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Health Psychology Hub is an independent Clinical Psychology Service set up by Dr Claire Browne and Dr Ruth Hurrell in 2018. Claire and Ruth are both Consultant Clinical Psychologists who have over 35 years combined experience working with children, young people, adults and families in the NHS. Our service specialises in working with clients aged 14 years and above. We are based in Manchester and offer online video link appointments.

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We draw on a variety of models and approaches in our work, informed by NICE guidelines and the evidence base, together with our formal qualifications, training and experience in health care settings. We have a special interest in the importance of living well with physical health issues.

 

We only agree to work with clients if we believe we can make a meaningful difference and help them achieve the changes they would like to see.

 

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Claire is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years experience within the NHS. She is registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC). Claire is passionate about the benefits of psychological therapy and works in collaboration with clients to agree individually tailored interventions using Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR) and Compassion Focussed Therapy (CFT).

 

Claire has a specialist interest in working with a wide range of health conditions as well as anxiety disorders such as generalised anxiety, OCD, phobias, health anxiety, social anxiety, panic and chronic stress/burnout. She is also a member of the UK Sports Institute Mental Health Practitioner Network, supporting athlete mental health and emotional wellbeing across a range of sports. 

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*Claire offers online appointments on Mondays and Thursdays between 8am and 3.30pm*

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Ruth is a consultant clinical psychologist with extenive NHS and independent sector experience. She has undertaken additional post-doctoral training in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), and is registered with both the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP) and the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC).

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Ruth is dedicated to finding the right therapeutic approach for each person and their situation. Alongside working with a range of anxiety and low mood presentations, Ruth has a specialist interest in helping people adjust following signficant life events or experiences.

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Ruth is able to offer appointments on Fridays.

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Claire and Ruth are both fully qualified Consultant Clinical Psychologists. Clinical Psychologists hold a protected title. This means that you can only call yourself a Clinical Psychologist if you meet a high level of doctoral level training, competence and expertise.  These standards are set by The Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and endorsed by The British Psychological Society (BPS).

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