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About Michelle
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| Qualifications and training |
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| Clinical experience and employment history |
| Research interests and publications |
| Affiliations |
Qualifications and training
Michelle completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of
Leeds (Trinity and All Saints College) and a three-year doctoral training
programme in Clinical Psychology (Clin.Psy.D) at The University of Birmingham.
Since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist she has attended various specialist
courses and has completed Level I and 2 training in Eye Movement
Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). This training was provided by The
EMDR Institute Inc and is recognised by the EMDR International Association
(EMDRIA).
Clinical experience and employment history
Michelle has 13 years experience working in the field of psychology and mental
health. She has worked across the UK in psychiatric hospitals, clinical psychology
departments and in academia. Specific roles have included working on various
psychiatric wards in Leeds, in a legal psychology team in Stockport and as a
Research Psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, London and Rampton High
Secure Hospital in Nottinghamshire. Michelle is currently employed as a
Chartered Clinical Psychologist in NHS adult mental health services in the
Midlands. She specialises in CBT and has a particular interest in post-traumatic
stress reactions, for which she is also trained in EMDR.
Research interests and publications
Michelle’s main research interests include complex trauma, dissociation,
attachment theory and self-harming behaviour. Her doctoral research examined
the relationship between dissociation and self-harming behaviour in adolescents
with a history of childhood abuse and neglect. In addition, Michelle has been
involved in 2 large-scale research studies. At the Institute of Psychiatry she worked
on the GENESiS study which was exploring the genetics of depression and anxiety
in 25,000 adults. She was also involved in a Department of Health study whilst
working at Rampton Hospital, assessing the needs of patients detained in a high
secure setting. Michelle’s publications include:
Webster, M. (2003). The relationship between dissociation and self-harming
behaviour in a clinical sample of adolescents with a history of childhood abuse
and neglect. Thesis submitted for the degree of Clin.Psych.D. at the University of
Birmingham.
Webster, M. (2003). A neuropsychodevelopmental examination of the link between
disorganised attachment in infancy, reflective function and the development of
dissociative disorders in adulthood. Thesis submitted for the degree of Clin.Psych.
D. at the University of Birmingham.
Rijsdijk, F.V., Sham, P.C., Sterne, A., Purcell, S., McGuffin., Farmer, A., Goldberg, D.,
Mann, A., Cherny, S.S., Webster., M et al (2001). Life events and depression in a
community sample of siblings. Psychological Medicine, 31, 401-410.
Sham, P.C., Sterne, A., Purcell, S., Cherny, S.S., Webster, M., et al (2000).
GENESiS: Creating a composite index of the vulnerability to anxiety and depression
in a community-based sample of siblings. Twin Research, 3, 316-322.
Affiliations
Michelle is a member of:
The British Psychological Society, including the Division of Clinical Psychology
(DCP):
www.bps.org.uk
EMDR International Association
www.emdria.org
EMDR Association Europe / UK and Ireland
www.emdr-europe.org
Michelle completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of
Leeds (Trinity and All Saints College) and a three-year doctoral training
programme in Clinical Psychology (Clin.Psy.D) at The University of Birmingham.
Since qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist she has attended various specialist
courses and has completed Level I and 2 training in Eye Movement
Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR). This training was provided by The
EMDR Institute Inc and is recognised by the EMDR International Association
(EMDRIA).
Clinical experience and employment history
Michelle has 13 years experience working in the field of psychology and mental
health. She has worked across the UK in psychiatric hospitals, clinical psychology
departments and in academia. Specific roles have included working on various
psychiatric wards in Leeds, in a legal psychology team in Stockport and as a
Research Psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, London and Rampton High
Secure Hospital in Nottinghamshire. Michelle is currently employed as a
Chartered Clinical Psychologist in NHS adult mental health services in the
Midlands. She specialises in CBT and has a particular interest in post-traumatic
stress reactions, for which she is also trained in EMDR.
Research interests and publications
Michelle’s main research interests include complex trauma, dissociation,
attachment theory and self-harming behaviour. Her doctoral research examined
the relationship between dissociation and self-harming behaviour in adolescents
with a history of childhood abuse and neglect. In addition, Michelle has been
involved in 2 large-scale research studies. At the Institute of Psychiatry she worked
on the GENESiS study which was exploring the genetics of depression and anxiety
in 25,000 adults. She was also involved in a Department of Health study whilst
working at Rampton Hospital, assessing the needs of patients detained in a high
secure setting. Michelle’s publications include:
Webster, M. (2003). The relationship between dissociation and self-harming
behaviour in a clinical sample of adolescents with a history of childhood abuse
and neglect. Thesis submitted for the degree of Clin.Psych.D. at the University of
Birmingham.
Webster, M. (2003). A neuropsychodevelopmental examination of the link between
disorganised attachment in infancy, reflective function and the development of
dissociative disorders in adulthood. Thesis submitted for the degree of Clin.Psych.
D. at the University of Birmingham.
Rijsdijk, F.V., Sham, P.C., Sterne, A., Purcell, S., McGuffin., Farmer, A., Goldberg, D.,
Mann, A., Cherny, S.S., Webster., M et al (2001). Life events and depression in a
community sample of siblings. Psychological Medicine, 31, 401-410.
Sham, P.C., Sterne, A., Purcell, S., Cherny, S.S., Webster, M., et al (2000).
GENESiS: Creating a composite index of the vulnerability to anxiety and depression
in a community-based sample of siblings. Twin Research, 3, 316-322.
Affiliations
Michelle is a member of:
The British Psychological Society, including the Division of Clinical Psychology
(DCP):
www.bps.org.uk
EMDR International Association
www.emdria.org
EMDR Association Europe / UK and Ireland
www.emdr-europe.org