About Dr Anna
Clinical Psychologist. Consultant Media Psychologist. Author. Media expert. Podcaster
Twenty years of NHS and private practice.
Specialist psychological support across six core areas.
I’m a clinical psychologist, author and podcaster whose work centres on six specialist areas: food and eating disorders, adolescence, performance, The Bar, trauma and media psychology. I’ve spent over twenty years working across the NHS and private practice, supporting children, teenagers, adults and families through the emotional and psychological challenges that shape everyday life.
One of the UK’s leading media psychologists
Alongside my clinical work, I also work in the media both in front of and behind the camera. As one of the UK's leading media psychologists, I consult on major reality and documentary productions, as well as to TV and theatre companies and the arts more broadly.
My approach
My background blends clinical expertise with drama school training and performance experience, which means I understand people through science, psychology and insider knowledge.
My practice is trauma-informed and uses EMDR, ACT, CFT, CBT and integrative approaches to support individuals recovering from PTSD, complex trauma, chronic stress and burnout. These are evidence-based models that help people build resilience, regulate emotions, process trauma and make meaningful, lasting change.
Whether I’m working with families on eating difficulties and body image, helping teenagers navigate the rollercoaster of adolescence, supporting high performers in the arts or the law, or guiding individuals through trauma recovery, my approach is grounded, warm, direct and practical.
Qualifications and experience
After obtaining a First Class degree in Psychology from the University of Bristol, I worked as an assistant research psychologist at Bristol University and then spent a year in early-onset eating disorders at St George’s and Springfield hospitals.
I went on to complete my clinical training at University College London, qualifying in 2002 with a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (D.Clin.Psy).
My specialist training year was at the adolescent department of the Tavistock Clinic, and over the next decade I worked in several exceptional NHS services, including Great Ormond Street Hospital, Vincent Square Eating Disorders Clinic and the Priory Hospital.
I moved fully into private practice in 2014. Since then, I’ve built a portfolio career across a broad range of areas, as you’ll see as you explore this site.
Published author and consultant media psychologist
I’m the author of How to Talk to Children About Food, a book focused on eating disorder prevention, healing your own relationship with food, parenting and building a healthier food culture at home.
I’m also a regular contributor to TV, radio, podcasts and print, and am a passionate advocate for prevention in eating disorders, early intervention in mental health, and changing cultural narratives around wellbeing, body image and eating.
My favourite moments
BEHIND THE PSYCHOLOGIST
Things that I love
➝ Family first always. They’ll always be my no 1.
➝ And then the cats
➝ Making sourdough and baking
➝ Dancing: It ticks every box for me: music, rhythm, exercise, a mega dose of endorphins, social connection and fun.
Katherine, Anxoety
“I am a knew person”
Nancy, Actor
“Anna is an absolute life-saver.”
Would you like to work together?
If you’d like to explore working together, for therapy, consultancy, media work, an on screen psychologist, speaking, or collaboration, please get in touch using the form below.
It’s a slightly longer form, but the detail really helps me understand what you’re looking for. I’ll respond within a couple of days.