My Experience

I am a London based Clinical Psychologist who see adults and children experiencing a wide range of neurodevelopmental conditions and psychological difficulties such as anxiety and low mood.

I completed my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University College London (UCL) in 2014 and have had 18 years of experience working in the NHS. I am also an Associate Clinical Tutor and guest lecturer at the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology training programme at UCL.

I currently hold a Senior Clinical Psychologist role in a NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service and have held various leadership roles which includes offering consultations to other agencies (e.g. schools, social care), developing Autism assessment pathways and psychological treatment pathways as well as offering supervision and line management to junior psychologists and therapists.

I can offer assessments and treatment for difficulties such as:

  • Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)
  • Parenting difficulties
  • Improving parent-child relationship
  • Behaviour problems
  • Low mood and depression
  • Anxiety including phobias, social anxiety, health anxiety, panic
  • Stress
  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
  • Sleep difficulties
  • Low self-esteem
  • Anger
  • Perfectionism
  • Trauma/ Post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)
  • Adjustment to health conditions

My values

It is important to me that the therapy I offer provide a safe and non-judgmental space for my clients to feel heard and understood. Guided by evidence-based practice, I commit to working collaboratively with individuals, couples and/ or families to address their concerns and work towards bringing life changes that are meaningful for them in a focused and timely manner.

The models I work with

I am particularly interested in delivering effective and evidence-based short-term interventions and parenting work. I tailor my approach to help my clients develop a personalised treatment plan, drawing on a wide range of therapeutic approaches which I completed advanced trainings on in addition to my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology training, such as:

• Cognitive-behavioural Therapy (CBT) – BABCP accredited CBT psychotherapist
• Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
• Compassion-focused Therapy (CFT)
• Mentalization-based Therapy (MBT)
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Skills
• Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET)
• Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR)
• Narrative Therapy
• Mindfulness
• Comprehensive Behavioural Intervention for Tics (CBiT)

Parenting approaches:
• The Incredible Years
• Solihull Approach
• Personalised Individual Parent Training (PIPT), also known as “Parent-Child Game”
• Mindful parenting
• Circle of Security
• Video Interaction guidance (VIG)
• Parent-infant psychotherapy (PIP)

Clinic Information

I have a clinic in Ealing, London and offer appointments to children, young people and parents. I can work in English, Cantonese and Mandarin.

Training and Qualifications

CBT trainings:

  • CBT Boot Camp: Building Core Clinical Competencies by Dr Christine Padesky, Cognitive Workshops (April 2009)
  • Transdiagnostic CBT for Eating Disorders by Dr Kristin Bohn and Professor Chris Fairburn, Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire Mental Health NHS Trust (December 2009)
  • Best Practice: CBT for Depression and Suicide by Dr Christine Padesky, Cognitive Workshops (June 2014)
  • CBT for Clinical Perfectionism by Dr Roz Shafran, Anna Freud Centre (March 2015)
  • BABCP conference- Manchester, full week conference and pre-conference workshop on Imagery Rescripting, Arnoud Arntz and various presenters, BABCP conference (July 2017)
  • Training Workshop for Comprehensive Behavioural intervention for Tics by Dr Tara Murphy, GOSH/ Tourette’s Action (October 2017)
  • Supercharging your CBT Practice: Integrating the best of DBT, ACT and CFT for maximum effect by Dr Fionna Kennedy, Contextual Consulting (Nov 2018)
  • CBT and counselling with Autism Spectrum Disorder Clients: A Masterclass with Professor Tony Attwood (May 2019)
  • Diagnosis and Intervention with Children and Adolescents with Autism (Professor Tony Attwood, 2020)
  • Trauma-focused CBT with David Trickey – NELFT NHS Trust (Nov 2019)
  • CBT for PTSD and Social Anxiety, National and Specialist CAMHS, Trauma, Anxiety & Depression Clinic, Michael Rutter Centre for Children and Young People, SLaM NHS Trust (June 2020)
  • CBT for School refusal (Dr Rebecca Linnell, SDS Seminars, 2020)
  • Cognitive Therapy for PTSD for Multiple Trauma (Professor Richard Meiser- Stedman, 2020)
  • CBT for Selective Mutism (Dr Rebecca Linnell, SDS Seminars, 2023)

Dialectical Behaviour Therapy trainings:

  • Adapting your DBT Programme: Helping Emotionally Dysregulated and Suicidal Teens Workshop, by Stehpanie Hastings and Jim Lyng, British Isles DBT Training (Dec 2017)
  • DBT skills workshop, Dr Janet Feigenbaum, NELFT NHS Trust (May 2018)
  • Introduction to DBT Skills 2 Day Course, King’s College London, CYP-IAPT Programmes (Sept 2020)

