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Dr Georgina Clifford is Director of the clinic, a trauma specialist and experienced Clinical Psychologist who worked in specialist trauma services in the NHS for several years. She qualified with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) from Royal Holloway, University of London and has completed a PhD at the University of Cambridge: Emotion, memory and the self in complex post-traumatic stress following repeated interpersonal trauma, which can be accessed here. Dr Clifford adopts an integrative approach to treatment, using Trauma focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), EMDR, Compassion-Focused Therapy and Narrative approaches. She has experience and expertise in treating psychological presentations in the aftermath of traumatic experiences, including: accidents; rape and sexual assault; childhood abuse; domestic violence; trafficking, war and torture. She has a special interest and growing expertise in the area of birth trauma. Dr Clifford takes instruction for expert witness work for the court and her opinion has been accepted in a range of courts, including the Central Criminal Court.
Dr Maja Jankowska is a Clinical and Counselling Psychologist specialising in the assessment and treatment of trauma and other psychological and emotional difficulties. She has worked with people presenting with a range of psychological problems as well as those who wanted to learn, develop and grow as individuals. Her PhD was in the area of personal growth and development, and she is particularly interested in practices that facilitate resilience and post-traumatic growth, guiding her clients in their journey beyond the pain of their past and into the discovery of meaning and purpose in life. Dr Jankowska has a specialist interest in performance-related traumas, intergenerational trauma, workforce wellbeing, and in treating psychological presentations in the aftermath of traumatic experiences. She has training and experience in Trauma Focused CBT, Brainspotting (which evolved from EMDR), Brief Solution-Focused Therapy, incorporating techniques from Compassion Focused Therapy, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and Narrative approaches in her work. Dr Jankowska has a long-standing experience in lecturing in Psychology and CBT and delivering clinical supervision as well as workshops and trainings. She is a Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of British Psychological Society and a Senior Fellow of Higher Education Academy. She provides specialist teaching, training, supervision and consultation in relation to trauma as well as work-place wellbeing and stress management. Dr Jankowska takes instruction for expert witness work for the court (under the supervision of Dr Clifford). She is committed to working in a collaborative, enabling and empowering way and is responsive to the needs and preferences of her clients.
Dr Claire Arnold is a Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years experience of working with children, families and adults who have a range of emotional difficulties. Dr Arnold has a particular interest and expertise in working with children and adults who have experienced trauma including accidents, assault, domestic violence, war, torture and childhood sexual abuse. She has been the clinical lead for a specialist NHS trauma service. She has also delivered teaching and training in PTSD as well as providing extensive supervision for other professionals working with trauma. Dr Arnold provides Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET). She has also worked extensively in generic NHS mental health services in senior positions for a number of years. In addition to trauma-focused therapies, Dr Arnold offers therapeutic intervention for anxiety and depression with both children and adults. She holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) from University College London. She also has postgraduate training in Systemic Family Therapy and specialises in parenting support and working with families.
Dr Rachel Edwards is a Clinical Psychologist with over 15 years’ experience of working with adults who present with a range of emotional and psychological difficulties. She has a particular interest and expertise in assessing and treating trauma-related difficulties, including PTSD and Complex PTSD. Additionally, Dr Edwards has experience in providing Expert Witness assessments regarding trauma-related psychological issues. Dr Edwards draws upon a number of evidence-based models within therapy, including Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (TF-CBT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-focused Therapy (CFT), and Eye Movement Desensitisation & Reprocessing (EMDR). Dr Edwards holds a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) from University College London. She is also an EMDR Europe Accredited Practitioner.
Dr Alyssa Joye is a Clinical Psychologist with training and skills in the assessment and treatment of a wide range of psychological disorders, with special interest and expertise in the effects of trauma and treatment of PTSD. She has experience working in the NHS in secondary and specialist services with diverse clients, including survivors of torture, sexual assault, childhood abuse, domestic violence, accidents, displacement, traumatic loss and bereavement, and war and combat-related experiences. Dr Joye has training and experience in Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), incorporating techniques from Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT) in her work. She qualified with a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) from University College London.
