What I can help with
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- Social Anxiety
- Panic
- Anxiety
- Health Anxiety
- Sleep
- Trauma/PTSD
- Depression
- Self-esteem
- ADHD
- Autism spectrum disorder
- Adjustment Disorder
- Acute Health Conditions
- Long term health conditions
- Medically Unexplained Symptoms
- Women's Health
- Parenting
- Neurodiversity
- Stress
- Grief and Bereavement
- Professional Burnout
Therapies offered
- Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing
- Mindfulness Stress Reduction
- Compassion Focused Therapy
- Person Centred Therapy
- Acceptance and Commitment Therapy
- Couples Therapy
- Dialectical Behaviour Therapy
- Schema Therapy
- Mentalisation Based Therapy
- Solution Focused Therapy
- Systemic Therapy
Approach
I work using Cognitive Behavioural Therapy, Emdr, Trauma focussed Cbt, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Compassion Focussed Therapy as well as Behavioural Therapy. I am very experienced in working with people with various durations of problems from short life to chronic conditions. I treat conditions such as Depression, Generalised anxiety and worry, Work Stress, Trauma, Complicated grief and loss and issues associated with long term health conditions, health anxiety and pain. Also I have a good deal of experience in working with those with Neurodevelopmental conditions with trauma and comorbid conditions.
Experience
I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with 22 years of post qualification experience working with adults and those over 65 and their carers. I have worked mostly for the NHS in adult mental health primary, secondary and tertiary care with mild to moderate and enduring conditions.During my career I have deputised for Heads of service in Clinical Psychology and am a Trainer in Supervision and Cbt for Older People. I supervise newly qualified Clinical Psychologists and Doctoral level Trainees. I have a good deal of management experience and am a quality improvement coach involved in service developments. I run groups in emotion regulation. I have worked at Scottish Govt level improving access to psychological therapies. I have run Behaviour Support Multi Disciplinary Teams in Dementia care. I have trained Dementia Champions and spoken and been keynote at National Dementia Conferences. I am registered with the British Psychological Society and Health Professions Council. I have professional indemnity insurance.