Professional Qualifications
  • Graduate Basis for Registration from the British Psychological Society (BPS) in October 1994
  • BPS Chartered Counselling Psychologist in May 1997
  • BPS Chartered as a Health Psychologist in May 1998
  • Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society January 2001
  • Chartered Scientist January 2006
  • Associate Member of the Royal Society of Medicine 2008
  • Health Professions Council Certified Practitioner 2010
Membership of Professional Groups
  • The All Parliamentary Group on Skin
  • The Medical and Research Committee of the Vitiligo Society
  • The Disfigurement Interest Group
Academic Posts Held
  • 2001- appointed Reader in Psychology at London Metropolitan University
  • 2000-2001: Deputy Programme Director of all Counselling Psychology programmes (MSc, Post MSc, D. Couns.Psych) at London Guildhall University*.
  • 1999-2000: Course Director of the MSc in Counselling Psychology at London Guildhall University*.
  • 1998-2001: Senior Lecturer in Counselling Psychology
  • 1998-1998: Lecturer in Psychology
  • 1998-2001: Visiting Lecturer Royal Free Medical School
  • 1996-1998: Teaching Fellow City University.
  • *Now London Metropolitan University
Editorial Boards and Related Work

I have sat on the editorial board of :
  • Counselling Psychology Review
I have been asked to review papers for the following journals:
  • British Journal of Medical Psychology
  • Psychology, Health and Illness
  • Counselling Psychology Review
  • European Journal of Paediatric Dermatology
  • Psychology and Health