Dr Dhuana (Dee) Affleck - Counselling Psychologist in Edinburgh
Let me introduce myself...
For the last 20 years, I have worked within NHS specialist psychotherapy clinics. I therefore have experience of working within a specialist trauma service and working within an eating disorder service.
Working within these services has involved me offering therapy to individuals who have been given a range of formal psychiatric diagnoses such as...
- depressive disorders
- anxiety disorders
- personality disorders
- eating disorders (anorexia, bulimia and binge eating disorder)
- posttraumatic stress disorder. (PTSD)
My work in the field of trauma has also involved clinical contact with Lothian and Borders Police and Lothian and Borders Fire Service personnel. I also have experience of working in Psycho Oncology.
In addition to working with adults, I have also worked with young people (ages 16-25 years), on issues of sexual health and sexuality.
I have also worked briefly offering counselling in primary care, and for a brief period worked as a school counsellor, working with young people between the ages of 12 -18 years old.
I am currently employed on a private basis by NHS Grampian, NHS Highland and NHS Lanarkshire to provide CAT supervision. I supervise clinicians working in primary and secondary care as well as specialist services such as addictions, forensics, health psychology and eating disorder services.
Over the last six years, I have been Co-Director of CAT Training Scotland, CAT Practitioner Training Course, Stirling. CAT trainees undertaking this course are able to opt to work towards an MSc.I design and deliver a range of teaching/training materials for students working at postgraduate level providing assessment and feedback on academic and clinical aspects of the course.
I am also Seminar Lead in Scotland for the Interregional Residential ACAT Psychotherapy Training (IRRAPT) course.
In addition to my clinical work I have also undertaken psychotherapy research. My PhD (Psychology) was an investigation into the concept of the role of dialogicality in consciousness and human activity.