Dr Martyn Bignold is a Clinical Psychologist who qualified with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) from the University of Surrey. He has worked in primary, secondary and tertiary care – in private practice, the NHS and third-sector services. Dr Bignold uses psychodynamic, cognitive and humanistic models of therapy, often integrating compassion-focused approaches to treatment. The initial focus of his therapeutic work is to create a secure space where clients can explore the challenges they face and identify ways forward. A space where repeated patterns of behaviour can be identified or new ways of coping considered. The work then involves turning that new understanding into behavioural change, to manage relapse and nurture recovery. Dr Bignold’s doctoral thesis explored the impact of childhood experience on vulnerability to PTSD and he has consulted to aid agencies, news and media organisations on trauma. He now specialises in working with veterans with post-traumatic stress disorder.
Dr Gráinne Turley-Gibson is a Clinical Psychologist, who specialises in working with young people, families and adults; and has expertise in assessing and treating those who have experienced trauma and emotional difficulties. Dr Turley achieved a BSc in Psychology at University College Dublin. She then completed an MSc in Human Neuroscience in Royal Holloway, University of London before completing a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (IOPPN), King’s College London. Dr Turley has worked in primary, secondary and tertiary mental health services in both adult and young people’s services; in community and inpatient settings. Dr Turley has worked in the NHS since 2010 and has worked as a Senior Clinical Psychologist at the National and Specialist Children and Adolescent Mental Health Service (CAMHS) Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) Service at the Maudsley Hospital, providing therapy for young people and families since 2015. In her NHS role she specialises in providing evidence based effective therapies, DBT and trauma-focused interventions (prolonged exposure) for young people who experience complex trauma, dissociative experiences, emotional dysregulation and who struggle with self-harm and suicidal behaviours. Dr Turley uses a number of different trauma-focused therapies, including cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), DBT, and mindfulness. Dr Turley has a keen interest in the mind-body connection and integrates body-based therapies, such as techniques from sensorimotor therapy to support healing from mental distress. She is also a qualified yoga therapist.
Dr Marianna York-Smith is a Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years’ experience working with the NHS and academic intuitions. She is experienced in working with children, families and adults who are survivors of trauma and abuse, including sexual violence, torture, war, trafficking, and birth trauma. Dr York-Smith uses a range of evidence-based therapeutic approaches and models depending on the individual needs of each client including, Narrative-Exposure Therapy, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Approaches and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT). She has a particular interest in understanding how culture and society contribute to and maintain people’s distress. Dr York-Smith currently works within a Paediatric hospital supporting young people and families manage the emotional challenges of living with long-term and life-limiting physical health conditions. She has further interests in working with traumatic loss and bereavement, maternal mental health and providing parental support.
Dr Carly Samson is a clinical psychologist with expertise is the assessment and treatment of complex trauma, anxiety, depression and other psychological difficulties. Before qualifying as a clinical psychologist in 2016 from the University of Surrey, Dr Samson worked for the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience exploring the neurobiology of emotion and information processing. She has a particular interest in supporting people with emotion regulation, working with complex dissociation and exploring how trauma can be expressed in the body. Dr Samson has worked in specialist trauma services, as well as for the NHS and Ministry of Defence. Using an individualized approach, she draws on a range of evidence-based psychological therapies, including Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-focused Therapy (CFT), Eye Movement Desensitization & Reprocessing (EMDR), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) to develop a tailored treatment plan. Dr Samson is passionate about helping people identify and connect with their inner strengths, skills and resources in order to feel empowered and live a life in line with their values.
