Clinical Psychologist (Placement) at The Helen Bamber Foundation (2026-04 – 2026-09)
- Delivering Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), stabilisation, and CBT with individuals who have experienced significant trauma, displacement, and persecution
- Working collaboratively within a multi-agency context including legal teams, housing services, and counter-trafficking teams
- Developing strong skills in professional liaison and system navigation
- Gained substantial learning around cultural formulation, the impact of ongoing legal uncertainty on mental health, and adapting evidence-based practice for populations with limited trust
Clinical Psychologist (Placement) at Barnet Adult Learning Disability Service, NHS (2025-09 – 2026-04)
- Worked individually and systemically with adults with mild to severe learning disabilities, using systemic, attachment-informed, psychodynamic, and adapted CBT approaches
- Completed cognitive assessments using the WAIS, alongside the ABAS adaptive functioning measure and clinical interviews, to support diagnostic formulation and report writing
- Completed dementia screening assessments
- Delivered adapted individual CBT for depression and relational difficulties, with modifications including visual aids, creative sessions, and enhanced comprehension checking
- Supporting with Positive Behaviour Support (PBS) implementation
- Established and facilitated a 6-week carers group, receiving positive feedback from attendees
Clinical Psychologist (Placement) at Islington CAMHS, NHS (2025-04 – 2025-09)
- Worked with children and young people experiencing moderate to severe mental health difficulties including anxiety, depression, OCD, and trauma, frequently in the context of neurodivergence
- Completed ADHD assessments and diagnosis, including clinical child-interview, parent interview, school observations, and standardised measures (Conners), with full report write-up
- Conducted autism and ADHD screening assessments following referrals
- Facilitated a CBT group for OCD, incorporating sessions with parents
- Worked systemically with families, schools, and social care
- Completed a WISC cognitive assessment and clinical interview for a child with suspected intellectual disability
Clinical Psychologist (Placement) at Royal Free Renal Psychology Service, NHS (2024-10 – 2025-04)
- Delivered CBT and ACT-informed assessment and intervention for adults adjusting to chronic kidney disease, with presentations including depression, GAD, health anxiety, and adjustment
- Developed and delivered a 9-week psychology training programme for dialysis nurses, receiving excellent feedback from attendees
- Worked within an MDT comprising of renal consultants, nurses, dieticians, and physiotherapists
Clinical Psychologist (Placement) at City and Hackney Specialist Psychotherapy Service, NHS (2023-09 – 2024-09)
- Worked within a CBT team in this secondary care service supporting adults presenting with severe and enduring mental health difficulties including complex PTSD, chronic depression, OCD, low self-esteem, and agoraphobia
- This included psychological assessments, formulations, and interventions
- Thoroughly assessed risk, creating safety management plans
- Participated in MDT working alongside psychiatrists, social workers, and occupational therapists
- Screened referrals, and presented to the referral's teams, feeding the outcome to the referrer
- Led a research project within the QI team, implementing changes to their MDT assessment process
- Worked with a diverse cultural population, adapting interventions appropriately
Senior Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) at NHS Talking Therapies, South West London and St George's NHS Trust (2022-09 – 2023-09)
- Delivered low-intensity CBT in individual and group formats for adults presenting with depression, GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Health anxiety, and Binge Eating disorder
- Provided clinical supervision and line management to PWPs and trainee PWPs
- Worked with the senior leadership team on service development, quality improvement, and planning to meet service targets
- Extensive experience in the use and interpretation of psychometric tools including PHQ9, GAD7, CORE-10, WASAS, PCL-5, SPIN, OCI
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) at NHS Talking Therapies, South West London and St George's NHS Trust (2021-09 – 2022-09)
- Delivered low-intensity CBT in individual and group formats for adults presenting with depression, GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Health anxiety, and Binge Eating disorder
Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) at NHS Talking Therapies, South West London and St George's NHS Trust (2020-09 – 2021-09)
- Delivered low-intensity CBT in individual and group formats for adults presenting with depression, GAD, Panic Disorder, OCD, Health anxiety, and Binge Eating disorder
Senior Healthcare Assistant, eating disorder service at Priory Group (2019-05 – 2020-09)
- Supported the care and therapeutic interventions of individuals with eating disorders in a secondary care inpatient setting
- Facilitated therapeutic groups, supported with exposure, and post-meal processing
- Provided line management for HCAs
