About me

I'm never happier than on the beach, or reading a book by the fire - I have a pile that will take years to read! I'm comfortable with difficult conversations about medical conditions, symptoms, treatments and the effect they're having on mental wellbeing.  There's not much I haven't heard about body parts, secretions and the medical kit that keeps people healthy and alive. I often speak to people feeling really distressed, who can't see how things will ever change if their condition or persistent pain isn't going away. We work together; I have experience in helping children and young people with the psychological impact of physical health challenges, and they’re the expert on themselves. 

I integrate Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Interpersonal Therapy (IPT) approaches.  I like making links to an individual's interests, hobbies, music and films, and use lots of online resources to make the experience of talking with me as helpful as possible.              

I've worked as a paediatric clinical psychologist at the Royal Hospital for Sick Children in Edinburgh, St John's Hospital Livingston and currently the Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital. I work with a range of common and rare inflammatory, autoimmune, endocrine, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, respiratory, renal and neurological conditions, among others.