I worked for 20 years in the NHS as a Clinical Psychologist with Children, Adolescents & Families, 13 of which were as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist/Lead for Therapeutic Services for Looked After & Adopted Children who have experienced developmental trauma and neglect.
Prior to this I worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services and Schools Multidisciplinary team.
As well as assessment, consultations throughout the network and training, I directly provided therapeutic support with children, adolescents and families using a range direct therapeutic approaches such as, Theraplay, Systemic/Narrative approaches, EMDR, other Trauma based models.
However Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy has been the most influential model in my career and I became a Certified DDP Practitioner in 2015 and a DDP consultant in 2025.
DDP is used throughout my practice supporting the system, therapeutic parenting, supervision, training and DDP therapy with children & young people.
I have worked in independent practice since 2021.
I am registered with the British Psychological Society (BPS) and the Health Care Professional Council (HCPC) as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist. I am also registered as a Certified DDP (Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy) Practitioner. My registration can be checked by clicking the following BPS/HCPC/DDP Connects
DDP was developed by Dan Hughes a Clinical Psychologist in America back in the 1990’s as he could see how anxious children who had experienced developmental trauma were of connecting with new caregivers, who just wanted to love them. DDP has evolved driven by the desire to connect, understand and help and has been adopted and developed further by a number of Psychologists and Therapists in the UK. It has evolved into three areas.
Psychological Therapies can be offered by a highly qualified Child Psychologist to explore concerns and make sense of feelings but also work together to think about the best way to support your child/teenager and family. Parents are always invited to be part of the support for their child and sometimes only parent consultation is required.
