Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy), Bachelors Psychology (BSc)

HCPC (Health and Care Professions Council) registered Clinical Psychologist

​​​​Sheena is a highly experienced Chartered Clinical Psychologist and an associate at The Lotus Psychology Practice, with over 25 years of working across a wide range of clinical settings. Sheena completed an undergraduate degree at The University of Portsmouth, before completing her doctorate training and qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Southampton. 

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After qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist in 2006, she worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Bedfordshire. She later spent many years working in various hospitals across London, supporting people with their psychological adjustment to chronic or life limiting illness. For the past four years, Sheena has been working exclusively in private practice.

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Sheena works with adults and young people and with a range difficulties, including anxiety, depression, complex trauma, grief, self-criticism, and psychological adjustment to physical health conditions. Throughout her career, Sheena has trained extensively in a wide range of psychological approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She has a particular clinical interest in therapies that focus on the development of self-compassion, including Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) and Compassionate Inquiry. Both of these approaches draw on attachment theory and neuroscience and emphasise the shared human experience of pain and suffering.

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Sheena works in trauma-sensitive way, recognising how early childhood experiences – and the broader social, cultural and political environments we grow up in – shape our minds and emotional worlds. She offers a warm, compassionate and collaborative space where clients can develop a deeper emotional understanding of themselves along with the resilience needed to face the challenges in their lives.

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Sheena offers both clinic and online therapy appointments.

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