About Holly
Holly is a compassionate Psychologist with a strong interest in the intersection of biology and psychology in supporting health and well-being. She takes a personalised, evidence-informed approach, providing a safe and supportive space where individuals can explore their experiences, improve functioning, and foster personal growth. Outside of clinical practice, research, and academic teaching, Holly also works alongside organisations to provide practical operational consulting and various advisory services.
Holly has an interest in ...
Mood Disorders
Depressive symptoms and anxiety are common experiences. Depression and anxiety can arise in response to life stressors or reflect a more enduring and less adaptive patterns. Other mood-related concerns include Bipolar Disorder, premenstrual distress including PMS (Premenstrual Syndrome) and Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder (PMDD). Therapy provides a safe space to explore your experiences, understand underlying causes, and develop strategies to enhance functioning and support lasting emotional well-being.
Trauma
Traumatic experiences can have a lasting impact on your thoughts, emotions, and behaviour. Trauma can result from a single event or ongoing stressors, and its effects may show up as anxiety, hypervigilance, flashbacks, or difficulties in relationships. While the impact can feel overwhelming, psychological therapy can provide a safe space to process experiences, build coping strategies, and support recovery and resilience. I work with a range of presentations, including acute trauma, perinatal trauma, medical trauma, PTSD, complex PTSD, and personality disorders.
Memory and Cognition
Holly has a strong in interest in memory and cognitive function across the lifespan and is able to offer a range of assessments, from neurodevelopmental assessments, geriatric cognitive evaluations, and risk assessments including firearms assessments. Holly has particular interest in neurodegenerative disease; part of her PhD research examined the association between cognition and biology in Alzheimer’s Disease, with a specific emphasis on sex differences.
Dissociation
Chronic Pain
Psychosis
Dissociation is a way the mind copes with overwhelming stress or trauma. It can involve feeling disconnected from your thoughts, emotions, body, or surroundings, and may show up as “spacing out,” memory gaps, or feeling like you’re observing yourself from outside your body. While it can be distressing, psychological therapy can help you understand these experiences, develop grounding strategies, and gradually feel more integrated and present.
Chronic pain can significantly affect both physical and emotional well-being, impacting daily life, relationships, and overall quality of life. Psychological therapy can help you understand the factors that influence pain, develop effective coping strategies, and build resilience, supporting both emotional and functional improvements over time. Holly works with a range of pain conditions, including Complex Regional Pain Syndrome (CRPS), Functional Neurological Disorder (FND), Phantom Limb Pain, and other somatic symptom disorders. She is trained in both Pain Reprocessing Therapy and Mirror Therapy.
Psychosis involves experiences such as unusual thoughts, perceptions, or beliefs that can feel real but are outside typical thinking. This may include hallucinations, delusions, or disorganized thinking. Psychological therapy provides a safe, non-judgmental space to explore these experiences, develop coping strategies, and work towards a greater understanding, stability, and overall well-being. Holly works with clients across the schizophrenia spectrum, including those with Schizoaffective Disorder and postnatal psychosis.