I'm Dr Holly Jones
Are you living with a physical health condition, pain or medical trauma?
I offer psychological support for children and young adults struggling with physical health challenges.
My mission
I want to enable 0-25 year-olds living with acute or long-term physical health conditions to manage the impact on their mental health and build fulfilling lives based on the things that matter to them. I have a specific interest in supporting children, adolescents and young adults struggling with persistent pain and medical trauma.
Why psychology for health matters
Our physical health and mental health are closely linked. Living with a visible or invisible long-term illness can have physical and practical effects, and have a negative impact on our thoughts, feelings and behaviour. Persistent pain that doesn't respond to medical interventions can feel hopeless. Past traumatic medical events can be triggered and re-experienced in vivid ways. Psychological support can help to manage these challenges, whether you are a child, adolescent, or young adult with an acute or long-term condition yourself, or a family member supporting an infant or young child with an illness.
Navigating life with a chronic health condition
Navigating different life stages can be more challenging for individuals with a chronic illness or disability. Treatments, procedures and appointments can feel like a burden, or be painful and upsetting. There may be barriers to preferred education, training and employment opportunities, and a sense that others are moving on more easily. It might get in the way of relationships, disrupt plans and require family members to adopt carer roles that feel out of place. It's normal to have thoughts like 'It's not fair', 'Why me?', 'I wish it would go away', and to feel different to others. This can cause extra suffering on top of physical health challenges that are already hard to live with.
My psychology for health matters approach
As an experienced Clinical Psychologist, I have seen many successes with patients with such challenges, using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and other talking therapies. I am able to deliver these professional, personalised, services online. Read more about me and see some of my blog posts below.
