Carolyn Clark

Psychologist
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About

Carolyn Clark has been a psychologist for the past 2 years at Priory. She is registered with the British Psychological Society, and the Health and Care Professions Council.

Carolyn is an experienced CBT, DBT, relationship, psychosexual and trauma therapist. She established the psychology provision for the new Intensive Care Unit; managing the CAMHS DBT programme and reflective practice groups.

Training

  • Registered as a Practitioner Psychologist, with the Health and Care Professions Council as a Psychologist
  • Certified in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioural Therapy (DBT) and Relationship Counselling and Psychosexual Therapy (PGDip)
  • Trained in Functional Analysis (to support behavioural change)
  • Trained in working with trauma
  • Certifications in Transactional Analysis and Rational Emotive Behavioural Therapy
  • Completed training in EMDR

Research interests

  • Use of subconscious memory processes in trauma (USA) and specialising in sexual trauma (NHS, UK).

Languages

  • English
  • Greek (intermediate)

Qualifications

  • B.Sc Psychology, University of La Verne, California, USA
  • M.Ed Special Emphasis, University of La Verne, California, USA
  • M.Sc. Psychology, University of La Verne, California, USA
  • PG.Dip. Psychosexual Therapy, University of Hull. UK

Sometimes in life, we want or need to make a change to be happier or to make life different for ourselves. The cornerstone of successful therapy is the relationship between the client and therapist, so it is important to me that we are able to work together so we can discuss how to do this in order to achieve the changes you desire.

I have had the privilege of working for over 30 years with people who have experienced a range of mental health issues within the private sector as well as the NHS. Difficulties including anxiety, low mood, panic, anger, self-harm and personality disorder, or other diagnosed mental health disorders such as bi-polar disorder and clinical depression can be treated successfully. I am also experienced in working with people who have survived child sexual, physical and emotional abuse and the impact of this on their adult lives. I also work with people who may have relationship difficulties relating to family issues, raising children and couples work, and understand the challenges of cultural and economic experiences.

I have an Integrative approach encompassing my original training in family therapy and cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), as well as further trainings in dialectic behavioural therapy (DBT), relationship counselling, psychosexual therapy, transactional analysis and I was a trainer of trauma therapy.  I am currently integrating my current trainings in yoga therapy and eye movement desensitization reprocessing (EMDR).