About Me, Dr. Jenny Turner, Women's Psychologist | Integrative Therapy for women of all ages | UK-wide Online or In Person Ripon Yorkshire UK

ABOUT ME, Dr. JENNY TURNER

Dr JENNY TURNER Psychologist Yorkshire trauma therapist online therapy Brené Brown stress management

I am a clinical psychologist - I became a Doctor of Clinical Psychology here in the UK, after completing undergraduate degrees in Psychology & Neuroscience in Australia.

I have an extensive background of working in CAMHS & Paediatric services in the NHS, and within those roles I always felt more passionate about doing systemic work with Mums (the parent who brought the child to appointments, the vast majority of the time), rather than with the children themselves - so I have more than 15 years experience in working psychologically with women, both in the NHS and in private practice.

While my professional title is 'clinical psychologist', I'm definitely more 'soulful' and 'wholehearted' in my approach, rather than 'clinical'. And you certainly do not need to have a clinical diagnosis of a mental health condition to work with me - You just need to have an experience of tough emotions, or problematic behaviours, that you wish to explore, and an openness to the idea that psychological ideas might help you make the changes you want to make. That said, you may have a diagnosed emotional health condition too, and that is entirely okay too.

I am also the only clinical psychologist in the UK to be trained & certified as a Daring Way™ Facilitator - The program developed by Brené Brown, based on her shame-resilience, vulnerability, courage and connection research. I am featured on the Brené Brown website, as a member of her global team: https://thedaringway.brenebrown.com/find-a-tdw-facilitator/ and you can read more about the power of this model, in my life and my work, here.

More detailed information about my training, qualifications, credentials, experience and expertise is provided below.

Aside from who I am as a professional - I am also a Mum myself

& a daughter, a sister, a partner, a business-owner, & much more

I'm a highly sensitive individual, and recently I've been wondering if I'm also neurodivergent in other ways too, as it's becoming clear to me (in my perimenopausal years) that I do seem to have traits of both ADHD and Autism. Interestingly, I'm now realising that so much of what I have called 'anxiety' throughout my life has very possibility actually been due to my neurodivergence.

I know both privilege & struggle - I am a cis-gendered, heterosexual, white British, able-bodied woman, and have lived in relative safety and financial security my whole life, and I have experienced chronic anxiety throughout my life too, since my childhood, as well as loss, grief, burnout and trauma.

I have had my own extensive psychological therapy, in my 20's and 30's to help free myself from the stranglehold of chronic anxiety - I used to feel in my 20s like everyone else had ben given a 'manual for life' but I had missed out on that. I often felt lost and unconfident. Then, thanks to therapy, there were times in the past when I thought I had overcome my anxiety ... and then I become a Mum, and my anxiety came flooding back stronger than ever - Looking back now, becoming a mum at age 40, in my perimenopause, almost certainly exacerbated my anxiety - as well as stress, overwhelm, burnout and rage.

So, I reached out for more help in my early 40s - to another talking therapist, and various other therapeutic practitioners, and I now I feel calmer and more confident again. I know what it like to sit in 'the other chair' in the therapy room, and so I know in my bones that there is nothing inherently wrong with you, and that you are not alone in your struggles, whatever that inner critical voice tells you in your toughest moments.

I very much look forward to working with you - It will be a privilege and an honour.

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My professional registrations:

Dr. JENNY TURNER Certified Daring Way Facilitator UK Clinical Psychologist Brené Brown UK Therapist

Dr JENNY TURNER HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist Ripon Yorkshire UK

Dr JENNY TURNER DBS checked Clinical Psychologist Therapist Ripon UK Yorskshire

My clinical experience:

Clinical Psychologist in Independent Practice & Founder of Mind Body Soul Psychology - UK-wide online, June 2019 to present.
Clinical Psychologist (NHS) - Paediatric Psychology at Royal Brompton Hospital, London, Oct 2014 - Feb 2019.
Clinical Psychologist (NHS) - Child Obesity Service, Mile End Hospital, London, Nov 2013 - September 2014.
Clinical Psychologist (NHS) - Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, Bexleyheath, London, Dec 2013 - July 2014.
Clinical Psychologist (NHS) - Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, Dartford & Gravesend, Kent, Oct 2010 - Nov 2013.
Trainee Clinical Psychologist (NHS) - Older Adults Service, Eastbourne, Sussex, April 2010 - Sept 2010.
Trainee Clinical Psychologist (NHS) - Family Intensive Support Service, Eastbourne, Sussex, Oct 2009 - March 2010.
Trainee Clinical Psychologist (NHS) - Adult Learning Disability Service, Tonbridge, Kent, April 2009 - Sept 2009.
Trainee Clinical Psychologist (NHS) - Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service, Ashford, Kent, Oct 2008 - March 2009.
Trainee Clinical Psychologist (NHS) - Community Mental Health Teams, Tunbridge & Tunbridge Wells, Oct 2007 - Sept 2008.
Assistant Psychologist (NHS) - Community Mental Health Team, Royal Free Hospital, London, Oct 2006 - Aug 2007.
Research Assistant - The National Collaborating Centre for Mental Health (in collaboration with NICE, the National Institute for Health & Clinical Excellence), Responsible for writing & publishing NICE guidance for mental health. London, Nov 2005 - Aug 2007.

My education:

Doctorate in Clinical Psychology - Canterbury Christ Church University.
BSc. in Psychology - University of Western Australia.
BSc. in Neuroscience - University of Western Australia.

Additional training I engage in:

Trauma & Menopause Conference: Exploring the impact & importance of relationships during the menopause years - Online - April 2025
Working with Complex Trauma - Stage 1 - Safety & Stabilisation - Complex Trauma Institute - Online - January 2025
Menopause: The Great Awakener - Red School Online Course - November 2024
The Art of Low Demand Parenting - Online via Dr. Naomi Fisher & Eliza Fricker - 2024
Exploring the Dynamics of Fear & Attachment - Complex Trauma Institute - Online - January - June 2024
The Parental Brain - Online Summit - March 2023
Fear, Attachment, Care-seeking & Care-giving - In-person, York - Nov 2022 & Jan 2023
Understanding Mother-Daughter Attachment - Online, Oct 2022.
Working with the Menopause - Online, Feb 2022
Understanding South Asian Baby Loss - Online, Aug 2021
Make Birth Better, Birth Trauma Training - Online, Jan 2021
The Daring Way™ - Methodology based on the research of Brené Brown; to become a Certified Daring Way™ Facilitator - Trained in San Antonio, Texas & Online - 2019/20.
Working with Families with Physical Illness - The Tavistock, London - 2017.

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