About Dr Jo Webber

I am a Clinical Psychologist with 15 years experience working within the NHS in a variety of services.

I work primarily with children, young people and families.

My experience and interests

I am experienced in supporting families facing a wide range of difficulties. These include psychological concerns related to a physical health condition or injury, trauma, low mood, sleep difficulties, anxiety, specific phobias and body image concerns. I also provide support with parenting and have experience working with autistic young people and children with learning disabilities.

I have specialist experience in working with younger children using play based and narrative approaches, and in working with trauma with both children and parents.

How I Like to Work

I work collaboratively, building a trusting relationship and working together to form a good understanding of concerns and how they have developed, and then forming a plan for how to address these. With children, I work flexibly and creatively and create a safe space from which difficulties can be explored.

The Therapy Approaches I Use

As a Clinical Psychologist, I am able to draw on a range of approaches and find a good fit for my clients. My primary approaches are Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). I also use Cognitive Behavioural Therapy and draw on ideas from systemic and narrative approaches.

My Credentials and Registration

I completed my Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at Salomons Institute of Applied Psychology, Canterbury Christ Church University. I am trained in Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR) therapy with children, young people and adults. I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), my registration number is PYL3018.

In addition to work with The Tunbridge Wells Psychologist, I work part-time at Queen Victoria Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in West Sussex. I have previously worked in other NHS trusts across Kent and Sussex. I have also worked for two charitable organisations, providing therapeutic support to autistic children and their families, and in-reaching into schools to work with young people considered ‘at risk’.