About Us
Alison Harper
Chartered Clinical Psychologist
Alison is a Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience in helping people with a wide range of issues, including depression, anxiety, OCD, low self-esteem, trauma, grief, insomnia, eating disorders, relationship issues, traumatic brain injury and functional disorders. She works with young people, adults and families.
Registered with both the Health & Care Professions Council and British Psychological Society, Alison completed her undergraduate degree at Edinburgh University, before doing a PhD with the Medical Research Council. Having worked for the World Health Organisation for two years, she completed her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, qualifying in 2000. She then worked in both NHS inpatient and outpatient settings, before moving into independent practice.
Alison uses a flexible and collaborative approach to help you make the changes you want in your life, adapting therapy to suit your needs. She is fully trained in several evidence-based therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Interpersonal Therapy, Schema Therapy, Solution-Focused Therapy and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR).
Sara Huibregtse Van Loon
Psychological Therapist
Sara is a Psychological Therapist and she works predominantly from a Cognitive Behavioural Therapy stance (CBT). She has a First Class Honours degree in Psychology from the University of Edinburgh and is a graduate member of the British Psychological Society (BPS). Sara works with people from across the lifespan who are experiencing a range of difficulties such as anxiety, depression, Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder, low self-esteem, emotion dysregulation and relationship problems.
Sara’s approach is person-centred, strengths-based, collaborative and she works together with clients to address psychological distress. Treatment plans and appointment structure are tailored to best suit the needs of the individual.
Bee
Therapet
Bee is our little therapet dog. She is 5 years old and mainly sleeps in a corner but is very happy to be patted!
