About Me
I am a psychologist, research-practictioner, and writer. Originally from the Southeast US, I moved to England in 2017 to pursue my PhD and I am now based in London. I wear quite a few hats professionally:
I recently launched a private psychotherapy practice, Holistic Head Health and will soon be launching its subsidiary, Anomalies Research, Counselling, & Consultation (ARCC)
I am a psychotherapist at the London School of Economics (LSE)
I am the exceptional experiences (ExE) responder for the PA (the point of contact for those who reach out to the organization about their experiences)
My interests:
Clinical and therapeutic approaches to ExE, how ExE impact wellbeing, cultural beliefs and practices of ExE, and the history of parapsychology. The main objective of my research is to provide findings that can be applied to people's lives in a meaningful and pragmatic way.
Outside of parapsychology, my psychology interests include -
Whole-person focused approaches to psychological wellbeing, Ericksonian clinical hypnosis, assessment/diagnosis/therapeutic approaches of mental disorders, making mental health care more accessible.
When not working on the above, you can generally find me reading or writing fiction, learning the piano, travelling, living the cafe life, and spending time with people I love.
Professional memberships:
The British Psychological Society, chartered psychologist
The British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy, registered member
The American Psychological Association, full member
The Higher Education Academy (Advance HE), associate fellow
The Parapsychological Association, professional member
The Society for Psychical Research, member
*Applied for: The Health and Care Professions Council, practicing psychologist
Education:
Ph.D. Psychology, University of Northampton, 2021
Thesis: Wellbeing Impacts & Clinicial Implications of Near-Death Experiences
Ed.S. Clinical Mental Health Counseling, Old Dominion University, 2021
M.A. Psychology, University of West Georgia, 2013
B.A. English, Penn State University, 2010