EDINBURGH PRACTICE - Key Persons

Anu Shekhar

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
IamregisteredasaPractitionerClinicalPsychologistwiththeHealthandCareProfessionalsCouncil(HCPC).IamalsoregisteredwiththeBritishPsychologicalSociety(BPS)asaCharteredClinicalPsychologist. IamtrainedinhighlyspecializedpsychologicaltherapymodelssuchasDialecticalBehaviourTherapy(DBT)andotherThirdWaveCognitiveBehaviouralTherapies.

Dr Amanda Stevenson

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
IamanexperiencedClinicalPsychologistregisteredwiththeHealthandCareProfessionsCouncil(HCPC)since2014

Dr Amy Kilbane

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist

Dr Angela Glasgow

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist

Dr Anne Wylie

Job Titles:
  • Specialty Doctor
DrWyliehasenjoyedpursuingherchosencareerofPaediatricsandCAMHS.ShehasgainedmuchexperienceworkingwithintheNHSsinceshequalifiedfromtheUniversityofDundeein2001. DrWyliecurrentlyworksinCAMHS,withchildrenandyoungpeoplewhohaveormayhaveNeurodevelopmentaldisordersandcomorbidSleepdifficulties.SincereturningtoCAMHSin2016,DrWylie'srolehasprimarilyentailedtheassessment,diagnosisandmanagementofchildrenandyoungpeoplepresentingwithsymptomsofAttentionDeficitHyperactivityDisorder(ADHD).Shehasalsobeenproactivelyinvolvedintheassessmentofthosechildrenandyoungpeoplewithmorecomplexformulations:suchasthosewhopresentwithdualdiagnoses(ADHDandAutismSpectrumDisorder,ASD)andthosewhohavehadahistoryofTraumaorAdverseChildhoodExperiences(ACEs).DrWylierecentlycompletedtheformaltrainingindeliveryoftheADI-RandADOS-2assessmentswhicharerecognisedDiagnosticstoolsaspartoftheassessmentandworkupforASD. DrWylieisverypassionateaboutherworkwithNeurodiversechildrenandyoungpeopleandtheirfamilies(caregivers).Sheenthusiasticallyadvocatesontheirbehalftoensuretheirneedsarebetterunderstoodandmetinallsettingseghome,school,college,clubsorworkplace.

Dr Catherine Thomas

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Psychiatrist
  • Community Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist
  • Member of the Royal College of Psychiatrists Perinatal Faculty Executive Committee
DrCatherineThomashasworkedasaCommunityChildandAdolescentPsychiatristinEastAnglia,andinScotlandsince2003.InherpreviouspostinEastAngliaDrThomaswasjointClinicalLeadfortheNorfolkPerinatalInfantMentalHealthAttachmentService,whichofferedpsychiatriccareandpsychotherapyforhighriskmothersandinfants.Morerecently,DrThomasworkedinthePerinatalCommunityMentalHealthServiceinEastAngliawheresheofferedassessmentandtreatmenttomothersandtheirinfantswithperinatalillness.Herroleincludedconsultationandsupporttothemultidisciplinaryteamandpartneragencies,anddevelopmentoftheparent-infanttherapyofferwithintheservice. DrThomasisonthespecialistregisterforChildandAdolescentPsychiatry. DrThomas'sexpertiseandexperienceincludesassessmentandtreatmentofawiderangeofchild,adolescentandfamilydifficulties,includingneurodevelopmentaldisorderslikeADHD.Aspartofherrole,DrThomashasworkedintheLookedAfterandAdoptedChildren'sServiceforyears,offeringconsultationandsupporttoprofessionals,fosterandadoptivefamilies,aswellasassessmentandtreatmentofyoungpeoplewithcomplextrauma. DrThomasisalsotrainedintheassessmentandtreatmentofPerinatalDisorders. DrThomas'sareaofspecialinterestisinattachmentdifficultiesacrosstheagespan,includingtheparent-infantrelationshipandshehasextensivetrainingandexperienceinthisarea.DrThomashasofferedsupervision,trainingandconsultationtoawiderangeoftraineesandprofessionalsthroughouthercareer,withafocusonattachmentandparentinfantdifficulties. DrThomasisamemberoftheRoyalCollegeofPsychiatristsPerinatalFacultyExecutiveCommittee,andsitsontheParentInfantSubgroup.

