I am a trained clinical psychologist who has previously worked within Community Teams for Adults with Learning Disabilities. My thesis which I carried out as part of my clinical psychology training focused on the experience of recovery for people receiving methadone maintenance treatment. Last year, I worked on a randomized control trial at Plymouth University to explore the effects of debt counselling on the recovery of people with money worries who were also living with depression.

I am currently working on a PenCLAHRC affiliated Systematic Literature Review within the Evidence Synthesis Team, aimed at exploring the effectiveness of interventions aimed at improving the mental health of young people with long-term physical conditions. This review has three parts; a quantitative part to review the effectiveness of the interventions and their cost-effectiveness, a qualitative part to review the experiences of young people, their parents and those administering the interventions and an over-arching synthesis of the information gathered though parts 1 and 2. This review shall take 15 months starting in January 16. I am greatly looking forward to working alongside medical and mental health experts within the field and the young people with lived experience of LTC. Qualifications

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (University of Hull) Postgraduate Certificate in Mental Health (University of York) BSc Psychology (University of York)

I have an ongoing interest in research aiming to improve mental health in vulnerable populations and enhance coordination between services to support individuals with multiple and complex needs.