The Lotus Psychology Practice, Berkhamsted (2025)

02/09/2025

🪷 Dr Sheena Macalister, DClinPsy, BSc 🪷

Sheena is a highly experienced Chartered Clinical Psychologist and an associate at The Lotus Psychology Practice, with over 25 years of working across a wide range of clinical settings. Sheena completed an undergraduate degree at The University of Portsmouth, before completing her doctorate training and qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist at the University of Southampton.

After qualifying as a Clinical Psychologist in 2006, she worked in Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS) in Bedfordshire. She later spent many years working in various hospitals across London, supporting people with their psychological adjustment to chronic or life limiting illness. For the past four years, Sheena has been working exclusively in private practice.

Sheena works with adults and young people and with a range difficulties, including anxiety, depression, complex trauma, grief, self-criticism, and psychological adjustment to physical health conditions. Throughout her career, Sheena has trained extensively in a wide range of psychological approaches, including Cognitive-Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and mindfulness-based therapies such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). She has a particular clinical interest in therapies that focus on the development of self-compassion, including Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT) and Compassionate Inquiry. Both of these approaches draw on attachment theory and neuroscience and emphasise the shared human experience of pain and suffering.

Sheena works in trauma-sensitive way, recognising how early childhood experiences – and the broader social, cultural and political environments we grow up in – shape our minds and emotional worlds. She offers a warm, compassionate and collaborative space where clients can develop a deeper emotional understanding of themselves along with the resilience needed to face the challenges in their lives.

Sheena offers both clinic and online therapy appointments.

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10/08/2025

🪷 Dr Nina Page, CPsychol, PhD, MSc 🪷

Dr Nina Page is a HCPC registered Senior Counselling Psychologist, and associate at The Lotus Psychology Practice.

Nina has worked in the NHS across specialist services dedicated to supporting individuals with personality difficulties, anxiety, trauma, and eating disorders. She currently works in a neonatal unit, providing psychological support to parents and babies during their neonatal journey. In addition to her clinical work, Nina has a strong academic background in research and teaching. Her research has focused on the relationship between subjective bodily experience, trauma, and sense of identity.

Nina specialises in, and has a strong interest in, working with people experiencing personality difficulties—particularly those involving confusion around the sense of self and challenges in forming and maintaining satisfying relationships—as well as trauma, eating disorders, and perinatal mental health.

Her therapeutic approach draws on a range of evidence-based psychological therapies, both disorder-specific and transdiagnostic. These include Transference-Focused Psychotherapy (TFP), Mentalization-Based Treatment (MBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). Her extensive experience in Eating Disorder Services has also equipped her to deliver a range of specialised ED treatments. Nina is a member of both the EMDR Association UK and the International Society for Transference-Focused Psychotherapy.

Nina is committed to providing psychological interventions that are tailored to each client’s unique needs, while remaining grounded in scientific evidence. Her priority is to ensure that the therapeutic space is safe, supportive, and trustworthy for every individual she works with.

Nina offers in-person sessions in Berkhamsted, as well as online appointments for clients across the UK.

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27/06/2025

🪷 June is PTSD Awareness Month—a time to come together to raise awareness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder and Complex-Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, educate our communities, and shine a light on recovery.

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If you or someone you love is struggling with trauma or PTSD, we want you to know: there is hope, and there is help. At The Lotus Psychology Practice, our team of HCPC-registered Clinical and Counselling Psychologists are highly experienced in supporting individuals across the lifespan with PTSD, Complex PTSD, and trauma-related difficulties. Whether you're a parent seeking support for your child, a veteran navigating military trauma, or a survivor of gender-based violence—we are here to support your journey to healing.

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23/06/2025

🪷 Dr Caitlin Neill, DClinPsy, MSc, BSc 🪷

Dr Caitlin Neill is a HCPC registered Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist, and associate at The Lotus Psychology Practice.

Caitlin gained a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the University of Exeter before going on to complete a master’s degree in clinical applications of psychology from the University of Warwick. Caitlin also has a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of East London.

Caitlin specialises in working with children, young people and their families and has worked in NHS for over ten years. In her NHS roles, Caitlin works as a Highly Specialist Clinical Psychologist in a London hospital, supporting children and young people with psychological distress as a result of acute and chronic medical and health conditions. She has worked across a range of hospital settings and specialties, including orthopaedics, oncology, diabetes, gastroenterology, feeding difficulties, headaches, complications of excess weight and neonatal care.

