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Dr Natty Triskel

Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist

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Areas of expertise ¶

As a Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist, I specialise in working with people who’ve experienced psychological trauma with a physical involvement as adults (for example, after a car crash or a workplace injury), with people whose health problems as adults have made old trauma more difficult to cope with, and with people who have psychological support needs linked to physical health conditions. Difficulties might include

Post-trauma
Stress, anxiety and fear
Managing long-term conditions more effectively
Self esteem, self confidence and self image
Worries about other people’s reactions
Low mood and depression
Anger
Relationship problems
Loss, grief and bereavement
Work-related stresses and getting back to work after a period of time off
Sleep difficulties and coping with everyday activities
Making decisions about having surgery or treatment, and coping with surgery or treatment

Experience ¶

I qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 1995, after 15 years working in community projects, voluntary organisations and charities. That included setting up two charities, working creatively with people who have learning difficulties and supporting women who have experienced sexual violence, and jobs like managing a large housing project for people with severe learning difficulties and physical impairments.

After qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist I worked for 4 years in an inner city Community Mental Health service for adults, before moving into my work with people who have physical health difficulties in 1999. I currently manage the regional specialist service for children and adults with visible differences / disfigurements and appearance concerns at North Bristol NHS Trust and also work there as a Consultant Clinical Health Psychologist across all specialties, with adults who have conditions like cancer, persistent pain or Post Trauma after an accident. For almost 10 years I set up and led the psychology service for 3 local Disabled Adults’ Resource (DART) Teams, for people with complex physical and neurological impairments. As well as working directly with clients, I provide training, consultation and supervision.

In my private work, I started providing specialist assessments for people making personal injury claims in 2000 and have continued to work for local solicitors since then. I have completed the Bond Solon course in Expert Witness Report Writing. I also provide specialist psychological therapy for Post Trauma and support people to cope with long term conditions.
I’m a member of several specialist organisations including

An Honorary Research Fellow at the Centre for Appearance Research at the University of the West of England
An Accredited Practitioner at the EMDR Associations for UK and Ireland and for Europe
A member of the British Burns Association

In the British Psychological Society I’m

An Associate Fellow
A Chartered Psychologist
A full member of the Division of Clinical Psychology
A full member of the Division of Health Psychology
A member of the Faculty of Clinical Health Psychology
A member of the Specialist Group in Oncology and Palliative Care
A member of the Managers’ Faculty
A Chartered Scientist

Why Clinical Health Psychology? ¶

Clinical Health Psychologists work with people who have health problems of any kind, taking a completely individualised approach that combines the knowledge from clinical psychology and health psychology. I assess your difficulties with you by making a working partnership: you bring all your expertise about you, and I bring nearly 30 years’ experience and training in a variety of psychology approaches. Then, if it’s appropriate, I develop a psychotherapy intervention specific to you as an individual, couple, family or group. If I don’t think I can meet your needs, or if I think I know someone who can meet them better, I’ll say so.

Access ¶

The premises I use are fully accessible to most people with sensory or mobility impairments and I’m experienced at working with interpreters (including sign language interpreters). I’ve got a lot of experience of working with people who have complex physical, neurological, cognitive or communication impairments, with people who use assistive communication technology and with people who use personal assistants. Please let me know what your specific access requirements are and I’ll do my best to meet them

Main Qualifications ¶

1992 BA (Hons) 1st class Applied Psychology
1995 Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
1998 Practitioner Course, Dialectical Behavioural Therapy
2005 MSc in Qualitative Research Methods in Psychology
2007 Accreditation (by experience) in Health Psychology
2007 Practitioner Course, Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing

Keeping you safe ¶

Anyone who calls themselves a Clinical Psychologist or a Health Psychologist is registered with the Health Professions Council. They check that the way we work is safe and effective, including things like: