Meet The Team
Clinical Psychologists
Each member of our team is a highly specialist clinical psychologist with more than 10 years experience of working within the NHS offering psychological assessment and treatment to individuals in need. We are all also experienced clinical supervisors. We prioritise ongoing training and continued registration with our professional bodies to ensure that the therapeutic services that you receive are first class.
Dr Charlotte Curran (Clinical Psychologist and Director)
DClinPsy; MA (Hons); AFBPsS
Dr Charlotte Curran founded Active Psychology in 2012 with the aim of providing quick access to evidence-based and effective psychological treatment. She has extensive experience working in the NHS and privately, specialising in offering CBT to those with a wide variety of needs. Alongside her private practice, Dr Curran has worked as an Associate Clinical Tutor on the Royal Holloway Clinical Psychology Training Course.
She has the following qualifications and professional memberships:
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy). University College London
- Chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) accredited
Dr Catherine Padgett (Clinical Psychologist)
DClinPsy
Dr. Catherine Padgett has over 20 years’ experience working in Adult Mental Health Services. She has held several senior positions in the NHS and alongside her associate work with Active Psychology she currently works as the Principal Lead Psychologist within an NHS Assessment and Treatment Service. Catherine graduated from Oxford University in 2006, and is accredited as a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with the BABCP and as an Advanced Schema Therapist with the ISST. Catherine provides evidence-based treatment informed by NICE (National Institute for Clinical Guidance) and also offers an integrative approach tailored to each client drawing on her expertise and knowledge of CBT, schema and compassion focused therapies.
She has the following qualifications and professional memberships:
- Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (DClinPsy). Oxford University
- Chartered with the British Psychological Society (BPS)
- Registered with the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC)
- British Association of Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) accredited
- Advanced Schema Therapist accredited by the International Society of Schema Therapist.
If you are a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with more than 5 years post-qualification experience and are interested in joining our team of associates, please contact Dr Charlotte Curran on 07866 901753 or email your CV and covering letter to charlotte@activepsychology.co.uk
For a free of charge, confidential discussion over the phone about your circumstances and requirements, please contact Dr Charlotte Curran directly
on 07866 901753 or email charlotte@activepsychology.co.uk
Active Psychology is a limited company operating in the UK. Registered company number 8294604