Dr Jo Flack is a clinical psychologist with almost 30 years' experience working largely with individuals and families, as well as professional systems, impacted by trauma (domestic violence, asylum seeking, care-experience, racial trauma) and often those who have been deliberately disadvantaged. Dr Flack has worked in the NHS (CAMHS, LAC-CAMHS), Children’s Services, and charity settings (PACT, Amour Destine, Boys2Men, Power the Fight). Dr Flack also offers supervision and organisational consultation and training to Psychology, Social Care, and related organisations. Dr Flack trained in and uses a broad base of therapeutic models in an integrated approach but her preference is for models which are systemic and trauma informed (i.e. looking at the relationships and context in which problems and solutions occur and compassionately attending to the impact of trauma on body and mind). Pacing and content of client work is established collaboratively with clients having the agency the need to feel safe in their healing process. Work with other professionals and organisations is grounded in principles of self-reflexivity and encouraging colleagues to reflect and think from their many different lenses and identities, but also around being impact focused – listening to those most impacted when designing change and identifying how best to measure and quantify this impact. Dr Flack also has a Bond Solon Expert Witness Certificate (CUBS) from Cardiff University.
Dr Jennifer O’Connell is a Clinical Psychologist with expertise in supporting people with recent or historic experiences of trauma or childhood adversity. This includes a broad spectrum of experiences, such as witnessing or experiencing a car accident, military trauma, sexual or emotional abuse, bullying, a violent crime, or social humiliation. It also encompasses growing up in environments marked by persistent invalidation or isolation. Dr O’Connell is passionate about supporting others in a warm and down-to-earth manner, and places great emphasis on developing a strong and trusting therapeutic relationship to ensure a sense of safety and mutual understanding. She specialises in Schema Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and can also provide Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). Dr O’Connell completed a master’s degree in psychological research at University College London, before undertaking her doctoral training and qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist from Royal Holloway, University of London. She is currently completing further postgraduate trauma studies at University College Cork in conjunction with the Wave Trauma Centre in Belfast. Alongside her academic and clinical work, Dr O’Connell is passionate about clinical research, mental health literacy training, and has experience writing psychological impact reports on behalf of survivors of gender-based violence for the Metropolitan Police and Crown Prosecution Service. She takes instruction for expert witness work for the court (under the supervision of Dr Clifford).
Professor Tim Dalgleish FBPS FMedSci is a clinical psychologist and academic researcher at the University of Cambridge and a consultant clinician in the NHS. He is an internationally recognised expert on depression, post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and related conditions. Professor Dalgleish has more than 30 years’ experience working as an expert witness and has prepared more than 400 reports. He provides expert assessments relating to psychiatric conditions in children, adolescents and adults. These include depression, anxiety, posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), complex PTSD, adjustment problems, and bereavement. He has extensive experience in the areas of personal injury, criminal responsibility, capacity, fitness to plead, mitigation, human trafficking, coercive control, recovered memories of trauma, parental alienation, modern slavery, risk of offending, asylum claims, and family functioning. He specialises in assessing the role of trauma in these contexts. He has extensive experience across the judicial system including within the civil, criminal and family courts and within the criminal injury, tribunal and asylum systems.
Professor Richard Meiser-Stedman is a Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of East Anglia, having joined the university in 2014. His primary research interest is PTSD in children and adolescents. He completed his PhD and trained as a clinical psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, KCL. Between these periods of study he was a Peggy Pollak Fellow in Developmental Psychiatry, also at the Institute. From 2009-2014 Professor Meiser-Stedman was an MRC Clinician Scientist Fellow at the MRC Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit in Cambridge. While there he led the ASPECTS study, looking at the early natural course of traumatic stress reactions, and an early treatment for PTSD in children and adolescents. From 2016 to 2020 he was an NIHR Career Development Fellow, through which he led the DECRYPT trial, that evaluated cognitive therapy as a treatment for PTSD in NHS child and adolescent mental health services. He has worked on five randomised controlled trials of psychological therapies for PTSD in children and young people, and has published over 125 papers in this area. He serves on the Research and Implementation Board of the Children and War Foundation, and the UK Trauma Council. Professor Meiser-Stedman uses trauma-focused cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT). He mainly works with children and adolescents.