Dr David Rooke

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Psychiatrist
DrDavidRookeisagraduateofDundeeUniversityandhasbeenworkingasaConsultantPsychiatristinTaysidesince2009.InadditiontohiscoreroleasaCognitivePsychiatristhisareasofclinicalinterestincludeYoungOnsetDementiaandNeuropsychiatryincludingFunctionalDisordersoftheNervousSystem.DrRookehasestablishedthefirsttertiaryyoungonsetdementiaassessmentserviceinTaysidespecialisinginthewideandvariedfieldofcognitivedisordersintheyoungeragerange.

Dr Fiona Wilson - Founder

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Director
  • Founder
  • Member of the Management Team
IamaregisteredmemberoftheAssociationofClinicalPsychologistsUKandaregisteredmemberoftheHealthandCareProfessionsCouncil(HCPC).

Dr Helen Buxton

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
IamaregisteredmemberoftheHealthandCareProfessionsCouncil(HCPC).

Dr Hollie Burnett

Job Titles:
  • Adult ASD Specialist

Dr Isabel White

Job Titles:
  • Psychosexual Therapist
Iamaccreditedbythe CollegeofSexual&RelationshipTherapists(COSRT)andalsoaregisteredgeneralnursewiththeNursingandMidwiferyCouncil(NMC).

Dr Jennifer Hadden

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
IamaregisteredmemberoftheHealthandProfessionsCouncil(HCPC).

Dr Johnny Graham

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Psychiatrist
DrGrahamhasbeenpracticingasaChildandAdolescentPsychiatristsince2005,andpriortothisheworkedasaPaediatrician.HeisonthespecialistregisterforChildandAdolescentPsychiatry.

Dr Julia Hannon

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Clinical Lead for Adult Services
IamcharteredbytheBritishPsychologicalSociety(BPS)andaregisteredmemberoftheHealthandCareProfessionsCouncil(HCPC).

Dr Laura Caldwell

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
IamregisteredasaclinicalpsychologistwiththeHealthandCareProfessionalsCouncil(HCPC).

Dr Linda Craig

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
IamcharteredbytheBritishPsychologicalSociety(BPS)andaregisteredmemberoftheDivisionofClinicalPsychology(DCP)andtheHealthandCareProfessionsCouncil(HCPC).

Dr Linsay Dunnett

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
IamcharteredbytheBritishPsychologicalSociety(BPS)andaregisteredmemberoftheHealthandCareProfessionsCouncil(HCPC).

Dr Lisa Ahern

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Clinical Lead for Child & Young People Services
IamaregisteredmemberoftheHealthandProfessionsCouncil(HCPC).

Dr Lucie Michalova

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
QualificationsandProfessionalMembership IamcharteredbytheBritishPsychologicalSociety(BPS)andregisteredwiththeHealth&CareProfessionsCouncil(HCPC)asaPractitionerClinicalPsychologist.IholdaDoctorateinClinicalPsychology(UniversityofEdinburgh),aMasterofScienceinHealthPsychology(UniversityofStirling),andaBachelorofScienceinPsychology(QueenMargaretUniversity).

Dr Maddison Campbell

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist

Dr Madeline Dykes

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist

Dr Mark Taylor

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Psychiatrist

Dr Ramesh Shankar

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Psychiatrist
IamaSeniorConsultantPsychiatristandDirectorofClinicalServiceswithintheNHS,UK.

Dr Sara Shafi

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
IamaClinicalPsychologistandregisteredmemberoftheHealthandCareProfessionalsCouncil(HCPC).

Dr Sarah Findlay

Job Titles:
  • Sport & Exercise Psychologist
IamcharteredbytheBritishPsychologicalSociety(BPS)andaregisteredmemberoftheHealthandCareProfessionsCouncil(HCPC).

