Training & Accreditation

I trained as a Counselling Psychologist at Roehampton University and completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapies at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience, Kings College London. I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council and accredited by the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.

Clinical Experience

After 10 years at South London & Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust, working at Southwark Talking Therapies and then with Professor David Veale’s team at the Centre for Anxiety Disorders and Trauma, in 2023 I moved to join another national specialist NHS psychology service for anxiety disorders, OCD, and related problems, including misophonia.

Specialist Expertise

My work in specialist NHS services has led to clinical expertise in treating anxiety disorders and OCD, and I have helped many people struggling with anxiety, obsessive compulsive problems, and the effects of trauma. For many years I have also worked alongside Dr Jane Gregory in researching and treating misophonia, and I am among a small number of clinical experts in this area.

Teaching & Supervision

I have provided teaching and supervision to Undergraduate, Postgraduate, Doctoral, and Masters students, as well as delivering workshops and webinars to NHS teams and third sector organisations, such as OCD-UK and Age UK.

Media

CBT Made Simple – Hurt to Healing Podcast

Misophonia, what is it and how can it be treated? | And Breathe… Welcome to Calm Club | Anxiety UK

How to Eat an Elephant – Understanding Hoarding and How to Help

Selected Publications

Gregory J, Graham T, and Hayes B (2023). Targeting beliefs and behaviours in misophonia: A consecutive case series from a UK specialist psychology service. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy.

Schlief M, Saunders K, Appleton R, Barnett P, Vera San Juan N, Foye U, Olive R, Machin K, Shah P, Chipp B, Lyons N, Tamworth C, Persaud K, Badhan M, Black C, Sin J, Riches S, Graham T, Greening J, Pirani F, Griffiths R, Jeynes T, McCabe R, Lloyd-Evans B, Simpson A, Needle J, Trevillion K, Johnson S (2022). Synthesis of the evidence on what works for whom in telemental health: Rapid realist review. Interactive Journal of Medical Research, 11 (2).

Vitoratou S, Hayes C, Uglik-Marucha N, Pearson O, Graham T, Gregory J. (2023). Misophonia in the UK: Prevalence and norms from the S-Five in a UK representative sample. PLoS One, 18 (3).