Dr Rebecca Johnson is a Clinical Psychologist with expertise in treating and assessing individuals who have survived traumatic experiences; particularly rape, sexual assault, birth trauma, domestic violence and the effects of living in conflict and warzones. Traumatic events can cause individuals to experience a range of difficulties in their everyday life, such as intrusive memories and flashbacks, difficulties sleeping, difficulties managing strong emotions such as anxiety, guilt, shame and anger and difficulties in relationships. Dr Johnson is experienced at helping individuals think about how the traumatic experiences they have survived have affected their lives, and how therapy can help get them back to where they would like to be. She has training and experience in EMDR (Eye movement desensitization and reprocessing), Trauma-focussed CBT, Compassion Focussed Therapy and Narrative Exposure Therapy. Dr Johnson qualified with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) from University College London and is currently leading an NHS trauma service in north London.
Dr Lucie Nalletamby is a Clinical Psychologist skilled in working with survivors of traumatic experiences who present with symptoms of PTSD. She has worked in the NHS since 2011, and has experience of working with survivors of childhood sexual abuse, accidents, war, trafficking and torture. She is experienced in the assessment and trauma focused treatment for both children and adults who present with symptoms of PTSD, as well as a range of other emotional difficulties. Dr Nalletamby currently works as a trauma specialist in the NHS in Central and North West London and specialises in Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) Therapy. She has a special interest in working with families; she has previously worked in family clinics and completed a post-graduate certificate in Systemic Family Practice.
Dr Tim Kember is an experienced Clinical Psychologist who specialises in the assessment and treatment of trauma related difficulties, including PTSD. He has worked in specialist trauma services in the NHS, and in private practice. He has experience working with adults who have had traumatic experiences across the lifespan, whether in childhood or as an adult. He works by developing a shared understanding of the difficulties someone is experiencing and draws on expertise in Compassion Focused Therapy, EMDR, CBT, and narrative approaches. Dr Kember completed his Clinical psychology doctorate at UCL in 2013. He has undertaken additional training in CFT and CBT and is fully trained in EMDR.
Dr Hayley Thompson is a Clinical Psychologist who works creatively using evidence-based therapies with children, young people and adults who have been through traumatic life events. She has developed expertise in both the NHS and the charity sector with people who have experienced a traumatic bereavement (such as through suicide or murder), sexual abuse, domestic violence, those who have been attacked or in an accident, and those who have fled from war zones. In the NHS, she currently works with young people and families who are adapting to and managing a physical health condition. More recently she has also supported NHS frontline staff who have been impacted by COVID-19. She has a specialist interest in anxiety arising from post-traumatic stress and physical health difficulties. Dr Thompson qualified with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsych) at the University of Essex, having worked within mental health services in the NHS since 2005. She works collaboratively to establish the factors that may be leading to and maintaining difficulties, then works towards building a safe space and developing resources for managing difficult feelings. She works in an integrative way, drawing upon Narrative approaches, Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Dr Jasmine Chin is an experienced consultant clinical psychologist who has worked in mental health services in the NHS for over 20 years. She qualified with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (PsychD Clinical Psychology) from the University of Surrey and has additional post qualification training in Systemic Psychotherapy, Narrative Therapy, Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). She also has trained in Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction/Cognitive Therapy (MBSR/MBCT) from the University of Bangor and varying somatic (mind-body) trauma trainings, all of which enable her to attend to distress held in the body. Dr Chin has a particular interest in working across the lifespan and in all of her work considers the impact of community trauma and intergenerational trauma on the individual's presenting difficulty and significant relationships. Equally, she attends to the strengths and values inherent in all systems and individuals, using this to support a collaborative approach to change. Dr Chin previously worked in NHS adult mental health services for over 10 years including services for parental mental health. She has also worked with pre-proceedings family court assessments and adult criminal and civil proceedings. She currently holds a clinical leadership & management role in child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS) in social care and a therapeutic role with adult creative artists. She holds a PG.Dip (Distinction) from UCL, London in CYP-IAPT Management & Leadership.
