About
I offer a warm, collaborative, non-judgemental and professional approach that recognises and builds on family and individual strengths and resources.
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Over 20 years experience in mental health
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Specialist child & family, systemic and psychoanalytic training
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Qualified as a clinical psychologist in 2008
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Established private practice in 2014
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Consulting to senior leaders in the NHS, education and private sectors
Skills
& Expertise
I provide a unique service for families with clinical expertise across the following areas of mental health and human development:
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adult
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perinatal (pregnancy and postnatal)
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parent
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child & adolescent
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developmental assessment
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cognitive assessment
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neurodivergence
Psychological Assessment
& Therapies
I am trained in a range of evidence-based models.
My approach is often integrative, which means drawing on a range of approaches to best fit each individual or family, based on their personalised needs and preferences:
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Developmental assessment
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Cognitive assessment
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Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT)
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Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT)
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Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
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Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT)
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EMDR
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Attachment-based therapies (parent-infant & parent-child therapy)
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Play therapies
I have worked in mental health and as a psychologist in the NHS since 2003 and as a qualified clinical psychologist since 2008. My clinical psychology doctoral training included gaining a specialist child and family training place at the internationally renowned Tavistock Centre, in the Family Therapy & Autism teams.
In my NHS practice, I worked at the Tavistock Centre, Central & North West London Adult Mental Health Services and the award winning Islington Community CAMHS, before moving to a senior clinical psychology role at Hertfordshire CAMHS in 2010.
I work hard to create a relationally safe space where everyone can feel heard, understood, be themselves and able to share without judgement. My work is collaborative, values and strengths-based.
Alongside my professional experience, I am also the parent of primary and secondary school-aged children, giving an appreciation of the everyday realities and competing demands that parents and families navigate on a day to day basis.