Who is in the team?

 

Hello! Nice to meet you.

Below you can get to know a bit about each member of our team across both Derriford Hospital CYPOD and the Child Development Centre. We also often have Trainee Clinical Psychologists and Trainee Children Wellbeing Practitioners working with us too so you may get to meet and work with one of them during your time with us if you are happy to do so.  

 

George Davis

Dr George Davis

Dr Georgina Davis

Role: Service Lead

Site: Child Development Centre and Level 12, Derriford

Special Interests: Cystic Fibrosis, Continence issues, Attachment, Cognitive Behavioural Therapies (CBT), narrative approaches, motivational interviewing, Circle of Security parenting trained facilitator, staff support

Interesting Fact: My favourite animal is a Giraffe and I've even fed one at Paignton Zoo (it was quite slimy!!)

 

Dr Katy Farrell-Wright

Dr Katy Farrell-Wright

Dr Katy Farrell-Wright

Role: Highly Specialised Clinical Psychologist

Site: Level 12, Derriford

Special Interests: Trauma, Oncology and Cystic Fibrosis.

Random interesting fact: I used to live in Florida

 

Dr Cheryl Hunter

Dr Cheryl Hunter 

Dr Cheryl Hunter 

Role: Clinical Psychologist

Site: Level 12 Derriford and Child Development Centre

Special Interests: Diabetes, psychological assessment and intervention with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and their families, narrative and systemic approaches, collaborative working and learning from others, research and service user involvement

Random interesting fact: My favourite animal is the leafy sea-dragon.

 

Emelia Steel

Emelia Steel

Emelia Steel

Role: Placement Student

Site: Level 12, Derriford

Special Interests: Biopsychosocial approaches, stress, coping and mindfulness. 

Random interesting fact: I watched sea turtles hatch in Sri Lanka!

 

 

Meghan McCrory

Dr Meghan McCrory

Dr Meghan McCrory

Role: Clinical Psychologist

Site: Child Development Centre

Special Interests: Psychological assessment and intervention with children and young people with neurodevelopmental conditions and their families. Intensive Short-Term Dynamic Psychotherapy (ISTDP), Attachment/parenting, Systemic approaches, Cognitive Behavioural Therapy.

Random interesting fact: My favourite ice cream flavour is mint chocolate chip (because most people dislike it!)

 

 

Dr Emily Lewis

Dr Emily Lewis

Role: Clinical Psychologist

Site: Child Development Centre

Special Interests: Attachment, Developmental Trauma, Parenting, Systemic and Narrative informed approaches, Video Interactive Guidance (VIG), Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy (DDP) and working creatively with children and families.

Interesting Fact: I can count to ten in 5 languages (English, Welsh, French, German and Korean)!  

 

Emily Lewis

Emily Lewis

Emily Lewis

Role: Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner

Site: Child Development Centre

Special Interests: CBT and adapting traditional CBT interventions for children with neurological diversity. Working with parents to understand their children’s behavioural needs and learning techniques to support any challenging behaviour.

Interesting Fact: I love swimming in rivers and the sea and when I grow up I’d like to be a mermaid.

 

Lisa Martin

Lisa Martin

Lisa Martin

Role: Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner

Site: Child Development Centre

Special Interests: My particular interests as a CWP are problem solving, using creative methods within low-intensity CBT and facilitating shared understanding between children and their parents to help overcome their difficulties.

Interesting Fact: My favourite animal is a bison!

 

Poppy Peart

Poppy Peart 

Role: Trainee Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner

Site: Child Development Centre/Level 12, Derriford

Special Interests: Neurodiversity and mental health difficulties, being creative and adapting to children and young people’s individual needs within Low-Intensity CBT.

Interesting Fact: I love all animals, but my favourites are raccoons and gibbons!

 

Alice

Alice Hetherington

Role: Trainee Children and Young People’s Wellbeing Practitioner

Site: Child Development Centre/Level 12, Derriford

Special Interests: Being creative within Low-Intensity CBT and adapting this to each young person

Interesting Fact: I play the saxophone and love dogs! 

 

Molly Ugalde

Molly Ugalde

Molly Ugalde

Role: Placement Student

Site: Child Development Centre

Special Interests: Gender differences in ADHD and Autism, and responses to psychological interventions. 

Interesting Fact: I have swam with sealions and scuba dived with jellyfish.

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