My Experience

Hi, I am Kelly, I am a Clinical Psychologist. I have a wealth of experience supporting women, as well as their partners and families, with psychological difficulties in the perinatal period (e.g. antenatal anxiety/depression and birth trauma) and the psychological impact of physical health issues, such as fertility issues and gynaecological conditions. 

I also work with young people and adults across the age spectrum and from a variety of cultural backgrounds, addressing difficulties which can be long-standing or have recently developed. These may include:

  • Adjustment to / living with other long-term health conditions
  • Anger management
  • Anxiety disorders
  • Antenatal anxiety and depression
  • Brain injury
  • Chronic pain
  • Couples / family work
  • Depression
  • Loss / bereavement
  • Low self-esteem / self-compassion
  • Obsessive-compulsive disorder
  • Panic disorder
  • Perinatal maternal / paternal well-being
  • Stress management
  • Trauma, including birth trauma

Whilst my specialist expertise include the above conditions, this list is not comprehensive.

My Values

I am an experienced HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist based in St Albans. I understand that seeking psychological support can be a big step for people and that is why I place emphasis on creating a compassionate, confidential and relaxed environment in which I can support people to gain greater understanding of their difficulties and to establish new ways of coping to move forward with their lives.

The Models I Work With

I take a person-centred approach, working flexibly and collaboratively with clients to fit the therapy to the client, not the client to the therapy. I work in an integrative way, meaning I am able to draw on a range of psychological models to guide our work, including cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT), compassion-focused therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, mindfulness, narrative therapy, systemic / family therapy, and psychodynamic therapy, amongst others.

Clinic Information

I can offer both face-to-face sessions (in a clinic room in the centre of St Albans) and remote sessions (using platforms, e.g. MS Teams, Facetime etc).

 

Training and qualifications

  • Doctorate in Clinical Psychology – University of Hertfordshire, 2015
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology – University of Nottingham 2003
  • Chair Work, Compassion Focused Therapy Chairwork, 2023
  • CFT for Complex Cases, The Compassionate Mind Foundation, 2020
  • Battlefield Birth?: Working Therapeutically with Birth Trauma, Tokophobia, and Perinatal PTSD, WPF Therapy, 2019
  • Perinatal Training: Working with acutely unwell women during the perinatal period, The Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust, 2018
  • CBT for Couples, SDS Seminars, 2017
  • Using Trauma-Focused CBT to work with PTSD, The BPS Professional Development Centre, 2016
  • Essential Supervision Skills, SDS Seminars, 2016
  • Living with the Enemy: Helping People Live Fulfilling Lives Despite Serious Health Problems, Dr Ray Wilson, 2016

Professional Registration:

Registered Practitioner Psychologist, Health and Care Professions Council: PYL33215

Age Range

14+

Key Models

ACT, CBT

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