About Me

I qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2010 and I have worked in the NHS for around 20 years and continue to do so.

You can expect sessions to be structured, collaborative, goal-orientated, with a focus on developing ways to help you achieve your goals, which might include setting forms of homework in-between sessions to ensure you are finding ways to put skills into practice.

Away from work I try to practice what I preach with regards to encouraging a good work-life harmony. I do like to exercise most days, socialise with friends and family, and I enjoy playing computer games and watching sports.

I have experience and expertise in working with the following difficulties:

  • Stress and burnout
  • Trauma including Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)

  • Anxiety disorders including Health Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), Social Anxiety, Panic Disorder and Generalised Anxiety Disorder

  • Depression
  • Psychosis
  • Mania
  • Anger and/or aggression
  • Long-term health conditions such as diabetes
  • Grief
  • Dissociation
  • Sleep issues
  • Eating Disorders
  • Life transitions
  • Self-esteem issues

Clinical psychologists are taught to use a variety of different approaches within their clinical work, but in addition to that some psychologists will have been specifically trained or accredited in certain therapies. I am formally trained or accredited in the following therapies:

Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

I am an accredited CBT therapist. CBT is an evidence-based therapy that places emphasis on the role of unhelpful ways of thinking (e.g. bad things always happen to me; I’m stupid) in triggering and maintaining emotional distress (e.g. anxiety, low mood) and unhelpful ways of coping (e.g. comfort eating, isolating oneself, snapping at others). By learning new ways of thinking and coping this will help to reduce the emotional distress. CBT can be particularly useful for helping individuals with low mood, anxiety, low self-esteem, anger, eating issues, sleep issues and psychosis.

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy

I started my training in EMDR in 2020 and completed it in 2023. EMDR is an evidence-based therapy which helps individuals to overcome and process past traumas, whether that’s a one-time trauma (e.g. a car accident; being bitten by a dog) or complex trauma (e.g. repeated criticism from a parent) which has led to emotional distress, avoidance (e.g. avoiding driving; avoiding being around dogs) or reliving symptoms (e.g. nightmares, flashbacks).

Interpersonal Therapy (IPT)

I started my training in IPT in 2017 and completed the training in 2019. IPT is an evidence-based therapy primarily used for individuals with depression, but can also be used with other conditions. It focuses more on the role of relationship issues, life stressors (e.g. bereavements) and life transitions (e.g. leaving home, retiring) in causing and maintaining low mood.

Qualifications and professional accreditations

  • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Southampton, 2010
  • Master of Science in Psychological Research with Cognitive Neuroscience, University of Bangor, 2006
  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology, University of Warwick, 2003
  • Registered Clinical Psychologist – Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC). No. PYL25890
  • Accredited CBT Therapist – British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). No. 110030