Anna is Co-Principal Psychologist at the Adult Autism Practice and is registered with the UK Health and Care Professions Council

Anna is Autistic and ADHD, and provides access to clinical supervision to all of the psychologists on our team

Anna has a BSc (Hons) Psychology from Royal Holloway, University of London, PhD Psychology from Keele University, and a Postgraduate Certificate in Teaching and Learning in Higher Education. Anna was a Lecturer in Social and Developmental Psychology before retraining as a clinical psychologist at Royal Holloway, University of London, completing specialist placements in neuropsychology and neuro-rehabilitation, and with a national specialist inpatient and outpatient psychosis service

Anna has extensive clinical experience in the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) in a community mental health team and specialist psychological therapies service, working largely within a cognitive behavioural framework but also drawing upon motivational enhancement and psychodynamic, systemic and narrative ideas. Anna has contributed to shortlisting of DClinPsy applicants for a UK training course for several years. She worked with a Neurodevelopmental Service for several years co-facilitating post-identification groups for Autistic adults

Anna is passionate about advocating for Autistic rights and neurodiversity affirmative approaches within mental health services and education, and is working on their next book ‘Working with Autistic People: A Neurodiversity Affirmative Guidebook for Mental Health Services’

Anna has a particular interest in gender, sexuality and relational diversity, ADHD, and neuroqueering. Anna has recently co-edited ‘Exploring Autistic Sexuality, Gender, and Relationalities: Living Under a Double Rainbow’ (Routledge, 2024)

Alongside colleagues in The Adult Autism Practice, Anna co-authored the recently published ‘The Adult Autism Assessment Handbook: A Neurodiversity Affirmative Approach’