RTN MENTAL HEALTH SOLUTIONS - Key Persons
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Job Titles:
- Clinical Operations Director
Caroline Renshaw is a Psychology graduate passionate about improving the lives of those in need. Caroline has experience working with adults in a mental health setting to promote positive wellbeing, as well as having studied a Masters in Psychology.
Caroline has an interest in neuropsychology and neurodiversity, and is keen to develop a career where she can make an impact on peoples' mental health.
Conrad Cave offers online and telephone counselling working to assist his clients with all their needs. Conrad's role is to accurately assess client requirements and address these through ongoing discussions and carefully working within the boundaries of the therapeutic relationship and life coaching. Conrad defines clients' difficulties across emotional, relational, and behavioural spheres. He strategically establishes ethical boundaries with clients while maintaining the utmost privacy regarding client information.
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Job Titles:
- Clinical Psychologist
- Clinical Psychologist, BSc Hons ( First Class ), MSc Oxon, DPhil Oxon, DClinPsy
Ann is a Clinical Psychologist with over 10 years of experience working in the NHS and in independent practice. During this time Ann's experience has ranged from working therapeutically with people with complex mental health needs on randomised control research trials to providing psychological assessment and treatment to people with long-term neurological conditions in physical health services. Ann also provides teaching and supervision to other mental health professionals training within the NHS.
Qualifications
Job Titles:
- Chartered Clinical Psychologist
- Chartered Member of the Division of Clinical Psychology
- Member of the Derbyshire Autism Partnership Board
Dr Charmian Round is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with over 25 years' experience working in the NHS providing assessment, therapy, training, support and consultation to neurodiverse adults and children, their families, support networks and other professionals. This has included experience of working with a widely diverse population with different needs due to age, gender, sexuality, ethnicity, culture, co-existing mental health, and differing ability levels due to specific learning difficulties or learning disability.
Since 2017 Charmian has been Clinical Lead for the Derbyshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Autism Assessment Service for adults without a learning disability. Charmian provides supervision, training and advice to professionals from services across the Health, Social Care and Voluntary Sector to enable them to make reasonable adjustments and be more accessible to individuals with diverse needs. Charmian also offers clinical consultancy to mainstream mental health professionals on the adaptation of mental health services to meet autistic needs. Charmian has lectured on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology programmes at both the University of Leicester and the University of Trent.
Dr Charmian has been an active member of the Derbyshire Autism Partnership Board for many years, regularly supporting co-production initiatives to improve services. Charmian is also a member of a number of national professional networks which provide forums for peer supervision, sharing of resources and research developments, and to contribute to national policy development regarding neurodiversity.
Qualifications and Training
Dr Charmian is a Chartered Member of the Division of Clinical Psychology, British Psychological Society; a member of the Association of Clinical Psychologists (ACP) and holds clinical registration with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC).
Dawn Robson has over 25 years' experience working as a Registered Chartered Psychologist. Over this time, she has primarily worked clinically with individuals who have mental health and neuro-diverse needs, within secure settings as well as in the community. These roles have focused on the assessment and clinical support of adults and children, and she is experienced in a range of therapeutic models practicing both individual and group work treatments.
Dawn is currently providing a Clinical Psychology service to children and adolescents in a High dependency CAMHS Unit (PICU) requiring skilled risk assessment and clinical interventions that are adapted to the needs of young people. She is also Lead Psychologist in a low secure hospital working with adults in crisis and those with forensic mental health needs. Dawn is trained in the assessment of autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), personality, cognitive functioning, and psychological trauma in children and adults.
Dawn Robson has a BA (Hons) degree in Psychology, a Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Psychology and a PsychD in Forensic Psychology from the University of Surrey. She is currently studying part time for a Professional Doctorate in Forensic Psychology Research at the University of Birmingham.
She is trained to administer the Hare Psychopathy Checklist, (PCL-R), ADOS-2 and the HCR-20 among other risk assessment tools.
