I am a Chartered Psychologist. I have been working independently in Godalming since January 2016. Prior to that I accumulated twelve years post qualification NHS experience of working with children, young people and their families in both Paediatric and Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) settings.
From 2011 – 2015 I worked as Principal Clinical Psychologist at Wexham Park Hospital, Slough, where I set up a new Paediatric Psychology service for children living with a broad range of physical health conditions, including. time for children living with Cancer and Diabetes. The service was highly valued, and I was delighted that the funded psychology sessions doubled over my time there. I also delivered teaching to other professionals attending study days, offered consultation and support to colleagues and provided supervision to Trainee Clinical Psychologists and qualified Clinical Psychologists.
When working at the Evelina Children’s Hospital from 2009 – 2010 I developed services for teenagers with Sickle Cell and Thalassaemia transitioning from paediatric to adult services and led a needs assessment to inform service provision of the psychological needs of teenagers and young adults living with Cancer, which we presented at the European Conference for Paediatric Psychologists in 2012.
Through my work in both Paediatric services as well as in CAMHS I have experience of providing effective, needs led support for children, young people and families experiencing difficulties with acute and chronic pain, anxiety, anger, stress, adjustment to transitions/loss. I have also worked with parents to support them with overcoming challenges related to sleep, behaviour difficulties and soiling/encopresis.
Although I was sad to leave the NHS behind I value being in a position to offer services to children and adolescents who find themselves in a position whereby their needs are not able to be met by current service provision.
I completed a Certificate in ‘EcoPsychotherapy and the emerging adolescent mind’ in January 2023, and August 2024 module one of The Forest Bathing Institute training in relation to developing an understanding of practice and principles of mindfulness. Since then I have integrated my training into sessions offered in a woodland setting.
