Meet our Clinical
Psychologists
and the team

Daniel obtained his undergraduate psychology degree at the University of Birmingham (2007) and completed his PhD investigating children’s understanding and experience of regret and relief (2011). During his PhD, he published work in international peer-reviewed academic journals and presented his work at national and international conferences, including in Oxford, Nottingham, Birmingham, Denver, Las Vegas, Granada and Budapest. Daniel worked as a Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner for the Improving Access to Psychological Therapies (IAPT) rollout (2012) for two years. Daniel then went on to complete his doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester (2015), with specialist placements across Manchester and the North West, whilst developing a specialist interest in cognitive assessment and paediatric neuropsychology.

Daniel founded CAYP Psychology in March 2016, and has seen it grow into an award-winning, highly sought after psychological healthcare service for Children, Adolescents and Young People across Greater Manchester, and most recently, Liverpool, Newcastle, Tonbridge and online across the country. He is based in the CAYP Psychology head office in Whitefield, Manchester, and runs clinics on Tuesdays, Fridays and Sundays.

Daniel is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL32317) and a registered member of the Association of Clinical Psychologists (ACP-UK, 134130).

Prior to her role within the NHS, Miriam spent several years working as a research assistant at the University of Manchester where she contributed to mental health research. Miriam also spent time working within adult mental health services where she delivered face-to-face therapeutic interventions as well as computerised cognitive behavioural therapy. Miriam has also worked within education as both a teaching assistant and as a research assistant exploring mainstream educational provision for children with autistic spectrum disorders. Miriam has presented at conferences for the BABCP (British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies) and has published academic peer-reviewed journal articles on mental health. She has also written a book chapter on emotional regulation.

Miriam was awarded a first class honours degree from the University of Manchester for her Undergraduate Psychology degree (2006). She completed a Masters degree in Forensic Psychology at the Manchester Metropolitan University (2010) and she completed her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester (2017). Miriam joined CAYP Psychology in 2018 and runs clinics in Stockport on a Monday morning.

Miriam is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL34440)

Paula obtained a First-class honours degree in Psychology and was also awarded project of the year from the University of Central Lancashire in 2005. She worked as an assistant psychologist for Cumbria Partnership NHS Foundation Trust for 3 years, initially working with adults and then expanding her experience to working with children and families and working onto a secure acute inpatient ward. Paula then went on to complete her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Manchester (2013), with specialised placements across Manchester and the North West, whilst developing a specialist interest in complex trauma, gender development and improving the quality of therapeutic relationships.

Paula runs a clinic in South Manchester and practices from the Brooklands Therapy Rooms (near Brooklands Met).

Paula is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL29627)

Post-qualification, Jenni worked within Newcastle Tyne and Wear NHS Foundation Trust and as part of her role was lead author on a systematic review about self-reported quality of life of young children with congenital health conditions. Jenni worked for 7 years within a specialist CAMHS service in Manchester NHS Foundation Trust across the core service and service for children with neurodevelopmental and learning disabilities. Jenni now works in child and adolescent mental health research for Greater Manchester Mental Health Trust. Jenni offers evening clinics as part of CAYP Psychology.

Jenni completed her undergraduate psychology degree at the University of Northumbria (2002). As an Assistant Psychologist, Jenni was part of a child mental health research programme and was involved in several research publications. She also worked as an Assistant Psychologist at Booth Hall Children’s Hospital (Manchester). Jenni completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Newcastle University (2011). She was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Young People by the University of Manchester (2017).

Jenni is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL27588)

She was awarded a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for Children and Young People by the University of Manchester in 2018. She has also undertaken further training in Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT).

Prior to training as a Clinical Psychologist, Anne worked as a research assistant at the University of Manchester in the fields of forensic mental health, substance misuse and suicide prevention. She completed her PhD investigating suicidal behaviour in female prisoners in 2008.

Anne is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professionals Council (HCPC, PYL25771).

Lisa joined CAYP psychology in 2021 and can offer work online and from the Whitefield clinic.

Lisa is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL27347)

Charlotte is accredited in using Video Interaction Guidance and is an accredited Incredible Years Parent group leader. Charlotte is also trained in using EMDR and CBT approaches.

Prior to training as a Clinical Psychologist, Holly worked with children who were Looked After in Care. She developed an understanding of, and interest in, supporting children with social and emotional difficulties as well as supporting those who cared for them.

Holly has additional training in the Incredible Years Preschool and Baby Parent Programmes and is also an accredited Video Interaction Guidance practitioner. She also has an additional certificate in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and is trained to use a variety of therapeutic models such as Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Solution Focused Therapy (SFT) and Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy (PIT).

