I work part time in the NHS and part time in my own independentpractice. In both of these roles I specialise in the psychological assessmentand treatment of children, young people, young adults and their families.
I have worked in CAMHS providing assessments and treatments to children and young people experiencing mental health difficulties, including anxiety, OCD, low mood, PTSD and difficulties regulating emotions. I have also worked in a CAMHS-LD team supporting children with learning disabilities and neurodevelopmental issues, such as autism. More recently I have worked in services that support families facing multiple and complex personal and social issues, that are affecting their ability to care for their children. My role in this service included providing interventions to support parents to meet their children’s needs and providing support and therapy to children whose development, emotional wellbeing and mental health had been affected by their experiences.
I have a particular interest in assessing the needs of children and young people who have experienced neglect, abuse, trauma and loss in their early lives and providing support and interventions to help these children to heal from these experiences.
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BritishPsychological Society: Chartered Member Division of Clinical Psychology 158680
Healthand Care Professionals Council: Practitioner Psychologist PYL28759
Doctoratein Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), Salomons, Canterbury Christ ChurchUniversity, 2009-2012
Degreein Psychology BSc (2:1) Hons, The University of Reading, 2002-2005
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Leadership Development Programme, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust,
(4 days) 2022
Motivational Interviewing, Cambridge Training,(1.5 days) 2022
EMDR for Children and Adolescents Part 2,Susan Darker Smith (2 days) 2021
Report Writing, Expert Witness Institute (1day) 2021
Watch Me Play!, Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust (1 day) 2020
Child Attachment Interview, Anna Freud National Centre for Children and Families (3days) 2019
EMDR for Children and Adolescents Part 1, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (1day) 2018
EMDR (EyeMovement Desensitisation Reprocessing) Part 3, Richman EMDR Training (3 days)2017
Video Interaction Guidance (VIG) Initial Training Course, SWIFT (3 days) 2017
Mentalization-BasedTreatment (MBT) for Parents: Reflective Parenting, Anna Freud National Centrefor Children and Families (2 days) 2017
ADOS (Adiagnostic assessment tool for parents/carers who present as being on the autistic spectrum), Great Ormond Street Hospital (3 days) 2016
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) Part 2, Richman EMDR Training (1 day)2015
Supervision of Supervision Workshop, Canterbury Christ Church University (1 day) 2015
EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing) Part 1, Richman EMDR Training (3 days)2015
Introduction to Sand Therapy, Centre for Emotional Development (1 day) 2014
Eating Disorder Training Day, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (1 day) 2013
Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (a treatment programme for people with personality difficulties), Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (2 days) 2013
New Supervisors’ Workshop, Canterbury Christ Church University (2 days) 2013
Gender Identity Disorder, Centre for Emotional Development (1/2 day) 2013
Introduction to Non-Violent Resistance, Centre for Emotional Development (1 day) 2013
Working with Disabled Children in a Child Protection Context, East Sussex County Council (1 day) 2013
Family Partnership Model, Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (10 weeks) 2013
Witness Familiarisation, Bond Solon (1 day) 2012