My Experience 

My first clinical role was as a General Nurse in Intensive Care (Adult and Paediatrics), in England and overseas. I then took additional training in midwifery, and worked as a Community and Hospital Registered Midwife in London and later, York. I was in this role for many years before I studied and worked as a clinical research fellow with the Health Sciences Department, University of York and the NIHR. As a research Midwife I supported clinical research including Cohort Studies and RCT’s and became increasingly interested in the psychological and emotional development of children. 

Subsequently, I completed a 6 year training in  Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy at the Northern School of Child and Adolescent Psychotherapy to become a Child and Adolescent Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist. Since qualifying, I have worked in the NHS within CAMHS and in NHS Gender Services (GIDS) as well as in private practice. 

I bring all this experience with me into my work with infants, children,  young adults and their families. 

Currently, I work independently, from my practice in York and undertake teaching of trainee psychotherapists, supervision and consultancy for organisations. 

I am a tutor and seminar lead on the Doctoral and Masters Psychoanalytic programmes at NSCAP accredited by the University of Leeds and the University of Essex.  

I am a qualified Clinical and Service Supervisor and offer supervision to organisations, groups/teams and individual clinicians and workers in health, education and social care. 

I am a past editor of  the Association of Child Psychotherapists (ACP) Magazine.