Nicola is a teacher on the University of Sheffield’s CBT for eating disorders programme and previously taught CBT for IAPT trainee high intensity therapists at Teesside University. Her core profession is a mental health nurse. She has run groups and set up group programmes for many years in outpatient, day patient, inpatient, and community settings for people with complex needs, eating disorders and personality disorders. She is particularly interested in how to optimise peer effects in groups.
Jo is a BABCP accredited cognitive behavioural therapist, accredited supervisor, and EMDR practitioner. Currently working with a Veteran’s mental health charity specialising in trauma-based interventions following 15 years of working in secondary care within NHS Trust. She has been involved in development and facilitation of groups throughout her career especially within an outpatient setting. She has a particular interest in the role psycho educational and compassion focused groups have within the stabilisation phase of trauma work prior to engagement with specific individual trauma focused interventions.
Davy has always loved working with groups and their dynamics. He has facilitated client rock bands, drama groups as well as the more mainstream psychotherapy, psycho-educational and reflective practice groups. During the pandemic he has found a new passion in applying his clinical skills to the fast growing digital space.
Vicky Boynton
Cognitive Behavioural Therapist
Vicky is CBT/ DBT therapist and trainee counselling psychologist. She has been involved in the development and facilitation of groups within acute inpatient, and community secondary care settings for a number of years. Vicky has a keen interest in open group therapy and barriers to group facilitation within services.
