Clinical Psychology focuses on understanding human behaviour and experiences relating to emotional and mental health challenges. Training in this field includes an in-depth exploration of psychological theories, along with the practical skills necessary for assessing and providing therapy. 

 

As a practicing Clinical Psychologist, I hold registration with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC), the governing bodies for Psychologists.

 

I earned my undergraduate degree in psychology from the University of Plymouth in 1989, completed my doctorate in clinical and community psychology at the University of Exeter in 1996, and received a postgraduate certificate in transformational leadership from Reading University in 2015.

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Training:

Following my psychology doctorate, I have completed training in the following therapeutic approaches: 

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• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) 

• Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) 

• Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT)

• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT)

• Attachment-focused, trauma-informed approaches

• Non-Violent Resistance (NVR)

• Acceptance and Commitment therapy (ACT)

• Parenting Programmes (Webster-Stratton)

• Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP)

• Systemic practice 

• Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS -2) 

• Child Clinical Neuropsychology ​

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