Dr Claire Rycroft

Claire is a Clinical Psychologist working in Independent Practice. She is Registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), qualified since 2016. She currently completes psychological risk assessments of violent and sexual offenders, adult psychological assessments, and provides psychological therapy, training, and clinical supervision. Having previously worked in high and low security settings, acute mental health inpatient, and community settings, Claire is experienced in completing assessments, formulation and treatment of violent and sexual offenders, as well as clients with mental illness, including those with a diagnosis of anxiety, depression, personality disorder and PTSD. She also has experience delivering a variety of group interventions to patients, and training and consultation to other professionals. Claire is trained in risk assessments, including the HCR20-v3, RSVP-v2, SARA-v3, and structured psychological assessments including the IPDE. She is trained and proficient in the assessment of cognitive functioning and memory, including the WAIS-IV and WMS-IV. Claire has also trained in and delivered Narrative Exposure Therapy (NET), and Eye Movement Desensitization and Reprocessing (EMDR), and has attended training for Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), and Solution Focused Therapy (SFT).