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) trainings:

  • Acceptance and Mindfulness Skills for CBT Therapists Workshop by Dr Joe Oliver and Dr John Boorman, BABCP (May 2012)
  • Acceptance and Mindfulness Skills for Young People Workshop by Dr John Boorman, BABCP (June 2012)
  • ACT Made Simple by Dr Russ Harris, Contextual Consulting (June 2014)
  • ACT for Young People Workshop by Louise Hayes, Contextual Consulting (Nov 2017)
  • Self-Esteem Made Simple Workshop by Dr Joe Oliver and Dr Richard Bennett, Contextual Consulting (June 2018)
  • Relational Frame Theory Made Simple by Dr Joe Oliver, Contextual Consulting (Nov 2018)
  • ACT for Grief by Dr Ray Owen, Contextual Consulting (April 2019)

Compassion-Focused Therapy trainings

  • Compassion-Focused Therapy Introductory Workshop by Paul Gilbert, Contextual Consulting and Compassionate Mind Foundation (Nov 2018)
  • The Power of Self-Compassion by Kristen Neff, The Mindfulness Project (July 2019)
  • Enhanced CFT for Perinatal Distress Workshop by Dr Christine Langhoff, Circle Psychology Partners and Compassionate Mind Foundation (Oct 2019)
  • Advance Clinical Skills – CFT training with Paul Gilbert (Dec 2019)
  • Cognitive Behavioural Chairwork by Dr Matthew Pugh and Dr Tobyn Bell, CBT Reach (July 2022)
  • Compassion Focused Therapy for Teens. Cultivating Compassion- Building Resilience in Teens and Beyond by Dr Mary Welford, Compassion in Mind/ CBT Reach (Feb 2023)

Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing Training

  • EMDR Europe Accredited Training (Part 1 to Part 4) by EMDR Academy (July 2021)

Fertility

  • Foundation Course for Counsellors working in Licensed Treatment Centres or Related Settings, by Jennie Juny and Angela Pericleous-Smith, British Infetility Counselling Association (November 2020)

Parenting Approaches

  • Assessment and Measurement of Parental Embodied Mentalising (PEM by Dana Shai and Professor Peter Fonagy, Anna Freud Centre (June 2013)
  • Principles and Practice of Psychoanalytic Parent-Infant Psychotherapy by Tessa Baradon, Anna Freud centre (Jan 2014)
  • The Incredible Years: Parents, Teachers and Children Training Series, Parent Group Leader Training Series- A certified training based on the work of Carolyn Webster-Stratton, PhD, by Jeannie Gordon (Feb 2014)
  • Two-day Initial Course in Video Interaction Guidance by Hilary Kennedy, Association for Video Interaction Guidance UK (Oct 2016)
  • An Introduction to the Solihull Approach, 2-day Foundation Course, The Solihull Approach (Nov 2016)
  • The Incredible Years: Parents, Teachers and Children Training Series, Parent Group Leader Training Series- Parent Group Leader Training School Age Basic Program (Age 6-12). A certified training based on the work of Carolyn Webster-Stratton, PhD, by Jeannie Gordon (Oct 2017)
  • The Incredible Years: Parents, Teachers and Children Training Series, Parent Group Leader Training Series- Parent Group Leaer Babies Program Training. A certified training based on the work of Carolyn Webster-Stratton, PhD, by Jeannie Gordon (Oct 2017)
  • Mindful Parenting in Challenging Times by Susan Bogels, CBT Reach (June 2021)
  • Circle of Security COSP™ Online Facilitator Training, Circle of Security International (June 2021)
  • Personalised Individual Parenting Trianing (PIPT) Sara Dawson and Caroline Bengo, Conduct, Adoption and Fostering Team, National and Specialist CAMHS, Michael Rutter Centre for Children and Young People, SLaM NHS Trust (Jan 2018)

Mentalization-based Therapy (MBT) Training:

  • Mentalization-based Treatment: Basic Training by Professor Peter Fonagy and Professor Anthony Bateman, Anna Freud Centre (Sept 2013)

Professional Qualifications

  • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), University College London, 2014
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology, University College London, 2007

Professional Registration

  • Registered Practitioner Psychologist, Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC): PYL3138
  • Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist Accreditation, British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP), Membership no. 160844 (Accredited CBT therapist)
  • Chartered Psychologist, British Psychological Society, Membership no. 202229
  • Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisor (RAPPS), British Psychological Society, Membership no. 202229

Age Range

All Ages

Key Models

ACT, CAT, CBT, DBT, EMDR

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