My Experience

I currently work part time in the NHS as a Principal Health Psychologist alongside my private practice. My interest is in chronic health conditions as well as neurodiversity. This means that I work with people to help them to adjust and live alongside a range of long-term physical health conditions such as: 

  • Acquired brain injury 
  • ADHD assessment, diagnosis, coaching and support
  • Autoimmune diseases such as Arthritis, Lupus, Behcets, Coeliac, Multiple Sclerosis 
  • Burnout & stress 
  • Brain fog, Migraine & menopause 
  • Cancer
  • Cardiac conditions with a specialism in cardiomyopathy 
  • Epilepsy
  • Gastro issues like IBD, Crohns, Colitis
  • Mental health conditions like anxiety, depression, OCD, Trauma or PTSD  
  • Metabolic issues like diabetes, MASLD (fatty liver) 
  • ME, CFS, Long Covid & Fatigue
  • Scoliosis

I am also a supervisor for a number of Trainee and Qualified Health Psychologists and have supported training programmes across the North West University training courses. 

 My Values

It is important that people feel safe and supported by me when I work with them. Building up a good working relationship is really important and I recognise and value that each person is an individual and therefore tailor therapy to each person I work with. I hope to foster a sense that people can move towards the life they want to be living, and can find space to better understand the difficulties they are facing. We work towards the clients values, and set goals and aim to achieve them. 

Models I work with

 Due to working with people with chronic physical illness, I particularly like using the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) therapeutic modality, which encourages people to live well in the face of their illness (or circumstance). ACT has worked really well in the past with patients with physical illness, as well as people who are worrying/ have anxiety and those who have trauma. Compassionate Focused Therapy (CFT) can also be useful for working with people who suffer from guilt, or shame about the past, or who are critical of themselves. I also work within Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), trained through the University of Oxford.

Clinic Information

I hold my clinic online as I’m based in Liverpool, and offer sessions on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday. My sessions are 50 minutes and £130 per session. I am very flexible with appointments and appreciate chronic illness can get in the way of plans. 

Training and Qualifications

  • EMDR Training, commencing 2026
  • Alleviating Chronic Burnout in Autism and ADHD, Contextual Consulting, 2026
  • Living authentically, Contextual Consulting, 2026
  • Supporting neurodivergent clients with Rejection Sensitivity Disorder, Contextual Consulting, 2026
  • Supporting Adults with Neurodivergence, The Neurodiversity Practice, 2026 
  • Pain management course- 12 hours, Contextual Consulting, 2025
  • ADHD Assessment and Diagnosis- the Spectrum Clinic, 2024
  • Working with Chronic Pain- Kristy Potter, 2024
  • Riding the Wave- Ray Owens, 2023
  • ACT for Complex Trauma, Joe Oliver, 2023
  • Compassion Focused Therapy- Paul Gilbert, 2022 
  • ACT for Grief and Loss- Ray Owens, 2022 
  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy for Physical Health- Ray Owens, 2021
  • ACT for Self Esteem, Richard Bennett, 2021
  • Compassion Focused Therapy- Chris Irons, 3 days, The Compassionate Mind Foundation, 2020
  • Mindfulness course, with Mindfulness Merseyside, 6 weeks course, 2020
  • Introduction to CBT, 3 days, University of Reading, 2020

  • BABCP CBT Supervisor training, through Oxford University 2023– 2024
  • PhD in Resilience & End of Life – 2019
  • Qualification in Health Psychology/ Chartered Health Psychologist – 2016
  • MSc Health Psychology – 2008
  • BSc Psychology – 2007
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Age Range

13+

Key Models

ACT, CBT, CFT

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