In addition to many years of generic clinical experience Dawn has completed accredited courses in narrative therapy, sand play and EMDR intervention. She is a Chartered Member of the Division of Forensic Psychology, British Psychological Society and Registered Member of the HCPC.
Job Titles:
- Clinical Psychologist
- Consultant
- Researcher
Dr Renata Fialho is Clinical Psychologist and Clinical Researcher, with extensive experience working with adults with mental health difficulties. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in Lisbon, master's in Medical and Psychology School in HIV and her PhD in chronic illness and neurocognition from the University of Sussex. Currently, Dr Renata Fialho works in an NHS specialist service at the general hospital, having developed extensive experience with Post covid syndrome, depression, anxiety, emotional difficulties associated with chronic illness, physical persistent symptoms, and Functional Neurological Disorders.
Dr Fialho has worked as consultant and researcher in different HIV projects in collaboration with Gilead and AbbVie Industry in Lisbon; worked as a trial manager and trial therapist in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy Randomized clinical trials, with a wide range of clinical presentations such as psychosis, trauma, depression, and obsessive-compulsive disorder. Dr Fialho published in several academic journals and is still actively involved in mental health research, with an active role in teaching and supervision experience.
Fialho, Renata, Pereira, Marco, Gilleece, Yvonne, Rusted, Jennifer and Whale, Richard (2018) A longitudinal study assessing depression in hepatitis C: does gender play a role in the new-onset depression during interferon-alpha treatment? Women & Health. ISSN 0363-0242
Bucur, M., Thompson, A., Fialho, R., Whale, R (2015) Systematic review of randomised interventions for patients at high risk of developing psychosis: 2015 update. International Congress of The Royal College of Psychiatrists, 2015.
Job Titles:
- Speech & Language Therapist
Dr. Susan Lawlor is a global multi-award-winning Psychotherapist; Sociologist; Scholar; Global Presenter; Co-founder of State of Mind Ireland; Founder of State of Mind Ireland Mental Health Clinic, Lecturer and Academic Supervisor. She has been involved in the field of mental health for over fifteen years and runs the State of Mind Ireland's Mental Health Clinic in Co. Cork offering psychotherapy/counselling to young people, adults, couples, and groups in person, via the phone or via Zoom call locally, nationally, and internationally. She works on an array of mental health conditions with clients of all ages across the globe. Dr. Lawlor lectures in Counselling on a consultative basis in the Cork College of Commerce. She also lectures in Skills-based Psychotherapy for Master students in ICHAS, Co. Limerick and in Youth Work, Conceptualising Frameworks and Psychotherapy for BA Social Study students in ICHAS, Co. Limerick. In addition, she works as an Academic Supervisor for Master students, ICHAS, Co. Limerick. Lastly, Dr. Lawlor provides interactive workshops/talks in the local community in schools, sporting clubs, community groups, local businesses, and Organisations centered on all aspects of mental health. Dr. Lawlor works as an external assessor of postgraduate certificate, post graduate diploma, and Master's degree in play therapy programmes.
Dr. Lawlor has earned several awards, including Special Recognition The Hero Awards in January 2021. The National Hero Awards celebrates Ireland's everyday heroes and are in recognition of the kindness, strength, and fortitude by an everyday hero. She also won Connect Kerry Women in Business Community Champion Award and the prestigious Unsung Hero Award in association with Radio Kerry and Fexco. In June, she received her highest accolade to date, as she was chosen as the winner of the ‘Individual's' category in the World Dignity Mental Health Champions - a global awards initiative of the World Federation for Mental Health. Dr. Lawlor presented her work in June 2022 at a Symposium at the World Mental Health Congress in Westminster London and received her global award.
