Harper Psychology:

I am a consultant clinical psychologist with over 24 years of clinical experience within the NHS until I  began in private practise in 2019.   My clinical experience extends across a wide range of mental health and emotional problems, from stress, anxiety and low mood to more complex and severe mental health difficulties. 

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Clinical Experience​

I have worked in the NHS since 1994, initially a trainee, then as a qualified clinical psychologist since 1997 and as a Consultant Clinical Psychologist since 2002. I have practised within various adult mental health services providing psychological therapy for individuals, couples and families. As a clinical psychologist I draw on a number of psychological therapy models to provide interventions tailored to the individual client and their difficulties.

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I have lengthy experience of working with a wide range of psychological problems including:

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• ​anxiety (including panic, phobias, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, health anxiety, general anxiety disorder)

• depression / low mood

• trauma 

• psychosis

• bipolar disorder

• difficulties adjusting to life changes 

• relationship difficulties

• complex bereavement / grief

• problems coping with physical health problems

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This is not an exhaustive list so please call me to consider if there is something that I can help you with.

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Training and Supervision Experience

In addition to my clinical work I have expertise in training and supervision of other mental health staff in psychological interventions.  I was involved in the selection, supervision and training of post graduate doctoral trainees in clinical psychology for many years. I have been a clinical supervisor for many other clinical psychologists, CBT therapists and other mental health staff over the years, and was involved in the development of supervision training for NHS Education Scotland.  I have also delivered training to a large number of multidisciplinary mental health staff in Behavioural Family Therapy.

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I was previously a visiting lecturer at the University of Glasgow and was regularly invited to deliver training for mental health services in Ferrara, Northern Italy.

 

​​Qualifications and professional registration

My undergraduate honours degree was awarded from the University of Strathclyde in 1990. I then went on to work as a researcher at the University of Glasgow until beginning my 3 year postgraduate Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, graduating from The University of Edinburgh in 1997. 

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I am a member of the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) which is the regulatory body for all clinical psychologists and membership of this demonstrates that I have the appropriate qualifications and experience to practice as a clinical psychologist and that I meet the HCPC high standards of training, education, conduct, ethics and professional skills.

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In line with professional registration, throughout my career I have continued to develop my knowledge and skills through clinical supervision, many post qualification training courses and research activities.