I am a Chartered Child Clinical Psychologist specialising in work with children, young adults and their families.
My primary interest and passion is in preventative approaches in mental health, anxiety disorders, psychological impact of medical conditions, as well as supporting parents in managing young children’s behaviour. I use CBT, ACT and integrative approaches to therapy, bringing together different elements of specific therapies to suit individual needs.
I aim to give children, young people, parents and carers the tools and techniques they need to help overcome their behavioural and emotional difficulties.
I completed my MSc on the Oxford Clinical Psychology (1995) course and then obtained a Doctorate studying anxiety disorders in mothers and children at Essex University (2011). I also hold a BSc Psychology (Belfast, 1990) and an MA in Child Development (Nottingham, 1991).
I am an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society, a HCPC certified practitioner and a member of ACAMH. I worked from 1995 in the NHS across the age range (preschool to third level education) in a variety of settings, including child development, paediatric inpatients and outpatients, neuropsychology and CAMHS. I also worked for almost 7 years as a Specialist Mentor at the University of Oxford and in private practice as a child psychologist since 2015.