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About Me

I am a registered practitioner psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council and an accredited cognitive behaviour therapist with the British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. I am a Chartered Counselling Psychologist and Chartered Scientist with, as well as an Associate Fellow of, the British Psychological Society (BPS). I am also on the BPS's Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors.

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I currently work as a clinical research psychologist at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience (King’s College London), funded by the Biomedical Research Centre, and am a practitioner psychologist in HIV adult mental health at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. My main research interests are the role of metacognitions in chronic physical health conditions (particularly Parkinson’s disease) and procrastination.

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My Qualifications

PhD Psychology candidate

2014 (ongoing - passed upgrade from MPhil to PhD at 9 months)

King’s College London, Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology and Neuroscience

Practitioner Doctorate in Counselling Psychology

2008

London Metropolitan University

Postgraduate Practitioner Diploma in Counselling Psychology

2004

London Metropolitan University

MSc Counselling Psychology

2002

London Guildhall University

BSc Psychology – 2.1 (Hons.)

2001

London Guildhall University

Professional bodies, research groups and additional awards

Member number: 140116

Chartered Counselling Psychologist, Associate Fellow, Chartered Scientist, Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors

British Psychological Society

Member number: PYL06522

Registered Practitioner Psychologist

Health & Care Professions Council

Member number: 110723

Fully Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapist

British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies

6th January 2015

Good Clinical Practice

National Institute for Health Research

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Media and Internet Links

New Scientist article about procrastination

I contributed a couple of quotations for this article.

Researchgate Profile

This contains links to some of my research publications.

King's College London - Research Profile

This provides a brief overview of my research activities. If you click on the link below, you will have to use the search box to find me (FERNIE).

Counselling Directory - Clinical Profile

This details some of the services I provide.

Buying my self-help book for people with CFS/ME

This is a link to the Amazon page where you can buy (if you like) the book I wrote with Dr Gabrielle Murphy.

Google Scholar

Link to my publications

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