Academia
About Academic Me
I have been passionate about mental health research since the early 2000s. Over the years, I have held various roles in academia, including:
- Head of Psychology Research in a large mental health trust
- Head of Research for Psychology in a university department
- Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology, supervising eleven successful DPsy's
I serve on the Editorial Board of several top psychotherapy journals and hold multiple academic positions, including External Examiner for the University of Roehampton's Psychotherapy courses and Honorary Senior Lecturer at City University, University of London. I am dedicated to research that helps free up space for patients. I have designed five psychotherapy modules, all rated 'Excellent' by trainees, and I teach and supervise across clinical psychology, counselling psychology, psychotherapy, and psychoanalysis trainings. My current research focuses on epistemic injustice in psychiatry, iatrogenic harm in the NHS and welfare system, and the psychopolitical self. I try to ensure my research creates ideological space for survivor voices to be elevated.
Peer-Reviewed Articles
Here are some of my selected peer-reviewed journal articles:
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'Problems with the ICD-11 classification of personality disorder' - Lancet Psychiatry
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'Engendering Misunderstanding: Autism and Borderline Personality Disorder' - International Journal of Psychiatry in Clinical Practice
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'Navigating Language Games around Psychosis' - British Journal of Psychotherapy
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'The Epistemic Injustice of Borderline Personality Disorder' - British Journal of Psychiatry International
Book Chapters
Some of my notable book chapters include:
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'Madness and Misogyny' - in Misogyny in the Mental Health System by the Survivors Themselves
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'IAPT and the Ideal Image' - in The Future of Psychological Therapy: From Managed Care to Transformational Practice
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'The Social Construction of CBT' - in For and Against CBT
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'The Work Cure and Clinical Psychology' - in The Work Cure: Critical Essays on Work and Wellness
Keynote Talks
I have delivered keynote talks at various impactful conferences. A few examples are:
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'Changing the Story Around Personality Disorder: A Once in a Lifetime Possibility' - for Faculty of General Adult Psychiatry Conference, Royal College of Psychiatrists Adult Conference
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'Psychocompulsion and Welfare Reform' - for Welfare Reform and Mental Health Activist Conference
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'Do We Need a Critical Psychotherapy?' - for The Freud Museum
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'Mental Health After Neoliberalism' - for Mobilising New Economics Futures Conference
Contact
Please feel free to reach out to me for collaboration, speaking engagements, or academic inquiries. You can read most of my publications here.