About me

Background

I have over 9 years of clinical experience working in the NHS across different settings. This has included working with adolescents, older adults, people with learning disabilities and with children and parents under the oncology and cardiac teams at Great Ormond Street Hospital. I have spent the majority of my career working in adult primary and secondary care outpatient therapy services. I am currently working as a Clinical Psychologist and Senior Clinician in a primary care team in Hertfordshire.

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I have also worked as a Teaching Fellow and Lecturer on the Surrey University Advanced Practice in Psychological Wellbeing course and I continue to work for them as an Associate tutor.

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Prior to changing career paths to train as a psychologist I spent 4 years working in a corporate HR role. This has given me an added capacity to relate to clients having difficulties with work related stress or lacking fulfilment in their work.

Qualifications

I have a First Class degree in Combined Social Sciences from Durham University and a Master’s in the History and Philosophy of Science and Medicine, which specialised in the philosophy of mental health and diagnosis. I obtained my psychology conversion in 2014 whilst working full-time and qualified in Low-Intensity Psychological Interventions in 2016 as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner.

In 2021 I was awarded a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from University College London and I am registered with the Health & Care professions council. I carried out my doctoral research into the processes underlying disclosure of a dementia diagnosis by partners of people with dementia. 

I am also accredited as a Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist with the BABCP - the lead organisation for CBT in the UK.

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