Fiona is a Senior Clinical Psychologist who has worked as a therapist in the NHS since 2008. Her initial training was in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy then following her MSc studies Fiona went on to complete the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at University of Canterbury Christchurch, Salomons School of Applied Psychology.

She has worked with a range of clients both as in-patients and in the community, including children and families, adults, military veterans, people bereaved by homicide and people who have experienced significant pain and loss and who struggle in their relationships. Fiona worked for a number of years in CAMHS and has also worked in adult services in the community and in the third sector.

She is trained in a range of evidence-based therapies, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion-Focussed Therapy (CFT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing Therapy (EMDR), and draws on both these and on psychodynamic and systemic therapies in her work with children and families. She has attended specialist training on working with families and children impacted by trauma, loss and difficult transitions, including Dyadic Development Psychotherapy (DDP).

Fiona utilises all of these approaches to understand the difficulties that clients are bringing to therapy, and how best to help. She uses a playful approach working with children and young people to foster a sense of safety and trust. She is a warm and experienced clinician who is skilled in the assessment and treatment of complex difficulties. Fiona has great respect for the courage and tenacity of the people she has worked with, and feels that it is a privilege to be invited into the lives of children and families who are struggling.

Fiona's specialist Modalities of Therapy:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)

Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)