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About me
Dr Caroline Silcock DPsych MSc
I am an HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist and BPS chartered Counselling Psychologist
I provide psychological assessment and therapy to adults over the age of 18 years from my clinic in central Winchester. I am able to offer both in person and online sessions.
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I have over 15 years experience working as a Counselling Psychologist, within the NHS, charities and private sectors, across a wide range of settings and presenting problems.
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I am primarily a trauma therapist, trained in EMDR (eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing therapy) (the gold standard treatment for trauma), and I work with single event PTSD to more complex, relational trauma (cPTSD). I also draw upon CBT (cognitive behavioural therapy), ACT (Acceptance and committment therapy), CFT (compassion focused therapy) and mindfulness.
I use an integrative approach to therapy, taking into account each client's individual needs and preferences, as well as my own recommendations based on experience, knowledge and best practice clinical guidelines.
Qualifications
Mar 2017 - EMDR training (Level 3)
Mar 2014 & Mar 2015 - EMDR training (level 1 and 2) Richman EMDR
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2006-2010 - DPsych Counselling Psychology
City University
2003-2004 - MSc Health Psychology (Merit)
Middlesex University
1995-1998 - BSc (Hons.) Psychology (2:1 )
University of Southampton
Publications
Silcock C, Liao LM, Hill M, Chitty LS. Will the introduction of non-invasive prenatal testing for Down’s syndrome undermine informed choice? Health Expectations, 2014; 20 February
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Silcock C. Appendix 3: Constructing self-harm at the turn of the twenty-first century. In C Willig (Ed.) Introducing Qualitative Research in Psychology (3rd Edition), 2013. Open University Press: Berkshire.
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Lewis C, Silcock C, Chitty LS. Non-Invasive Prenatal Testing for Down’s Syndrome: Pregnant Women’s Views and Likely Uptake. Public Health Genomics. 2013 16(5):223-32
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Oxenford K, Silcock C, Hill M, Chitty L. Routine testing of fetal Rhesus D status in Rhesus D negative women using cell-free fetal DNA: an investigation into the preferences and information needs of women. Prenat Diagn. 2013 Jul;33(7):688-94.
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Lewis C, Hill M, Silcock C, Daley R, Chitty LS. Non-invasive prenatal testing for trisomy 21: a cross-sectional survey of service users’ views and likely uptake. BJOG. 2014 121(5):
My background
After a number of different career experiences (including PR, the music industry and editing/journalism), I returned to study a Masters in Health Psychology, and began my career in psychology. I worked at the Tobacco Dependence and Treatment Centre (Barts and The London) and ran smoking cessation clinics across City & Hackney before begining my Clinical Doctorate in Counselling Psychology.
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During this training, I worked within primary care (City & Hackeny NHS), secondary care (CMHT at South London & The Maudsley NHS), chronic pain (The Wolfson Rehabilitation Centre, St George's NHS) and a charity providing support to women experiencing domestic violence (Woman's Trust, Stratford).
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Upon graduating, I worked within the chronic pain department at the National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery in Queen's Square, London. I then moved to Women's Health (UCLH), working clinically within the perinatal department, and within the Institute for Women's Health (UCL) as a research psychologist investigating the psychosocial issues surrounding the introduction of non-invasive prenatal genetic testing.
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I have also worked as a Research Manager at Eaves, a charity dedicated to ending violence against women and girls.
My specialisms lie within trauma and women's health, but I am happy to work with individuals regardless of gender and acorss a range of presenting problems.
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Sessions and fees
Please book this if this is your first session with me
1 hr
120 British poundsExtended assessment if you would like to book more time for your first session
1 hr 30 min
170 British poundsPlease only book this if you are already an existing client
50 min
120 British pounds
