I trained for my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Royal Holloway, University of London, during which time I worked as a trainee for three years on various placements across a number of London and Greater London boroughs (adult and older adult mental health, child and adolescent mental health, learning disability, physical health and neuro-rehabilitation settings). Following the completion of my clinical training in 2004 I worked in Oxfordshire, UK, for five years before moving to New Zealand to work at Waikato DHB in Adult Mental Health Services and subsequently as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist for Waikato DHB's Mental Health Service for Older People. I left my DHB role in early 2017 to move to full-time private practice. 

​I have also been involved in teaching on clinical psychology training courses (Oxford and Royal Holloway doctoral training courses; Waikato University clinical program) and in providing clinical supervision to trainees and other qualified clinical psychologists. 

Qualifications:

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (Royal Holloway, University of London)
• MSc Psychological Research Methods (University of Plymouth)
• BSc (Joint Hons) Speech and Language Therapy & Psychology (University of Newcastle Upon Tyne)

Memberships:

• New Zealand College of Clinical Psychologists (Full Member)
• New Zealand Psychologists Board (Registered in the Clinical Scope, #90-04147)

• British Psychological Society (Associate Fellow; Full member of Division of Clinical Psychology; Chartered Psychologist)
• International Society of Schema Therapy (Full Member)
• International OCD Foundation
• International Centre for Excellence in Emotionally Focused Therapy
• ​NZ Community for Emotionally Focused Therapy
• EMDR NZ
• Australian Centre for Eating Disorders (ACFED), Approved Practitioner
• Association for Contextual Behavioural Science ​