Associate Professor Counselling and Psychotherapy at the University of Central Lancashire (UCLAN). nurse, counsellor and psychotherapist, BABCP accredited

Joined October 2019
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For anyone interested I'm starting offering some 2 day courses in person in Preston UK or online, "working with people who self-injure". I combine CBT and Compassion focused therapy and share the use of an online resource as guided self-help. onlineshop.uclan.ac.uk/short…

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7 Jun 2024
Someone told me today that they want to complete our @UCLan Masters in Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy because previous students they have worked with - are so confident in the delivery of therapy and rave about their training! Feeling proud!! ❤️❤️❤️
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I'm proud to announce our CBT symposium 2024 at the University of Salford. We've got some excellent speakers coming to talk about their experiences of using CBT in therapy. @SalfordUni @SalfordUniNews eventbrite.com/e/cbt-symposi…
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Today I successfully defended my PhD viva. Huge thanks to @benhannigan & @GillianRayner1 for a thorough but wonderful examination. Thanks to @eimearspain for chairing. Finally thanks to the ‘dream supervisory team’ Dr Annmarie Grealish & @Cillmurry #PhDone
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Find out more about how to provide compassionate care for people who self-harm, with this latest CPD article in @rcni’s Mental Health Practice. By @GillianRayner1 and @kmwright1 @Uclan. @UCLanNursingSoc @UCLanMH @MHNAUK @SWJ_1 @ElliegorRMN @RCNi_Julie journals.rcni.com/mental-hea…

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' Our Emma' presenting her study into the TR between student nurses and people experiencing personally disorder in forensic settings. Student nurses make a difference! @mickmckeown2016 @Jones23Emma #MHNR2022 @UCLanResearch @UCLanMH @UCLanNursing
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Hats off to our first cohort of PGDip Associate Psychological Practitioners who’ve graduated from our ground-breaking programme aimed at tackling a shortage of psychological professionals ow.ly/ye8r50K4t5a
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Absolutely fantastic day and one of the only pictures I took because it was so interesting! Big thanks to @GillianRayner1 and @bry_dalgleish for providing such a thought provoking day! Also for making us Burnley students feel so welcome 🤗
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10 Jun 2022
So please to say that with hard work and support from colleagues, @UCLan CBT MSc and Post Grad Dip are now level 2 Accredited! This is a testament to our university and the quality of teaching, assessment, and student support! Come and study with us ❤️❤️
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Two years ago today: Beth (who I’ve not met since) working to keep me alive, giving me years more life. This is from my ‘Patient Diary’ from when I was in a coma.
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8 Apr 2022
MHWP role and our new course @UCLan - had a fab week 2! Lots of good discussions, group work and learning together with students! Of course using @wakelet 😄. Good feedback from students - makes you feel warm
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'One step forward, one step backwards'...the title of Laura's presentation at the Eating Disorder Conference this week. Her doctoral studies for which I was privileged to supervise.
Research by Laura Schut and colleagues @kmwright1 explores factors affecting the quality of life of women with severe and enduring anorexia. #EatingDisordersAwarenessWeek journals.rcni.com/mental-hea…
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Replying to @SharplesNaomi
@SharplesNaomi @ShellyAllenUoS @LisaBluff @swelshacademic @jolivesley1 @GillianRayner1 @warnetony #mentalhealth have a look and vote if you can
Congratulations to @Lynnsett1, one of this year's #researcher #ImagesofResearch finalists! Here's her entry, 'Safety Net'. Vote for your favourite to win the People's Choice award before 30.3.22 at surveymonkey.co.uk/r/IOR2022. @mmu_RAH
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Thank you @GranadaReports for the feature and allowing us to talk about the work we do for veterans and their families. You can donate and support us to hit our 100k target Partial video #mediamarketing #fundraising #veterans gofund.me/6d4d80a0
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