ABOUT HELENA
I am a registered psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (Reg. PYL28948), and draw from my previous experiences of working with children, young adults, families and the professionals around them within NHS Child & Adolescent Mental Health Services, the charity sector, with education settings and the local authority.
I have two small people of my own that keep me busy and regularly challenge me to grow and change. I love creative arts and storytelling, integrating these into my work where I can. I think these are why I value being around and working with children and young adults, as they encourage me to view and think about things in curious and creative ways. |
CURRENT/PRIOR POSTS
- Specialist consultation to primary schools and delivery of tailored outreach narrative therapy groups and workshops
- Lead Clinical Psychologist in a Big Lottery funded mental health service working closely with schools and the community to support young people’s and their families’ resilience and early mental health
- Specialist Clinical Psychologist in a core CAMHS team and Adolescent Mental Health Team, with prior clinical and consultation experience in a multi-agency Looked After Children’s Team
- Service Manager and later a Consultant to the Dost Centre of Young Refugees and Migrants, an holistic charity working with refugee, asylum seeking, trafficked, undocumented, or migrant children and young people
- Volunteer Counsellor and Trustee for Action for Children in Conflict, a NGO working with children and young people living on the street in Kenya