Dr Eleanor Gunn
Clinical Psychologist
she/her
BSc, DClinPsy

Remote & North Cambs

Dr Gunn is qualified as a Clinical Psychologist and has 10 years pre qualification experience working in mental health with children/young people and adults. Dr Gunn has experience in psychological assessment, formulation and a range of psychological therapies including Cognitive Behavioural, Systemic, and Psychodynamic approaches. Eleanor also offers assessments in our team around cosmetic surgery, mental health, and ADHD (children and adults). She is  registered with the Health Care Professions Council as a Clinical Psychologist and Information Commissioner's Office. She holds public liability and professional indemnity insurance.

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Memberships

Health Care & Professions Council ​

 

Her range of experience and skills includes:​

• Assessment and therapeutic intervention for adolescents and adults with a range of mental health difficulties including depression and anxiety, interpersonal difficulties, trauma (including PTSD), emotional regulation, and complex mental health difficulties. 

• Specialist knowledge of health psychology for supporting people with chronic health conditions, somatic conditions and behaviour change.

• Cosmetic surgery, mental health and ADHD assessment

 

NHS experience

• Jan 2021 - present: Perinatal Mental Health team with Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust in Jan 2021. 

• Jan 2020 – Jan 2021: Community Mental Health Team, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.

• Oct 2019 – present: Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner – preferred provider/independent contractor,  VitaHealth Group.

• Sept 2014 – Dec 2019: Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Partnership Trust.

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Relevant post-qualification training​

• Sep 2021: The Challenge of Racism in Therapeutic Practice, June 2020, 2 days, provided by Black, African, Asian Therapy Network (BAATN).

• Sep 2020: DBT Essential Skills, British Isles.

• Jul 2020: Mentalisation Based Basic Training, Anna Freud Centre.

• Jan-Sep 2020: EMDR Training, Rickman EMDR Training part 1-3.

• Oct 2019: The development of Psychoanalytic Theory, Tavistock and Portman, 1 year.

• 2018: Introduction to Experiential Dynamic Therapy, Thrive PPP Ltd.

• 2017: Maximising therapeutic effectiveness: transforming work with complex clients, IEDTA.

• 2016: Overcoming treatment resistant depression: the power of emotion, International immersive conference, IEDTA.

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Other relevant experience

• 2014: MSc Health Psychology, Distinction, University of Nottingham.

• 2010: PGcert Psychological Therapies, Anglia Ruskin University.

• Pregnancy Interrupted - 1) empirical paper focussing on the lived experiences of women with primary tokophobia. 2) The systematic review explores the psychosocial processes in women’s experiences of miscarriage (currently being written for publication).

• Teaching to MSc students.

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