Dr Katie Davis
Clinical Psychologist
Still Lines started off as a reflection of my passion for working with people with trauma. I chose this name as it is how I see my role as a psychologist; offering some stillness in the often-felt chaos of life. A stillness that gives you the time and space to build a new path out and onwards to where you want to go.
With a background as one of the Principal Clinical Psychologists at a specialist trauma service, one of a handful in the whole of the UK, I expertly treat the impact of psychological trauma using trauma-specialist approaches. Working at this level of expertise means I know the brain well, what happens to us when we face difficult times and how to move you past them. I work well with those who struggle with other difficulties because of this, such as OCD, anxiety and low mood. I particularly specialise in OCD these days.
The psychological approaches and the techniques that I share with clients are from approaches and techniques I’ve built over my career.
Qualifications
Dr Katie Davis, BSc (Hons), MSc, DClinPsychol
I hold a Doctorate of Clinical Psychology and am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council. I am specialised in trauma and OCD, alongside general mental health difficulties. I am practiced in trauma-focused cognitive therapy (TF-CT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), therapy, schema-based therapy and attachment-focused approaches. I have additionally trained in dyadic-developmental psychotherapy (DDP; Levels I and II), as well as specialist supervision training for TF-CT.
During my career I have focused on specialising in trauma-based treatments, whilst also working with a wide variety of difficulties. I spent several years as a highly specialist child psychologist, before undertaking a role in a trauma specialist service. I have spent several years specialising in OCD clinically.
Publications
Davis, K., MacBeth, A., Warwick, R. & Chan, S.W. (2019). Posttraumatic stress symptom severity, prevalence and impact in ambulance clinicians: The hidden extent of distress in the emergency services. Traumatology 25(4), 282.
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