Becca has worked in various services, including the NHS and HMPPS. She has nine years of progressive experience working within the criminal justice system, supported by her completion of a doctoral-level Postgraduate Diploma in Forensic Psychology at Cardiff Metropolitan University. She is experienced in psychological risk assessment and has provided psychological consultancy to public services. Throughout Becca's experience, she has developed a specific interest in adopting trauma-informed approaches. Becca is also experienced in providing psychological supervision to non-psychological staff groups.
Becca is passionate about supporting people to understand themselves and others. She has worked within services for individuals with personality disorders and difficulties. Her strengths are working collaboratively with clients or staff groups to find helpful ways to manage their difficulties. Becca is confident in delivering integrative therapeutic interventions that draw on Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) and Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT). Adopting a DBT-informed approach, Becca supports clients to work towards their goals by balancing the need to use strategies that accept and validate whilst encouraging strategies for change.
Becca is a natural creative, and her flexible approach supports her ability to adapt to each client's needs. She prefers a person-centred approach, allowing her clients to navigate their own therapy. She is authentic in her approach and uses humour, compassion and her own experiences to support clients to feel heard and empowered. She is passionate about ensuring help feels helpful, and will support clients to find the strategies that work for them.
To maintain her wellbeing, Becca strongly believes in the mind-body link. She enjoys playing sport, strength training and spending lots of time outdoors.
