Harriet
Areas of expertise:
- Applied psychological experience across secure hospitals, prisons, youth justice and community services with adults and children.
- Skilled in assessing cognitive functioning, parental capacity, mental health and risk, including use of structured professional judgement tools such as the HCR‑
- Delivers psychologically informed interventions for a variety of presenting issues, drawing on Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Acceptance & Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT).
- Specialist interests in assessment and therapy include atypical sexual interests, sexually offensive and/or harmful behaviour in adults and adolescents.
- Experienced in service development, reflective practice delivery and multidisciplinary consultation. Designs, delivers and evaluates training for a wide range of professionals and organisations.
- Strong academic background with leadership roles in higher education and a research profile focused on forensic mental health, safeguarding and prevention of offending.
Experience:
- Psychological assessments for adults and children during court proceedings at an independent practice (Apr–Oct 2019).
- Independent Associate Psychologist providing specialist psychological assessments, training and consultancy services and ongoing therapeutic work. Therapeutic work implemented by Compassion Focused Therapy and eclectic approaches.
- Designs and delivers tailored training packages for organisations and multidisciplinary and multiagency teams.
- Former Treatment Manager within a community charity supporting individuals who have committed, or are at risk of committing, sexual offences; reflecting particular specialist, expert interest. Responsibilities included delivering therapy on a group and 1:1 basis, overseeing clinical supervision, management of therapists, service evaluation and reporting for probation and court professionals.
- Experience across male medium‑secure and female low‑secure hospital wards, prisons, youth offending services and independent practice, providing a variety of psychological services; assessment, intervention, psychometrics, formulations, consultation and training.
- Academic experience from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer & Programme Lead, including course design, BPS accreditation preparation, supervision of students and teaching at undergraduate and postgraduate levels. Publications of empirical research papers and book chapters, focusing on certain sexual interests that may lead to illegal behaviour.
Bio:
I am a HCPC‑registered Psychologist working across academic, clinical and independent practice. I provide specialist psychological assessments, risk evaluations and therapy, alongside designing and delivering tailored training for multidisciplinary teams and forensic services.
My experience spans medium and low secure hospital settings, prisons, youth offending services and charitable organisations, where I have supported individuals who have committed or are at risk of sexual offences. This, and other sexual interests which may cause distress or confusion, reflect my specialist psychological interest and working expertise.
My therapeutic work is grounded in Compassion Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, and I have a strong research profile focused on forensic mental health, safeguarding and the prevention of offending.
Alongside clinical practice, I have held academic roles from Lecturer to Senior Lecturer and Programme Lead, contributing to course design, BPS accreditation and the supervision of undergraduate and postgraduate students.
I am committed to delivering thoughtful, trauma‑informed and evidence‑based practice across all areas of my work.
