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Dr Taryn Tracey joined Priory in 2021, with over ten years' experience as a Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist. She offers high quality evidence based assessment and treatment to young people and families seeking support for a wide range of mental health difficulties. She has a special interest in the impact and long-term effects of trauma and adverse life events, as well as the treatment of PTSD. This being the case, she is trained in DBT (Dialectical Behaviour Therapy) and EMDR (Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing).

In 2001, Dr Tracey graduated from King's College London with a Bachelor of Medicine-Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) degree. She commenced her Psychiatry specialty training in 2004 on the St Bart's and Royal London East London rotational training scheme. In 2006, she achieved Membership of the Royal College of Psychiatrists (MRCPsych) status.

Dr Tracey currently has an NHS post in Manchester's Child and Adolescent Mental Health outpatient service. She was appointed Clinical Lead there in 2017 and won a Clinical Excellence Award the following year. In addition, she has also taken on additional responsibilities such as Safeguarding Children Doctor and leading on service development for care pathways relating to eating disorders, emotional behavioural dysregulation and ADHD. Moreover, she envisaged and co-created her borough's Child and Adolescent Complex Trauma Service.

In addition to her clinical expertise, Dr Tracey has numerous research publications to her credit. She has co-written modules for online resources and has also presented her work at national conferences.