I began my career as an occupational psychologist in the Employment Service working with people with either physical or mental health difficulties. As a psychotherapist I worked in private practice, in university student psychological services, NHS psychological services and alcohol and substance abuse.
I have worked in the field of mental health for 20 years as a psychiatric nurse on wards and in the community treating adults of all ages, from 17 to over 100. I therefore have extensive experience of psychiatric syndromes, including:
- anxiety
- phobias
- PTSD
- OCD
- depression
- bipolar disorder
- psychosis
- dementia
- Parkinson’s disease
- personality disorders
- anger management
- addiction
- gender dysphoria
- body dysmorphia
- chronic pain.