Caitlin has undertaken specialist training to offer specialist assessments for autism and learning disabilities. She also works in a child development team, offering multidisciplinary assessments for autism and neurodiversity. Within this role, she offers support to children, young people and their families to navigate both the strengths and difficulties they might experience in relation to neurodiversity. This frequently includes emotion regulation, positive behaviour support and making changes to the environment to best support young people with autism. Caitlin co-facilitates a sleep clinic for children and young people with sleep difficulties and has trained as a Sleep Counsellor.

Caitlin uses an integrative approach to psychological therapy, drawing on systemic, narrative and third-wave Cognitive Behaviour Therapy models. Caitlin prides herself on offering a warm, welcoming and flexible approach.

Caitlin offers in-person sessions in Berkhamsted, as well as online appointments for clients across the UK.

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23/06/2025

🪷 Dr Alina Radu, DPsych, PgDip, BSc 🪷

Dr Alina Radu is a HCPC registered Senior Counselling Psychologist with over a decade of experience supporting individuals across a wide spectrum of mental health difficulties. She holds a Doctorate in Counselling Psychology from City University London and a Postgraduate Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy from the Institute of Psychiatry at King’s College London as well as a Postgraduate Diploma in Family and Couple Counselling. In addition, she is an EMDR Accredited Practitioner.

Alina specialises in working with trauma, including PTSD, complex PTSD, and the long-term psychological impact of childhood adversity, Perinatal trauma, gender-based violence, and military trauma. Her practice is grounded in a trauma-informed and systemic approach, drawing on a range of evidence-based therapies such as EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), NET (Narrative Exposure Therapy) and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT).

Alina has worked extensively with individuals facing challenges such as anxiety, depression, obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), panic, health anxiety, addiction, and relationship difficulties. She also has significant experience supporting refugees, asylum seekers, and those affected by war and displacement.

At the heart of Alina’s therapeutic work is a commitment to creating a safe, collaborative, and compassionate space where clients feel understood and supported. She is passionate about empowering people to explore their experiences, rebuild their sense of self, and reconnect with what matters most to them. Her aim is to help clients not only heal from trauma but also move toward a life that feels meaningful and fulfilling.

Alina offers in-person sessions in Berkhamsted, as well as online appointments for clients across the UK.

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🌐https://www.thelotuspsychologypractice.co.uk/dralinaradu
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19/06/2025

🪷 Dr Merry Wright, DClinPsy, PgDip, BSc 🪷

Dr Merry Wright is a HCPC registered Clinical Psychologist, and associate at The Lotus Psychology Practice.

Merry completed a Bachelors Degree in Psychology before completing a Postgraduate Diploma in Educational Mental Health through University College London and the Anna Freud Centre. She later qualified as a Clinical Psychologist through doctoral training at the University of East London.

Merry is experienced in working with children, young people, adults and families in NHS and charity settings. Merry currently works within a specialist CAMHS Neurodevelopmental Service, where she provides supports neurodivergent children and young people, with mental health needs. She also provides neurodevelopmental assessments of autism, ADHD and intellectual disability.

She has also worked supporting young peoples mental health in education settings and has supported adults facing a variety of life stresses, those adjusting to life with neurological conditions and people with intellectual disabilities and their families.

Merry’s aim is to really get to know and understand what matters to her clients. She uses a range of approaches to therapy, depending on individuals’ goals, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Narrative therapy and other evidence-based approaches. She also understands that problems can affect families and cares deeply about supporting parents and carers wellbeing, helping them to strengthen relationships, manage stress and reconnect with joy in family life.

Merry offers in-person sessions in Berkhamsted, as well as online appointments for clients across the UK. Alongside therapy, she provides comprehensive psychological, neurodevelopmental, and cognitive assessments for both children and adults.

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🌐https://www.thelotuspsychologypractice.co.uk/dr-merry-wright
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28/05/2025

❔❓What is Cognitive Analytic Therapy?❓❔

Cognitive analytic therapy, also known as CAT is a relational therapy that helps individuals understand and change recurring patterns of thinking, feeling and ways of relating to others.

Sometimes our patterns of behaviour, or our expectations of other people’s behaviour, can develop into unhealthy or unhelpful repeating patterns.

With a trained therapist, CAT will explore how early life experiences and relationships shape your patterns and how they contribute to current difficulties. CAT will often map out relationship patterns, in what is known as reciprocal relational patterns.

CAT has been shown to be effective for a broad range of difficulties, including depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance misuse and relationship difficulties.

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🪷At The Lotus Psychology Practice, our Psychologists are trained across multiple therapeutic modalities, and the approaches are often integrated based on an individuals unique needs. The suitability of the therapeutic approach is informed by assessment and individual goals.

