Therapists

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Accredited member of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, (BABCP).
• Registered as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with British Psychological Society, (BPS).

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Attachment
• Trauma
• Emotional and behavioural problems
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Family Therapy
• Consultation
  
  
• Kim is currently developing a consultation service to foster carers, social workers and residential staff. She also provides regular training, and is committed to the continuing professional development of both herself and others.
• As well as undergoing personal supervision, Kim provides regular supervision and consultation for other professionals, including Clinical Psychologists in training.

CAREER SUMMARY

• Clinical Psychologist (Children and Family service/Looked-after Children), Birch Hill Hospital, Rochdale (2001 to date)
• Clinical Psychologist (Adult Mental Health), with a focus on primary care and severe and enduring mental illness, Salford Mental Health Services (1999 – 2000)
• Trainee Clinical Psychologist (assessment and psychological therapies across specialities), South Manchester NHS Trust (1996 – 1999)
• Researcher (interviews, data collection and analysis), North Manchester General Hospital (1995 – 1996).

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• BSc. (Hons.) 2:1 Psychology, University of Manchester (1992 – 1995)
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of Manchester (1996 – 1999)

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Accredited member of the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies, (BABCP).
• Accredited member of the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Training related to CBT and evolutionary psychology in mental disorders.
• The psychological sequelae of road traffic accidents and accidents at work.
• Coaching and mentoring of professional staff in national and international companies in health-related fields.

SUMMARY OF APPOINTMENTS

• Director of Psychological Therapies, The Psychological Therapies Unit, Liverpool (2000 to date).
• Director of Alliance Advocacy Ltd (2003 to date) – a not-for-profit organisation, dedicated to the provision of advocacy services to sufferers of mental illness, their relatives and carers.
• Magistrate (2003-2006)
• Assistant Director/Member of Steering Group for Mersey Primary Care Research & Development Consortium (1998-2000).
• Lead Clinician, Priory Medical Centre, Liverpool (1998-2000)
• Board Member, Liverpool Health Authority (1999-2000)
• Independent Consultant, F&R Consultancy Services, Wakefield (1994-2000). Independent screening and nursing service for all areas of industry and the health care sector.
• Tutor (part-time) Dewsbury College of Further Education (1996-1998)
• Nurse/Senior Staff Nurse, Leeds Community & Mental Health Trust (1994-1996). Acute admission patients from A&E/patients detained under the Mental Health Act, working in a semi-secure environment.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Steve is committed to professional development, and has attended a number of conferences, both in the role of delegate and speaker.
• Other training courses undertaken include Stewardship (1992), Industrial Relations & Negotiating Skills (1993), and numerous short courses on mental health, cognitive therapy and primary care (1999-2007).

EDUCATION & QUALIFICATIONS

• Diploma of Higher Education in Nursing, Open University, Milton Keynes (1990-1996).
• Bachelor of Science, Psychology (1996).
• Post-Graduate Diploma in Behavioural & Cognitive Psychotherapy, Chester (2001-2003).

