Hi, I am Kara.

I am the practice founder.

My core values are to always provide empathic, bespoke, trauma informed and evidence based support that is tailored to individual need. These are the values of the practice too. We pride ourselves on our ability to provide specialist support that facilitates change on all levels. For example, we offer..

Individual, 1:1 support
Couple/ Family/ Group Support
Providing supervision and training to NHS healthcare professionals
Providing supervision and training to other Mental Health professionals in private practice
Workplace support- such as offering webinars, line manager training, HR consultations

Dr Kara Davey, BSc (Hons), MSc, D.Clin Psy, CPsychol, Senior Clinical Psychologist

Professional Background

I am a trauma specialist with extensive experience in the NHS helping individuals who were involved in road traffic accidents, had been assaulted and/or had had difficult hospital stays due to complex injuries, as well as providing staff support within the hospital.

I also have a special interest and extra training in pregnancy, fertility and postpartum issues, including helping bereaved parents. I have personal experience of miscarriage and stillbirth too, so please be assured that I do understand both personally and professionally.

I am also a specialist in adult ADHD. Click here if you are interested in finding out more about services related to ADHD.

Common difficulties I assist with include:

Stress
Anxiety
Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) or trauma symptoms
Low mood
Low self-esteem/ Imposter syndrome
Grief
Relationship difficulties in the context of a challenging fertility journey or following baby loss

Many individuals also seek support for emotional difficulties arising from life transitions, being a victim of crime or abuse, difficulties at work, parenting dilemmas and difficulties arising from health problems or involvement in an accident.

Types of Therapy

Some people know exactly what type of therapy they want, others want to be advised, either way is fine! I am trained in a range of psychological approaches. I utilise one or draw from an integration of these approaches, depending on what would be most beneficial to you. When deciding on which approach(es) to use, I consider the current evidence base (i.e. the National Institute’s Centre of Excellence or NICE guidelines), as well as your preferences and the information gathered from you during assessment.

The Range of Psychological Approaches I use include:

Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT)
Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) for children, adolescents and adults
Acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT)
Compassion focussed therapy (CFT)
Mindfulness based interventions.
Systemic/ family therapy and emotionally focussed therapy (EFT) to support couples
Narrative therapy
Cognitive-analytic therapy (CAT)
Schema therapy
Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT)

Medico Legal Reports

I am available to provide the therapy recommended in medico legal assessment reports. My areas of expertise for this are Road Traffic Collisions, Assaults and Medical Negligence, including birth trauma and perinatal loss. Please contact me to discuss further.

Qualifications and Accreditation

I have completed a BSc (Hons) degree in Psychology, an MSc in Research Methods in Psychology and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology. Please see www.clinicalpsychology.org.uk for further information about the profession of Clinical Psychology, for example details concerning our training, how it differs from psychiatry and mainstream counselling etc. I am of course very happy for you to contact me with any questions too.

The British Psychological Society (BPS) is the representative body for UK psychologists. As a Chartered Psychologist with the BPS, I am committed to high professional standards, ongoing professional development and fulfilling the requirements of the professional body. I am a General member of the BPS, I am listed in the BPS Directory of Chartered Psychologists and I belong to the Division of Clinical Psychology, Health Psychology and Neuropsychology. My registration number is: 181374. BPS website- http://www.bps.org.uk

I am also registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) who register and regulate Health Professionals. So I adhere to their standards of proficiency, conduct, performance and ethics. My registration number is: PYL27266. HCPC website www.hcpc-uk.org

Furthermore, I have completed the full EMDR training (adult and child) and I am an accredited Consultant member of the EMDR association. http://www.emdrassociation.org.uk/home.htm

I welcome self-referrals, along with referrals from GPs, insurance companies, solicitors, clinics, Hospital Consultants and other Health Professionals. A professional, competent, private and confidential service is assured.

Dr Kara Davey, BSc (Hons), MSc, D.Clin Psy, CPsychol

Senior Clinical Psychologist

About Kara