Anna Nagorska

Clinical Psychologist
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About

Anna is a Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)-registered clinical psychologist and she has worked with adults and young people, both in inpatient settings and private practice. Anna has experience working with people who are struggling with various mental health difficulties, including eating disorders, anxiety, depression, mood disorders, psychosis, childhood trauma and personality disorders.

Anna currently works at the Priory Wellbeing Centre Manchester as a clinical psychologist, offering autism assessments, using the Autism Diagnostic Interview – Revised (ADI-R) and the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-2), adhering to National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) guidelines. Anna also works as a principal clinical psychologist in an inpatient rehabilitation setting, and offers therapy for patients with schizophrenia, personality disorders and disordered eating. Anna has been working in inpatient settings since 2016 and she worked in various services, including inpatient eating disorder services, child and adolescent mental health services (CAMHS), acute mental health services, psychiatric intensive cares units (PICUs) and rehabilitation settings. Anna worked as a university lecturer and has experience in supervising other psychologists and students as well as teaching and training.

Anna attends regular continuous professional development (CPD) workshops to keep her knowledge and skills up to date. Anna believes in collaboration in therapy, and will always find a way to adapt her work to your needs.

Position at Priory

Anna has been working for Priory since 2016, and joined Priory Wellbeing Centre Manchester in 2024.

Training

  • PhD in Medical Science. Rzeszow University; September 2021- present
  • Level 4 Postgraduate Diploma in Therapeutic Counselling. Stockport College - September 2017 to May 2019
  • Master’s Degree Clinical and Forensic Psychology. AFM Krakow University, Poland - September 2010 to September 2015
    Research interests (if applicable)

Languages

English and Polish

Qualifications

  • Administration of Autism assessments using ADI-R and ADOS-2
  • Clinical supervision training 
  • Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) extensive training 
  • Cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for trauma 
  • Maudsley model of anorexia nervosa treatment for adults (MANTRA) 
  • Creating and applying positive behaviour support (PBS) plans 
  • Cognitive assessments (Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS) and Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children (WISC)) 
  • Eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR) therapy