Dr Louise Harriss - Consultant Clinical Psychologist

About Dr Louise Harriss

I am a Consultant Clinical Psychologist working with adults experiencing a wide range of emotional and psychological difficulties.

Clinical Psychologist, Registered and Chartered
Accredited EMDR Supervisor/Consultant
Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist
Accredited Cognitive Analytic Therapist
Over 30 years’ experience as a qualified psychologist in the NHS and in private practice
Offering online and in-person psychological assessment, therapy and supervision

I love my work and am passionate about helping people to feel more empowered to make meaningful change within their lives

Professional background

I undertook my clinical psychology training in Cambridge and East Anglia, and have worked over my career in Cambridgeshire, Northamptonshire, Surrey and Berkshire - in community mental health services, GP practices, psychological therapy services and as a university supervisor and tutor.

I have supervised and managed teams of psychological therapists and have held senior leadership positions as a Consultant Psychologist in the NHS supporting the development of mental health services and teams.

I now work exclusively in independent practice, offering assessments, therapy, supervision and training.

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Areas of specialist interest

Over my career, I have worked with people experiencing a wide range of psychological difficulties.

I have a special interest and expertise in helping people with complex trauma-related difficulties including PTSD, complex PTSD, dissociative conditions and disorders. I enjoy working with people in understanding and resolving the impact of earlier life experiences, helping them to feel freer to lead the lives they would like in the present.
I am also a SCID-D trained assessor for undertaking specialist diagnostic assessments for dissociative disorders (more details here).

Therapy approaches

I am accredited and experienced in providing a number of different evidence-based therapy approaches including CBT (Cognitive Behavioural Therapy), EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing) and CAT (Cognitive Analytic Therapy).

I also have training in and offer other ‘third wave’ Cognitive behavioural approaches including ACT (Acceptance and Commitment Therapy) and CFT (Compassion Focused Therapy).

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How I work

I will work together with you in a collaborative and personalised way, identifying the goals that you have, and drawing upon the therapy approaches most suited for you.

I aim to help you to develop a deeper understanding of yourself and your difficulties, to learn new ways to cope, and to resolve stuck emotions, and problematic patterns from your past, with the goal of enabling you to live the life you would like in the present.

Qualifications and post qualification trainings:

BA (Hons) Social Psychology, University of Kent, first class 1991
Master of Philosophy (MPhil Cantab) Psychopathology, Cambridge University, 1993
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (ClinPsyD), University of East Anglia, 1995
EMDR training - EMDR Institute, 2008
CAT Practitioner Diploma - St Thomas’ London, 2016
EMDR Consultant Supervisor Training - London, 2018

Professional memberships and accreditations:

HCPC Registered Practitioner Psychologist
Membership number PYL14995
Chartered Psychologist and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society
Membership number 037738
RAPPS - Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors - British Psychological Society
EMDR UK Association - EMDR Europe Accredited Consultant/Supervisor
BABCP - British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies - Accredited CBT Practitioner
Membership number 100724
ACAT - Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapy - Accredited CAT Therapist

Standards and professional code of conduct:

As a Registered Practitioner Psychologist (HCPC) and a Chartered Psychologist (BPS) I abide by:

Continuing Professional Development and supervision

In order to maintain good standards and provide a high quality therapy service for the clients I see, I believe it is important to have a commitment to maintaining my own ongoing learning and development.

I regularly attend workshops and conferences to keep my knowledge and skills up to date and am in receipt of regular clinical supervision for all of my practice.