Holly is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC; PYL34834)

Lucy is able to offer virtual appointments as well as face to face appointments and cognitive assessment. The locations and times of her clinics is to be confirmed. 

During her training as a Clinical Psychologist, Katie chose to specialise in working with children, adolescents and their families who were experiencing a range of psychological and emotional difficulties. Katie is currently employed by Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust where she continues this work. In particular, Katie specialises in working with children and young people who may be suspected of having or are diagnosed with a neurodisability, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD, providing both assessment (including neuropsychological assessment) and intervention to both young people and their families.

Gemma obtained an upper second-class undergraduate degree at John Moore’s University in 2009. She completed her master’s degree in forensic psychology at the University of Central Lancashire (2011) where she was awarded a merit. She completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Lancaster University (2017), completing specialist placements across Merseyside. Gemma’s doctoral thesis explored perceptions of resilience amongst staff working within paediatric trauma services. Gemma runs a clinic in Rodney Street, Liverpool on Fridays. These clinics offer intellectual and specialist neuropsychological assessments.

Gemma is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL34749)

Prior to qualifying Laura worked for the Prison Service with young offenders. After moving to the NHS, Laura worked with children and young people with learning disabilities and mental health difficulties. She also worked in a second opinion autism diagnostic service.

Laura is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL33419).

Stef adopts a creative, flexible and curious approach in her clinical work. She is especially experienced in supporting parents through attachment focused exploration, and in supporting young people and adults through various psychological models of therapy, including cognitive behavioural therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, and psychodynamic psychotherapy.

Stef joined CAYP Psychology in 2021 and offers appointments via Zoom video conferencing, and also appointments in the North East clinic in Gosforth. Stef is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL30385).

More recently, Emma has been involved in work looking at ways to support parents who have children struggling with mental health problems. We all know parenting is no easy job, and the last few years have been especially challenging.

Emma draws upon a variety of models in her therapy, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), to find an approach that best suits the individual’s needs.

Emma is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL37357)

Cheontell is an experienced Clinical Psychologist trained in a number of psychological models including Cognitive Behavioural, Systemic, and Psychodynamic. Cheontell works with children, young people and families, she has developed specialist skills working with complex and developmental trauma, attachment issues, looked after and adopted children, and children on the edge of care. Cheontell has worked closely with partner agencies including the local authority and education. She has undertaken further training in assessments of parent child relationships, and Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR and R-Tep), CAT, Trauma Focussed-CBT and Compassion Focussed Therapy. In addition to direct work with children and families, she offers consultation and supervision to other professionals, provides teaching and training for various professional groups. She has gained experience working in adult, child, and specialist forensic and neuropsychology services. She has worked in both NHS and the charitable sectors and has a private practice in Norfolk and Suffolk.

Cheontell joined CAYP Psychology in 2020 and will offer appointments via Zoom video conferencing and face to face interventions where possible and necessary (in line with Covid-19 guidelines).

Cheontell is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL33242)

Dr Goldsmith has an extensive background in mental health research with the Universities of Kings College London, East London, Canterbury Christ Church and in Canada with Sick Kids Hospital, Sunnybrook Hospital and the Centre for Addiction and Mental Health. She is a member of the Compassionate Mind Foundation and has spoken at their annual conference regarding on-going research in Compassion Focused Therapy. She specialises in several therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Systemic, Narrative, Behavioural, Mentalisation-based therapy and Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT). She has worked for the NHS in both mainstream and disability CAMHS services. She is also a Mum and is very familiar with the challenges and complexities of family life.

Hayley currently has contracts with two local primary schools and one independent school providing regular assessment and intervention to pupils on roll. Hayley also has an extensive caseload working with individual families throughout Tonbridge and the surrounding area, providing home visits and school-based sessions with children ranging from 2 years to 13 years.

Hayley joined CAYP Psychology in 2021 and jointly runs the ASD assessment clinics from Tonbridge, Kent, with Dr Diana Goldsmith.

Hayley is a registered Speech & Language Therapist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC SL3308).

Hayley is also registered with the Royal College of Speech & Language Therapists as a Practising Therapist (RC0018062).

Hayley is also a registered member of the Association of Speech and Language Therapists in Independent Practice (ASLTIP 3307).