PUBLICATIONS

• Health education: "Not enough cooks", Nursing Standard, December 4th, I991.
• Conference Report: "Following up Leeds", Nursing Standard, April 15th, I992.
• Project 2000: "Look back in Danger", Nursing Standard, June 24th, 1992.
• Viewpoint: Apathy and infighting in Nursing, Nursing Standard, July 15th, 1992.
• Student Support: "Holistic Student Care", Nursing Standard, August 19th, 1992.
• Employment: "Nurse redundancies make sense", Nursing Standard, October 28th, I992.
• Education: "Practically Useless", Nursing Standard, February 17th 1993.
• Morals: "Never mind the Quality", Nursing Standard, June 9th 1993.
• Management, "The Flatt Management Structure" Leeds COH Newsletter.
• Empowerment: "Talked up - Beaten down", Nursing Standard, January 4th 1994.
• Management: "Temper, Temper", Nursing Standard, February 16th, 1994.
• Education: "Registers Discontent", Nursing Standard, March 23rd, 1994.
• Management: "The Blame Game", Nursing Standard, May 25th, 1994.
• Education: "I think therefore I am", Nursing Standard, August 17th 1994.
• Philosophy: "The future of the Nurse", Nursing Standard, March 1st 1995.
• Post registration Education: Nursing Standard, May 17, 1995.
• Single sex wards: Nursing Standard, July12, 1995.
• Dreams & nightmares: Nursing Standard, September 20, 1995.
• Occupational Health: "A new kind of health service", Nursing Standard, January 3, 1996 Marketing nursing: Nursing Standard, November 15, 1995.
• "Advocacy", Nursing Standard, February 14, 1996.
• "Ways to health", Nursing Standard, April 10, 1996.
• "Casualties', Nursing Standard, October 30, 1996.
• "BSE & the Media", Nursing Standard, November 7, 1996.
• "Complacency among health professionals", Nursing Times, 22 January 1997.
• "What is cognitive therapy?" The Network, (Developing Mental health in Primary Care), March 1997.
• "Quality at the bottom", Nursing Management, Vol. 4, no. 4 July 1997.
• "Nursing Academia", Nursing Standard, June 18, 1997.
• "Hierarchies in nursing", Nursing Standard, July 2, 1997.
• "What's in a name?" Nursing Standard, November 5, 1997.
• "Bullying" Nursing Standard, May 10, 1998.
• "A study to identify the effectiveness of a taped hypnotherapy intervention for migraine using an interrupted time series design", Hypnos vol XXVI No 2, June 1999.
• Nurse specialist aids mental health care, GP Medicine, 25 June 1999.
• "The efficacy of a standardised intervention in the treatment of migraine", Nursing Standard, Nov 3 1999.
• "Out of Control", Nursing Standard, September 27 2000.
• A project to manage non psychotic illness in primary care in an inner city area, Mental Health Practice, September 2001.
• A number of other pieces for Nursing Standard during 2000 – 2007.
• Plus numerous letters published in journals on a range of subjects affecting nursing, psychology and healthcare. Steve has also been interviewed on numerous occasions on Radio and T.V. in Great Britain and the USA on issues relevant to healthcare.

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIP

• Member of the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy (MBACP)
• Member of the College of Advanced Hypnotherapy (MCAHyp.)
• Registered with the United Kingdom Confederation of Hypnotherapy Organisations (UKCHOReg.)

KEY AREAS OF EXPERTISE

• Bereavement counselling
• Relationship therapy
• Cognitive Behavioural Therapy
• Hypnotherapy

SUMMARY OF APPOINTMENTS

• Psychological Therapies Unit. Psychotherapist / Counsellor / Practice Administrator (2005 to date)
• Operational Manager, Family Refugee Support Project. (2006 - 7)
• Project Manager and Tutor, Education and Youth Services. (2004 - 6)
• Course Leader / Counsellor, Central American Management Conference., British Embassy, Guatemala (2004, 2005)
• Lecturer, Liverpool Community College, University of Liverpool, University College of Ripon and York St John, British Council. (p/t 1990 - 2002)
• Teacher, Supply Agencies, Liverpool College (1990 - 2001)
• Residential social worker, Shropshire Social Services. (1986 - 9)
• Family commitments (1981 - 1986)
• Research Associate, University of Manchester. (1978 - 80)
• Occupational Health Researcher, Manchester Area Health Authority. (1977 - 8)

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

• Neuro-Linguistic Programming (2008)
• Asylum Issues (2006)
• Trauma Therapy (2005)
• Bereavement Counselling (2004)
• Protection of Vulnerable Adults (2004)
• Classroom Behaviour Management (2003)
• Domestic Violence Awareness Training (2003)
• Domestic Violence Support Worker Training (2003)
• Grief and Loss Counselling (2002)

EDUCATION AND QUALIFICATIONS

• B.Sc. (Hons) Microbiology, Liverpool Polytechnic (1972 - 76)
• P.G.C.E. Manchester Polytechnic (1976 - 77)
• M.A.(distinction) University of Liverpool (1992 - 94)
• Ph.D. University of Liverpool (1995 - 2000)
• Trinity College Cert. TESOL, Liverpool John Moores University (2003)
• Diploma in Counselling. Liverpool Community College (2002 - 4)
• Advanced Diploma in Hypnotherapy and Hypnohealing. Atkinson-Ball College (2006)
• Advanced Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Skills and Studies, University of Derby (2007 to date)