registered Mindfulness Teacher with the British Association of Mindfulness-Based Approaches (2024)

In my work with individuals, I strive to offer the most helpful and effective psychological therapy possible.

In recent years, in addition to my clinical work, I was in a senior leadership role within psychological services. This entailed responsibility for Professional Leadership in support of service provision and development in a number of clinical teams. This included quality improvements alongside the provision of effective, evidence based and innovative interventions in line with local needs and national guidance. I led on staff recruitment and retention, providing both professional and clinical supervision. Furthermore, in my role I supported the training and development of students on a wide variety of courses, including the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology.