About Dr. Triskel

I’m a Consultant Clinical Psychologist working mainly in the NHS in Bristol.
I manage the service and provide assessments and therapy at Outlook where we provide psychological support to people with visible differences / appearance concerns / disfigurements in the South West region as part of the Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery Service at North Bristol NHS Trust.

Until November 2009, I worked for 10 years as the Lead Psychologist with the Disabled Adults’ Resource Teams for Bristol, South Gloucestershire and North Somerset, developing equalities-based support services for people with complex neurological and physical impairments.

I work as a Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist at Frenchay Hospital in Bristol, where I work with people who have experienced trauma, people with cancer and other severe health conditions, people who are deciding whether to have surgery and people with persistent pain. I also provide supervision and training for other people who work with these clients.

Having a physical health condition, coping after an accident or being disabled can be very emotionally demanding. In Clinical Health Psychology we can help people cope with things like:

Post-trauma
Stress, anxiety and fear
Managing long-term conditions more effectively
Self esteem, self confidence and self image
Worries about other people’s reactions
Low mood and depression
Anger
Relationship problems
Loss, grief and bereavement
Work-related stresses and getting back to work after a period of time off
Sleep difficulties and coping with everyday activities
Making decisions about having surgery or treatment, and coping with surgery or treatment

The kinds of psychological therapy models I am trained to use include

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT)
Trauma-Focussed CBT (TF-CBT): a different kind of CBT specially for people with nightmares, flashbacks and other trauma symptoms
Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR)
Solution-Focussed Therapy
Motivational Interviewing and Relapse Prevention

I do a small amount of private work (see services). Some of the fees for this work help fund things like staff training at Outlook.