Helen is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist and is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

She qualified in 1996 and has worked primarily in the NHS since, until 2021, when she began to focus on private therapy. When in the NHS Helen worked primarily with the parents of children referred to the preschool services, and she pursued further post qualification training to work with parents while keeping the relationship with the child in mind, focussing on attachment, bonding and trauma. Before leaving the NHS Helen was the Clinical Lead for Clinical Psychology Services in Leeds Child Development Services and their specialist feeding team.

Helen takes an integrative approach to Psychological Therapy drawing on several different therapeutic modalities including Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). In sessions Helen focusses on establishing a good therapeutic relationship, creating a safe space to explore an individual’s worries and concerns in a non-judgemental way. Her preference is to work collaboratively with individuals or families, and following comprehensive assessment and formulation, to reach a shared understanding of areas of concern and thus agree shared goals. She offers evidence-based interventions using the above modalities, to work towards positive change with individuals.

Helen has a special interest in feeding difficulties and disorders in children, as well as eating disorders in adolescents and adults. This interest dates to her Doctoral Research Thesis. She has worked in a team providing support to parents of children who struggle with their eating for over 20 years and during this time has been involved in liaison with Great Ormond Street feeding disorders team to carrying out some research.