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I am a Consultant Chartered Clinical Psychologist and Chartered Coaching Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and registered with the Health and Care Professions Council.

 

Having trained and worked in the national Health Service from 1985 and become Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Head of Specialty, I left in 1998 for full-time independent practice where I have provided clinical coaching, occupational health, medico-legal and expert witness services to date.

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I am accredited on the BPS Registers of Clinical, Coaching Psychologists and Chair of the Division of Clinical Psychology South East Coast Branch, and as an Approved Psychological Practice Supervisor (RAPPS) Clinical, Coaching and Expert Witness practice.

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I am Chair of Governors of the European Mentoring and Coaching Council and Master Coach member.

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I am Director and Lead Clinician of APJ Psychological Consulting, providing high-quality independent Clinical, Occupational Health, Medico-legal and Expert Witness services to the National Health Service, Local Authorities, Police Forces, MOD, and to the private sector.

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I am also Director of Psychological Hands www.psychologicalhands.com​

for Psychological Health and Safety services  

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I am a Trustee of Care and Clinical Board Advisor to Care of Police Survivors (COPS) www.uk.cops.uk.

 

I am also Co-Founder of the Association of Psychologists on Boards www.psychologistsonboards.org.

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I am regularly instructed by the public sector, particularly health and social care and CQC and in policing/ criminal justice to provide specialist clinical and psychometric assessment and reports in complex cases of Abuse, Trauma and Neglect, Child and Family proceedings, Mental Capacity, Best Interests, DOLS, and advises on best practice and risk management of people with complex challenging needs and/or forensic clinical issues.

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I have provided expert reports and expert opinion in major NHS Hospital and Health & Social Care Home investigations and prosecutions, inquiries,  Judicial Review and Best Interests in the High Court, and in Audit and Evaluation Inspections.

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I have been Expert Advisor to National Crime Agency and has provided expert opinion and testimony in numerous serious criminal cases including sexual offences, domestic abuse, controlling and coercive behaviour, arson, and murder up to and including the Royal Courts of Justice. 

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PROFESSIONAL QUALIFICATIONS:

 

1985: BSc (Hons) Experimental Psychology.

1989: MSc in Clinical Psychology. University of Surrey.

2008: Expert Witness Certificate, Cardiff Law School.

2011: Diagnostic Interview for Social and Communication Disorders (DISCO) training, Lorna Wing Centre, National Autistic Society, Bromley.

2013: EMDR Training, Richman EMDR Training, London.

2021-2024: Visiting Research Fellow, Bournemouth University

 

PROFESSIONAL CREDENTIALS:

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Health Care Professions Council Registered Practitioner Psychologist (PYL21198)

British Psychological Society Chartered Psychologist (23955)

Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society

Master Practitioner, Team Coach and Governing Board Member, European Mentoring and Coaching Council UK. 

Co-Founder of the Association of Psychologists on Boards, a not-for-profit network bringing psychological expertise for more effective Boards and Services.

 

Online DBS ID code is C8551836356.

 

REFEREES:

 

Professor Jamie Hacker Hughes, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, former President of the British Psychological Society, (2015-16), profjamiehh@gmail.com

Dr Matthew Gould, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, info@behaviouralresilience.com

 

CAREER HISTORY:

 

April 1998 to date: Consultant Clinical & Coaching Psychologist in Clinical, Occupational Health, Medico-legal and Expert Witness Practice. Director & Lead Consultant, APJ Psychological Consulting. Organisational Culture Expert. Specialist Professional Advisor to Care Quality Commission (CQC).

 

April 2012 to August 2012: Consultant Clinical Psychologist & Manager responsible for Service Development and delivery of Psychology to a specialist Autistic Spectrum Disorders Service for young people and vulnerable adults with complex and challenging needs and dual diagnosis.

 

June 2011 to April 2012: Locum Consultant Clinical Psychologist (8C) Defence Clinical Psychology Service, Joint Medical Command, based at Department of Community Mental Health (DCMH) Portsmouth. Assessment and treatment of mental health and occupational management of serving tri-forces military personnel. Development of specially commissioned Anger Management Programme (Problem Anger Workshop - PAW ) for DCMH nationally. Supervision to MDT clinicians.

 

April 2010 to June 2011: Locum Consultant Clinical Psychologist (8C) to Poole Community Mental Health Teams, Dorset Foundation University Healthcare Trust (DFUHT). Assessment, psychological interventions, and case management of the full range of complex and enduring adult mental issues and personality disorders, supervision of MDT colleagues.

 

April 1998 onwards: Independent Clinical, Occupational Health, Medico-legal and Expert Witness practice holding roles including Force Psychologist to Surrey Police and the Metropolitan Police Service, Child Exploitation & Online Protection Centre (CEOP), Serious & Organised Crime Agency (SOCA), the Royal Military Police, MOD, and INTERPOL

 

1995 – 1998: Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Grade B) in Learning Disabilities & Vulnerable Adults, with Chichester Priority Care NHS Trust. Head of Learning Disability Specialty & Lead Clinician of Specialist Challenging Behaviours Service for Complex Needs & Dual Diagnosis.

 

1993-2001: Specialist supervision at RESPOND, a charity based in London. Supervision of specialist psychotherapy with borderline/learning-disabled sexual offenders.

 

1992-1995: Principal/Consultant Clinical Psychologist (Grade A) in Adult Mental Health and Learning Disability Joint Service at Queen Mary’s, Roehampton, Richmond, Twickenham & Roehampton NHS Trust. Community, out-patient and in-patient psychology services. 

Provider of full range of psychological therapies with individual, couple and group-work approaches. Clinical specialist in the assessment and treatment of victims and perpetrators of sexual abuse/offences and other forms of abuse and trauma. Organisational Consultancy and facilitation.

Consultant appointed to develop and implement the Abuse Prevention Policy of Learning Disabled service users of a NHS/L.A. Joint learning Disability Service following a public inquiry into the widespread sexual abuse of residents at a long-stay hospital. Clinical responsibility for the provision of psychology services in community care homes and services.

 

1991-1992: Senior Clinical Psychologist in Adult Mental Health / Health Psychology with Bloomsbury & Islington NHS Trust at Middlesex Hospital.

 

1989-1991: Clinical Psychologist in Learning Disability, Merton & Sutton Health Authority. Full range of assessment, psychological intervention and treatment approaches including individual and group therapy, in residential, long-stay LD hospitals and the community. Provision of CTPLD MDT assessment and psychology services to statutory and private sector homes and to learning disabled people, families and carers.

 

PUBLICATIONS:

 

Harmful Exposure. Police Review, Vol 112, No 5756, 9 Jan 2004.

How to work effectively with your expert. Your Witness, Spring 2008.

 

(CV updated February 2024)