More About Chrissie

Experience

In my role within the NHS as a Specialist Clinical Psychologist, and currently within the private sector, I have worked with many individuals and families experiencing emotional turmoil and distress. This has included working with a wide range of difficulties including the following:

  • Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) - this my area of specialist interest and expertise.

  • Anxiety-based problems including Generalised Anxiety, Social Anxiety, Health Anxiety, Panic Attacks and Phobias

  • Depression and Mood Issues

  • Trauma related difficulties

  • Emotional Regulation/Learning to Manage Difficult Emotions

  • Loss and Bereavement

  • Gender Identity Issues

  • Self-harm

  • Eating Disorders

  • Self-Esteem

  • Sleep Problems

  • Suicidality

  • Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

  • Autistic Spectrum Disorder

  • Tourette’s and Tic Disorders

  • Trichotillomania

  • Parenting Work

  • Parent-Child work

I have provided clinical supervision to Clinical Psychologists and other Psychological Therapists in the NHS. In addition, I have provided consultation to many Health and Social Care professionals and to those within Education. I have been involved in the Clinical and Research supervision of Trainee Clinical Psychologists and have taught on both the Clinical and Educational Doctoral programmes at Queens University Belfast.

Qualifications

  • 1998 Bachelor of Science Psychology: Queens University Belfast - First Class Honours

  • 2003 Doctorate in Clinical Psychology: Queens University Belfast

  • 2008 Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Social Studies - Intermediate Systemic Psychotherapy - Distinction

Publications

  • Reliability of Reports of Childhood Trauma in Bipolar Disorder: A test-retest Study over Eighteen Months (2016). Journal of Trauma and Dissociation 17 (4)