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Specialises in

• Behaviour Therapy
• Behavioural Activation (BA)
• Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT)

• Mindfulness based CBT
• Motivational Interviewing
• Psychotherapy

• Short Term Psychodynamic Therapy
• Solution Focused Brief Therapy
• Trauma focused CBT

About me

I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 17 years' experience of working in the NHS. I have worked in a variety of different services, settings and areas of clinical interest. For more than 8 years I worked in physical health services, particularly within the fields of Oncology & Palliative Care. More recently, I worked in Urgent Care, Acute Mental Health Services.

I believe that mental, emotional and physical health are interrelated and can never be fully separated: I treat the individual as a whole. I am interested in the long-term, effective management - and prevention - of physical and mental health conditions. Having completed additional Nutrition and Functional Medicine training in the last 3 years, I now work fully privately, in order to better achieve these aims.

I have a strong interest in a number of different psychological therapies and approaches, particularly Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (or ACT: see www.contextualscience.org). I can integrate ACT with other models if needed, depending on individual preferences, and always with the best interests of the client at the heart of any interventions.

Areas of interest

Physical and Mental Health and Wellbeing; Oncology; Palliative Care; Long Term Conditions / Chronic Physical Health; Acute and Chronic Mental Health; Health Coaching and Preventative Health; Holistic Wellbeing.

Specialist interests and expertise in the following physical conditions

• Cardiac conditions
• Gastrointestinal disorders
• Gynaecological disorders
• Musculoskeletal conditions

• Neurological disorders
• Oncology
• Pain management
• Psychophysiological disorders

• Physical disability
• Rheumatological conditions
• autoimmune conditions