Meet the Team

I am a Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Supervisor with over 20 years of experience working within the NHS, social services and as an organisational consultant. Since qualifying I have worked predominantly in the field of learning disabilities, but also have experience of working with adults, children and families, older adults, staff teams and organisations. 

This has enabled me to develop a broad range of knowledge and skills in regard presenting difficulties (anxiety, depression, phobias, eating difficulties, trauma, behaviours of concern, personality/attachment difficulties, relationship difficulties, substance misuse, staff wellbeing) and therapeutic models (CBT, DBT, ACT, EMDR, Positive Behaviour Support, Reflective Practice, Systemic Consultation and Narrative Therapy). 

In my NHS role, I am a lead psychologist and senior manager. I have been supervising qualified clinical and counselling psychologists, therapists and psychiatrists, as well as trainee clinical psychologists for over 15 years. I am able to draw on my rich clinical and consultation experience in supervision to enable supervisees to reflect on the clinical work they are undertaking, and feel safe to explore dilemmas and the impact of their work from both a professional and personal perspective.   

For me, peer support, mentoring and supervision form the cornerstone of effective therapeutic work because it facilitates the development of reflection where clinicians can explore all aspects of their practice in a safe space. Talking through complex clinical cases, ethical dilemmas, red flags, scope of practice, how to establish therapeutic rapport, developing competencies, exploring the latest developments in the literature or simply ‘releasing for self-care’, are important aspects of the supervision process. 

I have been fortunate to work with and supervise students, trainees and clinicians in nursing, pharmacy, midwifery, social work, general practice and allied healthcare (including psychological therapies), nutritional therapy, and CAM since 1995. These experiences have been invaluable and helped me develop a dynamic and collaborative approach with my supervisees, where we explore their professional development needs in a structured way, to help them achieve their goals in clinical excellence.

I look forward to working with clinicians and facilitating their therapeutic journey as they grow as scholar practitioners.’

Supervision is a crucial component to ensuring ethical practice, and that is why all practitioners regardless of their experience engage it in. Being a supervisor is valuable to my own psychotherapy practice, as we all learn from one another. To complete the supervision circle, I engage with supervision for my supervisory work. 

My approach as a supervisor mirrors my integrative approach as a psychotherapist. My goal is to support a practitioner with the development of their practice, maintain ethical and professional standards, with a focus on client care and safeguarding, as well as practitioner well-being. Like therapy a trusting and collaborative relationship is key to the supervision being supportive, productive and a space for growth. 

As part of my integrative approach to supervision I have developed the Infinity Model for Supervision. In relation to supervision, infinity represents the continuous necessity for engaging with supervision and the never-ending path of learning and growth for all involved. There are key areas of focus regarding all relationships between the client, practitioner, and the supervisor, including well-being for all involved. Another focus is on the world in which all individuals inhabit and their experience of it, which has an impact on the therapy work and supervision. At the centre is the client, with their needs and goals.