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Psychology Brighton, Carlton Hill Therapy Rooms, Unit 1, Kemptown House, 72, Carlton Hill, Brighton and Hove (2026)

We also offer mental health assessments for the media and TV and corporate wellbeing services. I am a Chartered Clinical Psychologist, registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC - click here to check the register) and accredited with the British Psychological Society. I am also a member of the EMDR association UK and Ireland and the BPS Division of Clinical Psychology. I current

ly work for an NHS adult mental health team in East Suss*x and offer private psychological therapy in Brighton and Hove. I completed a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Lancaster University and a Master of Science in Early intervention in Psychosis at the Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London. I have completed further post-doctoral training in various therapeutic approaches, such as Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy and I specialise in trauma-informed and trauma-focussed therapy. I adopt an integrative approach in my clinical work, drawing on a range of psychological models, including Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) in addition to EMDR.

I primarily work with working-age adults on a 1:1 basis. I have a specialist interest in trauma-informed and trauma-focused therapy, including EMDR and Trauma-focused CBT and I am particularly passionate in working with people who identify as LGBTQ+. I am also interested in working with people who have 'unusual experiences' that may of may not meet criteria for a diagnosis of psychosis. I am particularly interested in the links between stigma, societal and work-place expectations and lived experience of mental health in mental health professionals.

04/07/2026

Happy to everyone!
It was truly amazing to march in the parade this year and represent psychology.

03/06/2026

Happy to everyone.
This year, I am very aware of how difficult things have felt for the community and especially for the community. This message is in solidarity with everyone who might be struggling.

Please know that you are not alone.

28/05/2026

There's been a flurry of news headlines following the documentary. I had the privilege of working on this production offering psychological consultancy services in my role as Clinical Psychologist.

There will be a lot of speculation about what might or might not have happened. We may never get to the full truth. I will not speculate on the details, as I think it is important that we let investigations take place.

One of the things I find important here is understanding how the format of the programme created the perfect environment for trauma and ongoing psychological distress. MAFS started off as a more observational documentary style reality show. As it gained popularity, its format was changed to include dinner parties and generally more situations where social scrutiny and drama can happen. We know very well that drama sells, sadly.

You have two strangers "marrying" each other, with a very strong expectation that they act like a married couple, I.e. with an expectation of intimacy, s*x, trust, vulnerability. The difference between this scenario and real life is that in real life all those things come after emotional safety has been established and very much gradually as two people get to know each other.

Sure, people have one night stands with strangers in real life too, but they can then go back to their safe home environment, talk about it with friends and never see the person again if they don't wish to. On MAFS on the other hand, they are expected to stay with each other 24/7. They cannot leave, which in other words means they are effectively trapped - not in the "you are a prisoner" sense but we are not far off. The "expert" panel, often criticises those who might be hesitant to move to the next step around intimacy or emotional vulnerability for not being "all in" with the experiment. To add to that, you have a charged social situation where competition for the "best couple" and dramatic dinner parties add to the already intense mix. This is the perfect ground for trauma and abuse to take place.

I hope we can achieve some meaningful change in the industry to protect contributors and ensure this never happens again.

26/05/2026

It was a privilege to work as the Clinical Psychologist consultant for the documentary on . There is a lot to breakdown here, as clearly there were systemic issues that meant contributors were put at risk.

Duty of Care in TV is a complex business and without clearer clinical governance and regulation of the process, it is difficult to see how meaningful change can be achieved. As TV programmes take more risks with a stronger focus on drama for entertainment, it is paramount that vetting and duty of care processes are looked into and more regulations are introduced to ensure adequately trained and qualified professionals are involved at every stage of the process.

The women who took part in the documentary were incredibly brave but it is an incredibly tragic situation when something like this is only investigated because someone is willing to tell their story on a public platform.

What happened should have been preventable, with safer and more robust protocols in place.

Another brilliant documentary by Panorama and I hope more meaningful conversations to follow, that can lead to more protections for TV contributors and the public.

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Brighton And Hove
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Thursday	8am - 10am
Friday	9am - 6pm
Saturday	9am - 12pm

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