In her current role, Charlene works with a variety of client groups, including young people and families with complex needs, working in residential care provisions, education provisions, fostering and adoption services and services that support care-experienced young people. She also supports young people who have experienced developmental trauma, who have difficulties within their attachment relationships and who have emotional regulation and behavioural difficulties. Charlene utilises an integrated approach where she draws upon attachment and trauma informed frameworks to guide her work. She also draws upon CFT, DBT and CAT informed approaches. She has a special interest in attachment theory, developmental trauma, self-harming behaviours and parenting support. Charlene understands the importance of building a safe relationship during the therapy and ensures that her approach is creative, flexible and tailored to the clients needs.

Charlene obtained an upper second class psychology degree at John Moore’s University (2010). Charlene the went onto completing her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Lancaster University (2017). Charlene has also presented her research on the impact of self-harm in an inpatient adolescent setting at a conference for the BPS (British Psychological Society) and has published in a mental health peer reviewed journal. Charlene joined CAYP Psychology in 2020 and runs clinics in Warrington and via Zoom video conferencing.

Charlene is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL34664)

Jodie obtained a first-class honours degree in BSc Psychology at the University of East Anglia (2013) and completed her MSc in Mental Health: Psychological Therapies at Queen Mary University of London (2016). During this time Jodie worked with a range of presentations including substance use, adult mental health, older adult mental health and child and adolescent mental health as well as working as a Research Assistant within the NHS. Jodie then went on to complete her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of East Anglia (2019), with specialist placements across Norfolk and Suffolk focusing on working with children, young people and families. Jodie has published research in peer-reviewed academic journals exploring service delivery for children and young people who have experienced trauma. Jodie joined CAYP Psychology in 2020 and will offer appointments via Zoom video conferencing.

Jodie is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL37655) and a chartered member of the British Psychological Society (BPS 317335).​

Clinical Psychologists are trained in a variety of therapies and therapeutic approaches. For Brendan, he primarily works with clients using Narrative Therapy techniques, relational concepts and theories (particularly from Cognitive Analytic Therapy) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. Brendan will always give a choice of approaches to clients that he is working with and discuss why he believes a particular approach (based on the evidence base for the primary difficulty a client may be experiencing) could be most beneficial.

Within therapy, Brendan believes that core considerations should be given to a client’s social and cultural context, interpersonal relations, and the interaction between intersecting aspects of an individual’s experience of the world. This is so that difficulties can be considered within context, so that any changes or progress in therapy will have a greater likelihood of success ‘in the real world’.

Whilst Brendan is trained to work with a multitude of mental health and wellbeing challenges, he has particular expertise working with late adolescents and adults that have difficulties with:

– Interpersonal trauma (trauma resulting from difficulties with relationships)
– Self-harm/self-injury (in the broadest sense; including physically injuring the body, self-harmful eating behaviours, self-harmful sexual behaviour, or self-harmful substance misuse)
– so-called ‘Personality disorders’
– Low mood/depression
– Feelings of anxiety
– Difficulties with emotional regulation
– Other mental health difficulties that particularly present in, or affect, LGBTQ+ people, or those from other minoritised backgrounds (such as Black, Indigenous, and other People of Colour, people that are neurodivergent or people that are disabled). This includes managing microaggressions, gender identity concerns, intersectional challenges and experiences of oppression.
– Adjustment to physical health conditions, in particular a diagnosis of HIV

Murewa draws upon Compassion Focussed Therapy, Acceptance Commitment Therapy and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy having done further training in these approaches. Murewa individualises the therapy to the needs of her clients but kindness, playfulness and authenticity are hallmarks of her therapeutic style.

Murewa is available for remote appointments, via Zoom video conferencing.

Murewa is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL24870)

During her training as a Clinical Psychologist, Katie chose to specialise in working with children, adolescents and their families who were experiencing a range of psychological and emotional difficulties. Katie is currently employed by Sheffield Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust where she continues this work. In particular, Katie specialises in working with children and young people who may be suspected of having or are diagnosed with a neurodisability, such as Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and ADHD, providing both assessment (including neuropsychological assessment) and intervention to both young people and their families.

Vicky was awarded her Psychology degree from the University of Essex (2002). She went on to complete a Masters of Science and then trained as an Integrative Counsellor. Vicky worked for several years in various local authority and National Health Services. Her work included mentoring young people who were at risk of becoming not in education, employment or training and supporting children who were preparing to leave the care system. Vicky worked in a CAMHS team helping children and families by offering counselling in schools and providing supervision and consultation to teachers and school staff.

Vicky studied for her doctorate in Clinical Psychology at the University of Birmingham (2015) where she completed specialist placements helping children with physical health problems at Birmingham Children’s Hospital and supporting adolescents with mental health problems in a specialist youth support team. Since qualifying, Vicky has worked with children and families in CAMHS and with adults with a learning disability and their families and carers.

Vicky is a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC, PYL32379)