I’m a clinical psychologist and I work with children, adolescent and adults. I trained in EMDR right at the start of my career, and so have been using it for over twenty years. I’ve been an EMDR consultant since 2012 (and a C&A consultant since 2020) and have supervised individuals and groups across the NHS and in independent practice.
My clinical career has been highly varied – I started off working in primary care in Lewisham, and later worked in the NHS specialist trauma clinic in Camden and Islington. I also spent time working with the Metropolitan Police and a neurodevelopmental service in South West London. Alongside this I ran a small private practice. I have been working entirely outside the NHS since 2018 and this has increasingly been remote working.
I have a longstanding interest in autism and neurodiversity. I completed my PhD in autism and developmental cognitive psychology at Kings College London before starting my clinical training, and then during my clinical doctorate carried out research on trauma memories in autistic adults. Most of my clinical work is now with autistic people and their families. I am passionate about adapting EMDR for those who may not be able to access traditional talking therapies.
Along with colleagues, I have carried out and published research into using EMDR online and how therapists adapt EMDR when working with autistic people.
I am regularly asked to speak and to run training on EMDR and neurodiversity. In 2023 I spoke with Caroline van Diest on EMDR and autism at the EMDR Association UK conference in Glasgow, and in 2025 I gave a pre-conference workshop on EMDR and Neurodiversity in children and young people at the EMDR-Europe conference in Prague. I have run several training days for NHS staff on adapting EMDR for use with neurodivergent clients, both children and adults.
I am regularly asked to speak at other conferences for parents and professionals. In 2023 I gave a keynote at the National Autistic Society’s Professionals Conference on trauma and autism. I have presented at numerous other conferences, including the British Psychological Society conferences in 2024 and 2025 on Working with Neurodiversity. I have been told that I have a down-to-earth, interactive and engaging style of presenting.
I now live and work in Devon with my family. I divide my time between clinical work, supervision, training and writing books.
