My placement was my first experience in a mental health setting and enabled me to get enough experience to secure an Assistant Psychologist post straight after university at the same hospital.
My current role involves offering psychological assessment and therapy to adults who are struggling with mental health problems, such as low mood, anxiety, and hearing voices.
I offer Cognitive Behaviour Therapy via individual sessions or in groups. My role also involves providing support to colleagues - mental health nurses, social workers and occupational therapists - who may feel stuck in their work with a client, helping them to develop a psychological understanding of someone’s difficulties and how to support them.