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Rebecca Spelman


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Rebecca A. "Becky" Spelman (born Template:Birth based on age as of dateTemplate:R) is an Irish clinical psychologist.[1] She is the founder and clinical director of the Private Therapy Clinic, Harley Street, London.[2][3][4]

Education

Born in Nenagh in Tipperary, Ireland, Spelman attended Nenagh Vocational School.[5]

In 2006 she obtained a BSc in psychology from the American College Dublin. She completed a postgraduate diploma and DPsych in counselling psychology at the University of Teesside in 2007 and 2009 respectively, and a postgraduate diploma in cognitive behavioural therapy from Royal Holloway, University of London, in 2010.[6][7]

Career

Spelman is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council[1] and the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies.[8]

After obtaining her doctorate, Spelman provided cognitive behavioural therapy for the South West London and St George's Mental Health NHS Trust and for Harley Therapy, a private practice.[6] In 2011 she set up her own practice, the Private Therapy Clinic in Harley Street, London.[9] As of 2016 the company runs an additional two clinics in London—in High Street, Kensington, and Queen Victoria Street, City of London—and two in Dubai and Singapore.[10]

A regular commentator in the national media in the UK,[7] Spelman is a columnist for The Huffington Post,[4] and has appeared on Channel 4's Embarrassing Bodies,[11] and the Gadget Show on Channel 5.[12] She co-starred in Fright Club on Sky 1, a show in which two psychologists help participants confront and overcome their fears.Template:R[13]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 "Rebecca A Spelman". Health and Care Professions Council. http://www.hcpc-uk.co.uk/search-results/search-details/?searchOption=1&search=spelman&profession=PYL&start=1&ID=24323. Retrieved 3 November 2015. 
  2. Jessica Elliott (11 January 2016). "How to get that job: Dr Becky Spelman, psychologist", The Independent.
  3. Tracy Brown (28 May 2013). "Stressed out? Here are songs that soothe a traveler's soul", Los Angeles Times.
  4. 4.0 4.1 "Dr Becky Spelman", The Huffington Post.
  5. "Nenagh born psychologist on Sky 1", The Nenagh Guardian, 3 June 2015.
  6. 6.0 6.1 "Dr. Becky Spelman". LinkedIn. https://www.linkedin.com/in/rebeccaspelman. Retrieved 3 November 2015. 
  7. 7.0 7.1 "Dr Becky Spelman". Private Therapy Clinic. http://theprivatetherapyclinic.co.uk/consultants/dr-becky-spelman/. Retrieved 3 November 2015. 
  8. "The official register of Accredited BABCP CBT and AREBT therapists". British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies. http://www.cbtregisteruk.com/. Retrieved 3 November 2015. 
  9. "About us", Private Therapy Clinic.
  10. "Locations". Private Therapy Clinic. http://theprivatetherapyclinic.co.uk/locations/. 
  11. "Episode 4 – Skegness". http://www.channel4embarrassingillnesses.com/episodes/episode-guides/embarrassing-bodies-series-5/episode-4--skegness/sleepwalking/. Retrieved 25 October 2015. 
  12. "Dr Becky Spelman on the Gadget Show", Channel 5, courtesy of Vimeo.
  13. Richard Reid (1 June 2015). "Can you cure a phobia in three days?". The Daily Telegraph. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/health/11637776/Can-you-cure-a-phobia-in-three-days.html. 
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