Whilst in HMP Prison Service, Catherine held the positions of Head of Psychology and Head of Interventions in a North West Prison. She joined Cygnet in 2012 as the Qualified Psychologist at Cygnet Fountains. In 2018, she took on the Psychology Service Lead Role for Male High Dependency Rehabilitation units across North and Midlands before joining Cygnet Bury as Head of Psychology in March 2021. Catherine became the Regional Lead Psychologist for the Greater Manchester and North West regions in August 2024 and was appointed as Cygnet’s Safety Formulation and Suicide Prevention Lead in August 2026.
From a clinical perspective, Catherine has extensive experience in assessment and management of risk. She is skilled in a range of therapeutic modalities including CFT and EMDR and is accredited as a Schema Therapist with the International Society of Schema Therapy (ISST). Catherine also has an interest in compassionate leadership and holds a level 5 diploma in Leadership and Management as awarded by the Chartered Institute of Management.
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