Dr. Lawlor is a successful scholar and graduate of NUI Maynooth obtaining a B.A. (Hons) degree, a M.A. (Hons) degree, 1.1 Hons Postgraduate in Counselling Skills and a Doctorate (Hons) degree in Sociology, and recipient of the prestigious IRCHSS Scholarship. She has also attained a First-Class Hons Master's (Hons) degree in Psychotherapy and Counselling, Limerick, where she also attained a First-Class Hons grade in her two final year projects and a First-Class Hons grade in her Dissertation. Dr. Lawlor has completed six academic dissertations to date and has also completed an unlimited number of certificates across the lifespan of mental health conditions.
Deborah Cluff, PhD has over 10 years of professional coaching and psychotherapeutic experience. With a Doctorate in Depth Psychotherapy and certification as a Master Practitioner of NLP, she implements the foundations of psychology using the most innovative techniques to support deep inner healing and real lasting change.
She believes we all have the power to break unhelpful, unconscious patterns and replace them with new models for happiness and success. Working with Deborah, you will learn to recognize your feelings as valuable information, organize your mind, and reconnect to your inner spark so that you can empower your life.
She teaches Master Classes based on the research presented in her book Shame and the Making of Art: a Depth Psychological Perspective (Routledge 2017) as well as her work on therapeutic photography, which was published in Therapeutic Photography: Enhancing Self-Esteem, Self-Efficacy and Resilience (Jessica Kingsley Publishers 2018).
Andy Keefe is a Psychotherapist, EMDR Therapist, Personal Trainer (PT) and Nutrition & Weight Management Adviser. Andy combines therapy with fitness to help people recover from abuse-related trauma, depression, anxiety, chronic pain, disordered eating and body image issues. Andy has a special interest in helping people recover emotionally and physically, from birth trauma and chronic pain.
Fiona C Davis is an accredited MBACP registered psychotherapist with over 12 years of experience.
Fiona can support in diverse areas such as depression, anxiety, relationship issues, anger, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, self-harm, suicidal thoughts, life transitions, loss, trauma and many others. Fiona works with adolescents and adults of all ages and backgrounds.
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Joanna Miller is a BACP Accredited Psychotherapist with over 10 years of experience counselling children and adults with a wide range of issues. Joanna is also The Personal Development Group Facilitator on the postgraduate counselling diploma at Brighton University.
Joanna is a psychodynamic counsellor, which means she believes most mental activity takes place in the unconscious, and her role is to help people gain access to it and insights from it. According to Joanna, we can't change our habits until we know what they are.
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Job Titles:
- Specialist
- Speech & Language Therapist
Josephine Hutchinson is a Specialist Speech & Language Therapist with 40 years experience of working in the NHS, Private Sector, and Education with Primary and Secondary age students with SLCN and ASD. For 7 years she also worked as an NHS Manager in a Learning Disabilities Service, and then at St George's Hospital Tooting as a hospital manager. Recent posts have included working at Appleford School for children with Dyslexia and other co-morbidities, and for Hampshire County Council in the Specialist Teacher Advisory Service in the Communication and Interaction Team. Josephine has always been an enthusiastic advocate for children and young people who might not be able to speak for themselves and prides herself on her ability to connect with anyone: the young person, parents and families, education professionals, and all people connected with the CYP. As a mother of an autistic son, and another with severe SLCN, she particularly empathises with parents and caregivers.
Qualifications:
Central School of Speech & Drama - 1981: Speech Therapy
Continuous updating including Elklan Tutoring, Lego Therapy, Makaton, Counselling, ADI-R.
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Louise O'Connell is a BACP accredited Counsellor, Psychotherapist, Clinical Supervisor, Accredited Energy Psychotherapist (ACEP) with coaching qualifications. Louise has over 11 years experience of in both NHS and private practice counselling and psychotherapy, plus16 years' experience of specialist roles within oncology and palliative care nursing.
Louise has successfully built a flourishing private practice, which is generally booked at capacity. Louise created effective client contracts by understanding the client's needs and working within an integrative approach, where emotional Freedom Technique EFT and other energy psychotherapeutic methods can be integrated whilst honouring client preference and pace.
