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Clinical Psychologists
The Talking House
Office 3
169 High Street
Boston Spa
LS23 6BH
Insight Therapy Centre
67 Hilton Road
Chapel Allerton
LS8 4HA
The Tower Clinic
8 Tinshill Lane
Cookridge
LS16 7AP
Thorpe Park, Regus
1200 Century Way
Leeds
LS15 8ZA
5 Victoria Arcade
South Hawksworth Street
Ilkley
LS29 9DY
The Lawrence Clinic
4-6 Greenside
Pudsey
LS28 8PU
Our Clinical Psychologists comprise of the following members:
Dr Vickie Campbell-Hemming
Dr Rebekah Olive
Dr Adele Parker
Dr Gita Robson
Dr Jackie Nicholson
Please see below to read more about each member’s experiences.
Dr Vickie Campbell-Hemming
Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons) MSc DClinPsy
Based at Cookridge & Pudsey
Age Range: Children to Young Adults
Specialist areas: Neuropsychology & Neurorehabilitation
Dr Vickie Campbell-Hemming obtained a BSc (Hons) degree from the University of Leeds in 2003. She obtained an MSc in Forensic Psychology in 2006 and a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology in 2010.
She has eleven years of professional experience, within the NHS, voluntary and independent sectors, working with children, adults and older adults. She has experience of assessing and providing psychological interventions for a wide range of difficulties including depression, anxiety disorders, low self-esteem, bereavement and adjustment, to adverse life events, including past trauma, physical illness and ill health.
Vickie integrates a combination of evidence based therapeutic interventions in her clinical practice, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Mindfulness and Compassion Focused Therapy. She strongly values the importance of developing safe, therapeutic relationships with clients and prides herself on building strong therapeutic alliances.
Vickie's current role within the NHS involves working with older adults with severe and enduring mental health problems, within a Community Mental Health Team. She also provides input into the Memory Assessment and Treatment Service, undertaking detailed memory assessments and providing individualised strategies to assist clients with their memory difficulties. This role incorporates direct clinical work and indirect work, including the provision of consultation and teaching and training to other professionals.
Vickie has significant experience of working within the field of clinical neuropsychology and neurorehabilitation. This has included undertaking neuropsychological assessments with both adults and children and using these to devise individually tailored cognitive rehabilitation strategies to address a range of difficulties associated with acquired brain injury, including memory deficits, difficulties with executive functioning and challenging behaviour.
In her spare time she enjoys spending time with friends and family, exploring the Yorkshire countryside, swimming, relaxing with a good book and experimenting with home cooking.
Dr Rebekah Olive
Clinical Psychologist BSc (Hons) DClinPsychol
Based in Ilkley
Age Range: Young People to Young Adults
Specialist areas: PTSD, Anxiety Disorders & Depression
Dr Rebekah Olive qualified as a Clinical Psychologist from the University of Leeds in 2009. She is a registered Practitioner Psychologist with the Health & Care Professions Council (PYL 24259). She is also a trained counsellor, having obtained a Post Graduate Diploma in counselling from York St John College (affiliated with Leeds Metropolitan University) in 2006.
Rebekah has eight years’ professional mental health experience within the NHS, working with a wide range of mental health difficulties in adults, children, groups and families.
Rebekah has worked in independent practice since February 2011 and is one of NCPS’s first associates having work very closely with NCPS’s Managing Director, Dr Adele Parker, for over 8 years. She is skilled in assessing and treating the effects of trauma with adults and young people. She also specialises in depression, low self-esteem and anxiety disorders.
Rebekah is experienced in delivering training on psychological issues, particularly attachment. She is also available for supervision.
Away from NCPS, Rebekah is mum to a bouncing two year old boy, keen barbershop singer and partial to the odd bit of cheese and wine.
Dr Adele Parker
Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons) ClinPsyD CPsychol AFBPsS
NCPS Managing Director
Based at Boston Spa & Chapel Allerton
Age Range: Children to Young Adults
Specialist areas: Developmental Trauma, Complex trauma & PTSD
Please read more about Dr Parker under Senior Management, Managing Director
Dr Gita Robson
Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons) ClinPsyD, CPsychol, AFBPsS
Based at Thorpe Park
Age Range: Young Adults
Specialist areas: Health Psychology, including medically unexplained symptoms
Dr Gita Robson is a Clinical Psychologist working both privately and within the NHS. She is trained to help people with a range of emotional health difficulties, but have a specialist interest in the links between physical health and mental health.
In addition to treating common difficulties such as anxiety, low self-esteem and depression, she also see patients who are managing acute or long term health conditions, including management of symptoms that are medically unexplained.
Her therapy approach draws largely upon third wave cognitive approaches such as compassion focused therapy (CFT) and mindfulness. She is also trained to deliver therapy in other models, which include Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Psychodynamic Interpersonal Therapy (PIT) and Brief Solution Focused Therapy.
Outside of work, Gita tries to practice what she preaches for her own wellbeing. She likes to meditate as it gives her a few moments to re-connect with herself after a busy day. She also likes to curl up with a good book and a hot cup of tea. Gita is a bit of a foodie and particularly enjoys cooking new recipes from around the world. In the summer she tries to be a little bit more active and enjoys running (albeit very short distances) and doing yoga in the garden.
Dr Jackie Nicholson
Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons) ClinPsyD
Based in Saddleworth & Remote Therapy
Age Range: Children to Young People
Specialist areas: Endocrine Conditions, Neurodevelopmental Disorders & Family Therapy
Jackie qualified as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Sheffield in 2008 and as a Family and Systemic Psychotherapist from the University of Birmingham in 2018. She has a wide range of experience working in Mental Health both within the NHS and Private Practice. Between 2008 and 2010 Jackie worked within a Community Child and Adolescent Mental Health Service. Since 2010 Jackie has worked within the Paediatric Psychosocial Department at Royal Manchester Children’s Hospital and takes a lead on working with Endocrine conditions, HIV and Family Therapy.
As well as providing neurodevelopmental, therapeutic assessments and interventions to young people and families, her specialist roles involve providing supervision, consultation, teaching, research, preventative and service development work.
When she is not working Jackie enjoys being active, the outdoors, art and generally engaging in self-care.