Melissa is a Forensic Psychologist in Training with over 5 years of experience working with adult offenders within prison and community settings. During this time, Melissa has worked with a range of individuals of whom have varying offending behaviours and needs such as mental health problems, learning disabilities and personality disorder.
Melissa has experience in undertaking psychological risk assessments for adults convicted of sexual and violent offences. She has experience attending prison Parole Board Reviews to assist the Parole Board’s decision-making pertaining an individual’s suitability for release into the community and/or to a lesser secure environment.
Melissa's current work involves the Treatment Management of a high intensity
Sexual Offending Behaviour programme within a custodial environment and delivering psychological interventions and Dialectical behaviour therapy (DBT) skills training to adult offenders within a community forensic step down service.
