I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years of clinical experience within the NHS and within private practice. I am a friendly, down to earth and compassionate therapist currently offering private clinical psychology sessions within the Bearsden and Stepps areas of Glasgow.  I have a wide range of experience and have worked across the spectrum of mental health presentations of differing levels of severity, from mild / moderate to severe and enduring mental health difficulties. 

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My working hours are Wednesday, Thursday & Friday, 900am to 230pm.

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Clinical Experience

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I have worked in the NHS since 1997 within various adult mental health teams and services and I have been qualified as a clinical psychologist since 2001. I was a Consultant Clinical Psychologist within a specialist NHS Psychological Trauma Service from 2010, delivering evidence based psychological interventions for trauma. I have worked in the private sector since 2018. 

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I have lengthy experience of working with various presentations including:

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• ​anxiety (including panic, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder, social anxiety, health anxiety)

• depression / low mood

• trauma presentations (e.g., post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), Complex PTSD)

• eating disorders

• adjustment disorders

• relationship difficulties

• bereavement / grief

• addictions

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This list is not exhaustive so please give me a call if there is something that you think I can help you with.

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Training and qualifications

 

I graduated with a first class BSc honours degree in Psychology from The University of Glasgow in 1997.  I then completed a 3 year postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, graduating from The University of Glasgow in 2001. 

 

I am a member of the Health Care and Professions Council (HCPC number PYL24099) and I am a chartered member of the British Psychological Society (membership number 464126).  The HCPC is the regulatory body for all clinical psychologists and membership of this demonstrates that I have the appropriate qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist and that I meet the HCPC high standards of training, education, conduct, ethics and professional skills. 

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'The Wellbeing Rooms'

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I am a co-founder and co-director of a therapeutic wellbeing service based in both Bearsden and Stepps in Glasgow. I offer clinical psychology sessions from these beautifully furnished venues called 'The Wellbeing Rooms'. The Wellbeing Rooms offers room rental to a variety of professional practitioners in the Bearsden and Stepps area and hosts a number of different wellbeing and health services. You can find out more about this service at www.thewellbeingrooms.org.uk

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