Dr Ebele ‘Bella’ Obi is a Clinical Psychologist with experience in working with individuals across their lifespan who have encountered traumatic life experiences. She has previously worked in NHS services including specialist CAMHS, social care, gangs and adult personality disorder services – working with young people, adults and families with a history of complex, developmental and intergenerational trauma. She has an interest in the impact that social and cultural contexts have in shaping experiences, particularly for minoritised and marginalised groups. Dr Obi currently works across both NHS (working within a multi-agency violence reduction project in North East London) and private practice (including completing court assessments for families involved in child care proceedings). Dr Obi qualified with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of Oxford, and is trained in trauma-focused therapies including EMDR and Narrative Exposure Therapy. Dr Obi is a qualified Minded Yoga Therapist. Dr Obi uses a strengths and values-based approach, incorporating mindfulness throughout her practise, and has a particular interest in mind-body integration, utilising body-based practises, to support psychological wellbeing, healing and growth.
Dr. Sarah Whittaker is a clinical psychologist expert in the assessment and treatment of trauma. She has worked extensively in specialist trauma services in the NHS and charity sector providing treatment to veterans and people who have experienced rape and torture. She is clinical director for an international organisation that provides specialist psychological services to former hostages, people impacted by terrorism and traumatic deaths, and victims of human right abuses. She has worked around the world including in Iraq, South Sudan, Sri Lanka and the Democratic Republic of Congo and therefore understands cultural influences on the expression of trauma and treatment. She has acted as an expert witness in a large scale war crimes investigation and for the UK Asylum Courts. Dr Whittaker adopts an integrative approach to understanding and treating trauma. She uses trauma focused cognitive behavioural therapy and narrative techniques and draws on existential and philosophical concepts to help people understand and explore the traumas they have experienced and start to feel safe, helping them to find ways of moving forward.
Dr Amelia Turner is a Clinical Psychologist with many years of experience working in specialist NHS trauma services. She has expertise in supporting adults heal from recent and historic experiences of sexual assault, emotional and physical abuse, bullying, and military trauma, as well as traumatic events such as witnessing a violent crime or being involved in an accident. These types of experiences can affect the way we think and feel, our self-esteem, our sleep, our patterns of behaviour, and how we relate to ourselves and others. Dr Turner works collaboratively to help survivors make sense of and cope with the wide-ranging impact of trauma on their lives. She is trained in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy, Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), and Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). She tends to integrate these approaches to different extents depending on the individual’s needs and hopes for therapy.
Dr Rabia Zeb is a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist. She has over 20 years experience of working in the NHS predominantly with adults and young people in a range of settings across forensic inpatient and community outpatient services. She completed her training at the University of Liverpool with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy). Dr Zeb has worked with a range of presenting problems including, personality disorders, complex and developmental trauma resulting from adverse childhood experiences, abuse, PTSD, problems with drugs and alcohol, identity and self esteem issues, stress and coping, emotional regulation difficulties and relationship difficulties. She has experience of providing specialist risk and diagnostic assessments, delivering forensic consultation clinics, and providing reflective practice, supervision, teaching and training to other professionals. She has completed training in Schema Therapy, Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Brief Solution Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR). She currently offers EMDR therapy and can integrate this with other modalities in order to tailor and meet the individual needs of the client. Dr Zeb values the importance of building a therapeutic relationship with the client. Using a compassionate and empathic approach to help develop a sense of psychological safety, which supports the client to engage in therapy. Dr Zeb has a particular interest in working with cultural trauma in order to provide culturally safe and culturally attuned therapy. She can speak Urdu, Punjabi and Hindi.
Alice Roe is a PhD student at the University of Cambridge, where her research focuses on understanding the emotional, cognitive and social factors related to mental health in adolescence, with a particular focus on the impact of trauma. Prior to this, she worked at the Nuffield Family Justice Observatory, conducting research in the family courts. She works with London Trauma Specialists as a Clinical Research Associate.
Nimrod is a PhD Candidate and a Gates Cambridge Scholar at the Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, University of Cambridge, UK, where he studies the cognitive underpinnings of evidence-based psychological interventions for post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). He holds a Master's in clinical psychology from Tel Aviv University and worked with youth and adults at various mental health clinics before, during, and after his clinical training. He works with London Trauma Specialists as a Clinical Research Associate.
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