gsidley

I am a 53-year-old Consultant Clinical Psychologist and part-time freelance writer. Based in the United Kingdom, I have worked in the National Health Service as a mental health professional for over 30 years. My areas of expertise include: psychological interventions for severe/complex mental health problems (psychosis, depression, emotionally unstable personality disorder); recovery approaches; and the negative effects of using a medical model to make sense of mental health problems.

My interests away from work include football (I am a life-long Burnley supporter), music (Leonard Cohen is one of my heroes) and, increasingly, writing both non-fiction and fiction.