✅All therapeutic interventions are informed by scientific research and are in line with National Institute for Health and Care Excellence guidelines.

We have availability online or face to face in our Berkhamsted Clinic.

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22/05/2025

🌟We are incredibly grateful for the feedback we receive on our services 🌟

🪷If you’re navigating life as an adoptive parent or special guardian, and would like professional support, we have availability online or face to face in our Berkhamsted Clinic with HCPC registered Psychologists. We are registered with local authorities to provide support to families through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF).

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21/05/2025

💛 Mental Health Awareness Week 💛

This year, Mental Health Awareness Week, led by the , is celebrating the theme of “community”. At , we are taking this opportunity to shine a light on how connection is essential for the wellbeing of new parents.

🍼Becoming a parent is often described as one of life’s most joyous experiences—but for many, it also brings profound vulnerability. The transition to parenthood brings immense change—physically, emotionally, and socially. For many, it also brings loneliness, anxiety, and a loss of identity.

🌿Perinatal or post-natal mental health disorders—such as Depression, Anxiety, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD)—affect up to 20% of women and 10% of men worldwide (Howard et al., 2014).

🫂However, research has consistently shown that community support acts as a protective buffer, mitigating the psychological strain of new parenthood.

🪷If you’re navigating life as an expectant or new parent and would like professional support, we have availability online or face to face in our Berkhamsted Clinic with HCPC registered Psychologists.

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📍We've tagged local support networks to help you find you community:

For more information👇
🔗https://www.thelotuspsychologypractice.co.uk/post/mental-health-awareness-week-2025-the-power-of-community-for-new-parents

16/05/2025

💛 Mental Health Awareness Week 💛

This year, Mental Health Awareness Week, led by the , is celebrating the theme of “community”. At , we are taking this opportunity to shine a light on how connection is essential for the wellbeing of adoptive families.

🌿While every adoptive journey is unique, many parents face challenges that aren’t often spoken about. The early days of bonding with a child—especially if there’s been early trauma, attachment disruption, or developmental differences—can be emotionally intense.

👥 Dr Morvwen Duncan, our Lead Clinical Psychologist, conducted a 3 year research study, exploring parental stress and secondary trauma in adoptive parents, which found 10% of parents displayed symptoms of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD). A follow up, qualitative study highlighted the protective nature of a support network, and in particular, a support network of other adoptive families.

🪷If you’re navigating life as an adoptive family and would like professional support, we have availability online or face to face in our Berkhamsted Clinic with HCPC registered Psychologists. We are registered with local authorities to provide support to adoptive families through the Adoption and Special Guardianship Support Fund (ASGSF).
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📍We've tagged local and national support networks to help you find you community:
Parents And Children Together - PACT Adoption UK

For more information👇
🔗https://www.thelotuspsychologypractice.co.uk/post/mental-health-awareness-week-2025-the-power-of-community-for-adoptive-parents

15/05/2025

💛 Mental Health Awareness Week💛

Led by the , this year the focus is on celebrating the power of community. Becoming involved in a community can feel challenging – finding the right group, or feeling unsure about what community you would like to be a part of. There are many ways to become involved in your community, with some ideas below:

1️⃣ Join Local Groups: Participate in clubs or organisations that align with your interests, faith or values. Perhaps you might like to explore a new activity, hobby or want to become more physically active. There are many groups based on interests, whether that is sports, music, reading or gaming. You can find groups through Hertfordshire Council website , community facebook groups, or ask at your local library.

2️⃣ Volunteer: Offer your time to local charities or community projects. Helping others can build a sense of community and give you purpose. You may wish to look through local charities or causes that resonate with you. For example, you may wish to explore volunteering at food banks, befriend the elderly (such as )or volunteer at a local animal rescue centre.

3. Attend Community Events: Engage in local gatherings, workshops, or festivals. are a local charity that send regular updates on community events and groups. , , also provides information on local events.

4. Small acts of kindness, such as smiling at people you pass, or small talk with neighbours or shop keepers can bring positivity and increase your sense of connectedness.

5. Mental Health Support Groups: There are many charities and support groups for people that may struggle with mental health difficulties

This Mental Health Awareness Week, let's celebrate and strengthen our communities for the betterment of all.

12/05/2025

💛Mental Health Awareness Week 2025💛
🗓️ 12th May - 18th May 2025

This year with we are celebrating the power of community. Being part of a supportive, positive community, where we feel safe and a sense of belonging, is vital for our mental health and wellbeing.

No one should face mental health difficulties alone. Together, we heal. Together, we thrive.

💬 What does community mean to you?

🎉 Let's celebrate the communities that lift you up

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