
Dr Merry Wright
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Mental Health (PGDip), BSc (Hons) Psychology
HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registered Clinical Psychologist
Dr Merry Wright is a HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist experienced in working with children, young people, adults and families in NHS and charity settings. Merry completed a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Mental Health through University College London and the Anna Freud Centre. She later qualified as a Clinical Psychologist through doctoral training at the University of East London.
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Merry currently works within a specialist CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Service, where she provides supports neurodivergent children and young people, with mental health needs. She also provides neurodevelopmental assessments of autism, ADHD and intellectual disability.
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She has also worked supporting young peoples mental health in education settings and has supported adults facing a variety of life stresses, those adjusting to life with neurological conditions and people with intellectual disabilities and their families.
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Merry’s aim is to really get to know and understand what matters to her clients. She uses a range of approaches to therapy, depending on individuals’ goals, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative therapy and other evidence-based approaches. She also understands that problems can affect families and cares deeply about supporting parents and carers wellbeing, helping them to strengthen relationships, manage stress and reconnect with joy in family life.
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Merry is committed to anti-oppressive and inclusive practice. She is proudly LGBTQI+ affirmative and neurodiversity affirmative and brings a warm, collaborative approach to her work. She values everyone’s unique story, adapting her practice to meet the needs, strengths and cultural values of those she supports.
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Merry offers in-person sessions in Berkhamsted, as well as online appointments for clients across the UK. Alongside therapy, she provides comprehensive psychological, neurodevelopmental, and cognitive assessments for both children and adults.
Merry's Area of Expertise:
Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD); Depression; Generalised Anxiety; Social Anxiety; Selective Mutism; Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD); Emetophobia; Health Anxiety; Separation Anxiety; Challenging/Oppositional Behaviour;
Comprehensive cognitive assessments of learning/intellectual disorders and specific learning disorders; Specialist assessments of Autism; Neurodevelopmental conditions; Autism; ADHD; Neurodisability
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Therapeutic Modalities
Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT); Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT); Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT); Behaviour Therapy; Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT); Narrative Therapy; Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET); Parenting Approaches; Exposure and Response Prevention (ERP); Systemic approaches; Trauma-informed interventions that consider broad systemic and socio-cultural factors.
QUALIFICATIONS
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Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy) - University of East London
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Post Graduate Diploma Educational Mental Health Practitioner - University College of London/The Anna Freud Centre
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BSc Psychology - Birkbeck University of London
ADDITIONAL TRAINING
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Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS2)
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Mentalisation Based Therapy (MBT)​
PUBLICATIONS
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Wright. M (2024). Trauma-Informed Care for Young People with Intellectual Disabilities: Perspectives of Residential Support Workers. University of East London Doctorate Thesis.