About

Mairi Macdonald-Woolley, MBPsS

Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology
 

Experience

Mairi is an experienced and compassionate mental health professional, having worked in adult mental health in NHS services for over 12 years, as well as charitable organisations.

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She specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), and has additional training in trauma-focused CBT, person-centred therapy, solution focused brief therapy, and schema informed therapy.  She invites clients to work with her in building a shared understanding of their difficulties.

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Mairi has experience working alongside adults who identify with anxiety (generalised; social; health; phobias, including blood/needle and emetophobia; obsessive and compulsive difficulties, trichotillomania), panic, depression / low mood, stress, trauma, low self-esteem, and more.

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Mairi is currently on sabbatical, having decided to pursue her doctorate.  She will join us again soon!

 

Qualifications

MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary Care (Adult), Universities of Dundee & Stirling, 2008

MA (Hons) Psychology, University of Aberdeen, 2005

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About

Laura Key

Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology

Experience

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Laura has over 12 years of experience working within NHS mental health services with adults with a range of issues including: anxiety (phobias, generalised anxiety disorder, adjustment to parenthood, obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD), social anxiety, trauma/PTSD, panic, health anxiety); depression and low mood; low self-esteem; bereavement; relationship issues; life transitions; self-harm; eating disorders; and survivors of abuse and trauma.  

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Laura specialises in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT), interpersonal psychotherapy (IPT), cognitive behavioural analysis system of psychotherapy (CBASP), and Prolonged Exposure (PE).  She believes that building a safe, trusting and accepting, genuine relationship with clients is integral.

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Laura designs individual treatment plans so that people can benefit from a tailored approach.

 

Qualifications

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MSc in Psychological therapy in Primary Care, Universities Stirling and Dundee

BSc (Hons) Psychology, Glasgow Caledonian University

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Registered with IPT UK as an accredited IPT practitioner

Accredited CBASP practitioner

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About

Sarah Tudor

Clinical Associate in Applied Psychology

Experience

Sarah has worked in mental health settings for 18 years and has been working within NHS adult mental health services since 2009.  Sarah specialises in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and uses Compassion focused (CFT) Cognitive Analytic (CAT) approaches in her work with clients.  Sarah offers evidence based psychological therapy for a range of difficulties including:

 

  • Anxiety including social and health anxiety

  • Adjustment to parenthood

  • Bereavement and loss

  • Confidence difficulties

  • Panic attacks and panic disorder

  • Depression and low mood

  • Disordered eating and eating disorders

  • Low self esteem

  • Obsessive compulsive disorder

  • Phobias

  • Work and/or studying difficulties

  • Relationship difficulties 

  • Stress 

  • Trauma 

 

Sarah offers therapy designed to meet the individual needs of her clients.
 

Qualifications

MSc in Psychological Therapy in Primary care, Universities of Dundee & Stirling

BA (Hons) Psychology and Sociology, University of Glasgow

 

Awaiting award in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT)