Senior clinical psychologist and systemic practitioner, National Health Service, UK

Areas of expertise

Clinical psychology
Family and couples therapy
Psychosis

“In my work, I need to use many tools to understand and support individuals, couples, families, and communities. Being a psychologist consistently fuels my penchant for creativity and thirst for learning.”

— Naureen Whittinger, DClinPsy

Areas of expertise

Clinical psychology
Family and couples therapy
Psychosis

— Naureen Whittinger, DClinPsy

Career

National Health Service – Chartered clinical psychologist, since 2011
Public sector and private practice – Family and couples therapist, since 2017
Association of Family Therapy – Research officer, since 2022
British Psychological Society – Author of a chapter of guidelines on family interventions in psychosis, since 2021
Grenfell Health and Wellbeing Service – Senior psychologist, 2017–2020
British Psychological Society – Inclusivity, equality, and diversity lead in Faculty of Psychosis and Complex Mental Health, since 2019
University of Ghana Medical School – Visiting lecturer and clinical psychologist, 2013
King’s College London – Assistant psychologist, 2007–2008
Cardiff University – Research psychologist, 2004–2007
Author of several peer-reviewed journal articles

Education

University of Essex – Master’s degree in systemic psychotherapy, 2022
King’s College London – Graduate certificate in family therapy
Canterbury Christ Church University – Doctorate in clinical psychology
University of St. Andrews – Bachelor of Science in psychology

Appearances and publications in other media

Contributor to UK digital radio programs

British Journal of General Practice, vol. 60, no. 574, pp. 365–71.,

03 May 2010

Can a Self-Referral System Help Improve Access to Psychological Treatments?

European Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, vol. 15, pp. 118–25.,

01 Mar 2006

Predictors of Antisocial Behaviour in Children with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Analyst News,

09 Apr 2021

Focussing, Refocussing and Defocussing on Unconscious Bias

Family Interventions in Psychosis: Guidelines for Psychologists and Practitioners Supporting Families and Social Networks, edited by Jo Allen and Steven Livingstone, British Psychological Society, pp. 39–46. ,

01 Feb 2021

Working with Diversity

International Journal of Social Psychiatry, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 362–74. ,

01 Jul 2011

How Black African and White British Women Perceive Depression and Help-Seeking: A Pilot Vignette Study

Journal of Public Mental Health, vol. 9, no. 1, pp. 8–15. ,

14 Apr 2010

Psycho‐Educational CBT Insomnia Workshops for the General Public: An Audit of Access and Clinical Outcomes

The British Journal of Psychiatry, vol. 194, no. 1, pp. 62–67,

01 Jan 2009

Psychopathy Traits in Adolescents with Childhood Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

Child and Adolescent Mental Health, vol. 13, no. 3, pp. 122–29.,