Louise's clients are adult individuals who wish to work on: depression, low mood, anxiety, stress, anger management, trauma, low self-esteem, lack of confidence, disordered eating patterns, bereavement, other personal losses, relationship difficulties, coping with change, clients who are in recovery from addiction.
Louise also supports clients who wish to work on personal development, understanding inner working models of attachments, or creating more motivation, fulfilment, and happiness in their lives.
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Job Titles:
- Counsellor and Registered Member of Both the BACP
Marion Preston is an Integrative Counsellor and registered member of both the BACP and NCS.
Along with her Private Practice, Marion currently volunteers for a charity working with veterans and uniformed services particularly working in ‘front line' blue light services. She also works with clients who have been victims of sexual assault, rape and domestic abuse to become empowered survivors. Marion is passionate about mental health issues particularly with regards to trauma and PTSD.
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Job Titles:
- Counsellor
- Member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists
Michelle McGee is a trained integrative counsellor, attaining a distinction in her degree in 2017 from Ulster University.
Michelle is a fully accredited member of the British Association of Counsellors and Psychotherapists (BACP). She has been working in her local doctor's surgery since graduating, began her private practice in 2018 and during this time working with corporate companies to support their employee's wellbeing.
In 2021 Michelle began working with online clients, either on the telephone or video calls, so she has much experience ensuring clients get the best experience even when they do not face to face.
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Nicola Keogh is a very experienced therapist and educator and has been practising therapeutically for over 20 years. She's provided support in a broad range of settings ranging from voluntary clinics, educational settings, corporate support services and within the ASN sector.
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Patience Osekre is a Psychotherapist and a Wellness Consultant trained in the UK with a wealth of experience and expertise in providing Health and Well-being Services for individuals, groups and organisations. She has worked for many years in managerial positions within the public/ statutory, private and voluntary sectors in the UK until relocating to Ghana.
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Job Titles:
- Limited Licensed Professional Counsellor
Rachel Leah Gerson is a Metaphysical Practitioner and Psychic Educator, and the creator of Doorway to Self, where she offers metaphysical sessions that integrate the use of counselling techniques with psychic education and tools to help you find, embrace, and step into your greatest Self and therefore, your mental health.
As a licensed mental health professional, Rachel is determined to help people understand the intersection of mental health and psychic abilities, because "If you're human, you're psychic".
Rachel is a Limited Licensed Professional Counsellor (LLPC) as recognised by the state of Michigan. She holds an MA in Clinical Mental Health Counselling from Western Michigan University. She is also currently enrolled in a non-secular PhD programme of Metaphysics at the Institute of Metaphysical Humanistic Sciences with a focus on Hypnotherapy, where she also holds a non-secular Bachelor's degree in Metaphysics. She received her secular Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan with a double major in English and Creative Writing.
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Job Titles:
- Lead Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant
Stephen Westby is originally from Dublin, Ireland, he moved over to England in 2003. Stephen initially began training as a therapist, after signing up for a 12 week ‘Counselling Concepts' course in 2006. From that point on, Stephen knew the direction he wished to go in when it came to his career path.
Stephen's work history has included working for several organizations including Liverpool Bereavement Service, Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC), Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA), Bupa Healthcare and I currently work alongside the Department of Work and Pensions (DWP), as a Lead Vocational Rehabilitation Consultant and Mental Health Specialist.
His real passion is supporting those who might otherwise go unheard and helping people/clients make sense of their emotions and psychological barriers. Stephen genuinely believes that he is only as good as the last client he has worked with, and this belief has not only kept him grounded in his practice, but also allowed Stephen to achieve his career goals of helping others.
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Job Titles:
- Counsellor
- Registered Member
Toni Denton is a trained and qualified counsellor and a registered member of the BACP-she is currently studying at university to gain a top-up degree. Toni works as an integrative counsellor keeping person-centred counselling at the heart of her practice. Toni feels that a client has the ability to grow if the conditions are right. Her job is to help untangle what is going on and empower the client to decide ‘what next.
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