Dr Suzie Johncock

Job Titles:
  • Clinical Psychologist
IamregisteredwiththeHealthCareProfessionalsCouncil(HCPC)

Dr Zia Nadeem

Job Titles:
  • Consultant
  • Psychiatrist
  • Fellow of the Royal College of Psychiatry
DrNadeemhasover18yearsofexperienceworkingwithadultswhohavebeenstrugglingwithawiderangeofdifficultiesininpatient,outpatientandcommunitysettings,inAcutePsychiatry,RehabilitationPsychiatryandPsychiatryofAddictions.Theseincludebutarenotlimitedto:Schizophreniaandothermajorpsychoticdisorders,BipolarAffectiveDisorders,MajorDepressiveDisorders,Anxiety,PanicandPhobicDisordersandOCD.HeisalsodevelopingexpertiseindiagnosingandmanagingAdultNeurodevelopmentaldisorders.DrNadeemhasaspecialinterestinsevereandenduringmentalillnesses,psychopharmacologyanddevelopmentanddisseminationofknowledgebasedonthecurrentbestevidencebasedmedicine.Hisspecialinterestsincludetheuseofmoderntechnologyforeffectivepsychiatrichealthcaredelivery,includingtelepsychiatry. DrNadeemisaFellowoftheRoyalCollegeofPsychiatry,UKandisregisteredwiththeGeneralMedicalCouncil(4677754).HeisrecognisedbyLothianHealthBoardunderSection22oftheMentalHealth(CareandTreatment)ScotlandAct2003asbeingexperiencedinthediagnosisortreatmentofmentaldisorder.

Ellen Stevens

Job Titles:
  • Play Therapist
IamaPlayTherapistregisteredwiththeBritishAssociationofPlayTherapists(BAPT)whichisamemberoftheProfessionalStandardsAuthority.Ispecialiseinpsychodynamic,non-directiveandchild-centredplaytherapywithchildrenbetweentheagesof3and11. Qualifications MasterofScience(MSc)inPlayTherapy:QueenMargaretUniversity Level3CertificateinCounsellingSkillsforWorkingwithChildren:Place2Be Level2AwardinCounsellingSkillsforWorkingwithChildren:Place2Be BachelorofArts(BAHons)inWriting,DirectingandPerformance:UniversityofYork

Emma Brown

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Practice Support Team
  • Practice Administrator

Evie Burns

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Practice Support Team
  • Practice Administrator

Frances Irvine

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Practice Support Team
  • Practice Administrator

Frances Ramshaw

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Member of the Practice Support Team
  • Psychologist

Georgia Brayley

Job Titles:
  • Speech and Language Therapist

Janine Keating

Job Titles:
  • Dietitian

Julie Smith

Job Titles:
  • Educational Psychologist & Trauma Therapist

Kelly Alexander

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Management Team
  • Practice Manager

Kristina Balaboniene

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Practice Support Team
  • Accounts / Billing Advisor

Lisa Fraser

Job Titles:
  • Specialist Health Visitor

Lisa Miller

Job Titles:
  • Systemic Psychotherapist

Madi Chaney

Job Titles:
  • Occupational Therapist

Magi Mitchell

Job Titles:
  • Systemic Psychotherapist & Family Therapist

Michelle Henderson

Job Titles:
  • Speech & Language Therapist

Paula Cunningham

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Practice Support Team
  • Practice Administrator

Pauline Bannerman

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Practice Support Team
  • Practice Administrator

Peter Kravitz

Job Titles:
  • Psychotherapist

Rachael Swift

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Practice Support Team
  • Practice Administrator

Rosslyn Stephenson

Job Titles:
  • Speech & Language Therapist

Sarah Thompson

Job Titles:
  • Occupational Therapist

Sharon McKay

Job Titles:
  • Member of the Practice Support Team
  • Practice Administrator

Summer Mountain

Job Titles:
  • Leader Award Glenmore Lodge

Zara Al-Nayazi

Job Titles:
  • Assistant
  • Psychologist