Mr Mark Turner

Mark is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist with 25 years experience working in the NHS in secondary care adult mental health services. He is experienced in providing psychological therapy for individuals who are perhaps seeking help for the first time but also for individuals with more enduring mental health difficulties who may have tried a number of previous therapies. He has also worked in New Zealand in a hospital setting providing support for individuals and families who were dealing with life changing physical health difficulties plus additional input into the older adults community mental health services providing assessments and therapy.

In addition to his direct clinical work, Mark has also worked for Exeter University as a Clinical and Academic Tutor on the Clinical Psychology Doctoral Training Programme with a special interest in Clinical Supervision.

Central to Mark's clinical work is developing a shared psychological understanding/formulation which in turn will inform the most appropriate intervention personalised to each individual and their specific circumstances.

As an integrative therapist, Mark draws on a range of therapy approaches with a particular interest in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). He is informed by and will draw on a number of other approaches which in varying degrees he may combine with the ACT work including (though not exhaustively) Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) & Schema Theory, Compassion Focused Therapy & Mindfulness work.

Mark is a member of the British Psychological Society (BPS Division of Clinical Psychology) and has professional registration with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) which is the regulatory body for Practitioner Psychologists. A requirement of his professional registration with HCPC is that he undertakes regular continuing professional development to ensure safe and effective practice.