About | Redland Psychology

About

I am a Clinical Psychologist, with over 20 years’ experience assessing and treating a range of developmental, emotional, and behavioural difficulties. Having studied Psychology at the University of Liverpool in the late 1990s as a mature student, I went on to work with people with neurological and physical health conditions for several years before qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist in 2007 at the University of Manchester.

As a Doctor of Clinical Psychology, I have worked in both the NHS and private sector between Bristol and Devon with teenagers, adults and older adults experiencing a range of difficulties from physical to mental health. I have been specialising in focusing on the assessment of, and therapy for, trauma and complex trauma since 2009.

My Practice

I began my private Clinical Psychology practice in Devon in 2009, whilst still working as a Clinical Psychologist in an NHS service. Since September 2019, I have been full-time in private practice, delivering evidence-based psychological therapy to adolescents and adults of all ages from 16 to over 80+, working with them to resolve mental health conditions, often caused by trauma and adverse life events.

My own recovery from trauma

As well as being a Clinical Psychologist, I am a mum, a partner and a keen runner. I am also a daughter of a military veteran. As part of my own recovery from trauma, my training, and ongoing development I have attended therapy at various times myself. I have personally found a combination of Compassion focused therapy and EMDR especially powerful in helping the people I work with to overcome their trauma history, and am highly committed to, and passionate about, bringing these tremendously healing therapies to others who have experienced adverse life events.

Running for Combat Stress: Race to Remember 2026

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On 7 November 2026, I will be taking on the Race to Remember, a 76km (47-mile) ultramarathon from Aldershot to Portsmouth, raising funds for Combat Stress, the UK's leading charity supporting veterans experiencing mental health difficulties, including PTSD, anxiety and depression. As a Clinical Psychologist specialising in trauma, and the daughter of a military veteran, this is a cause particularly close to my heart. Running has long been an important part of looking after my own physical and psychological wellbeing, and this challenge brings together two things I feel passionate about: running and supporting people affected by trauma. Training alongside a busy professional and family life has certainly had its challenges, but I am looking forward to taking on this event and raising awareness and much-needed funds for the vital work Combat Stress does.

If you would like to support my challenge, follow my training journey or make a donation, please visit my Race to Remember fundraising page.

My own recovery from trauma

Therapy training:

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester 2003 – 2007
Introduction to Compassion Focused Therapy – Devon Partnership NHS Trust 2012
Systems Training for Emotional Predictability and Problem Solving (2017)
Compassion Focused Therapy – Postgraduate Certificate – University of Derby 2019-2020
Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) Level 4 Practitioner, 2009-2010 and achieved Accredited Practitioner status in July 2020.
Schema Therapy Training - 2021

Professional Membership & Affiliation:

Chartered member of the British Psychological Society (098129)
Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society (098129)
Registered with the Health Professions Council (PYL15297)
Affiliate Member of The Division of Clinical Psychology (098129)
Member of the EMDR Association, UK & Ireland
Member of the Compassionate Mind Foundation
Member of the International Schema Therapy Society
Action Trauma Network