Expertise and Experience

Dr Morris is the Clinical Director of the Purple House Clinic. She is a Registered Clinical Psychologist (HCPC) and a Chartered Psychologist (BPS). Dr Morris is experienced in working with clients of all ages – adults, children and adolescents.  She provides assessment and therapeutic intervention for a range of common psychological issues including depression, anxiety, phobias, obsessive/compulsive problems, trauma, and child behavioural problems.  She specialises in Child Psychology, Attachment, Trauma (PTSD) and working with adults with emotional/interpersonal problems linked to childhood. She is skilled in working with complex presentations including dissociative conditions. She has a Master’s qualification in Applied Neuropsychology, providing her with additional skills in assessing and understanding the neuropsychological/ cognitive aspects of a person’s functioning. Dr Morris utilises several therapeutic approaches including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (EMDR), Schema Therapy and Developmental Dyadic Psychotherapy. She is an accredited Schema Therapist and an accredited EMDR practitioner.

Prior to working in private practice, Dr Morris worked in the NHS for 9 years, including 4 years as a Specialist Clinical Psychologist in Child and Adolescent Mental Health.  Dr Morris’ current role as Clinical Director is varied, involving both direct clinical work and many aspects of service development and management. She also undertakes training and consultancy with external agencies and clinical supervision.

Qualifications

2009 – Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (D.Clin.Psy.), University of Lincoln.

2007 – Masters of Science in Applied Neuropsychology (MSc.), with merit, University of Nottingham.

2002 – Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology (BSc. Hons.), first class, University of Essex.

Professional Registrations & Memberships

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC): PYL24309

British Psychological Society (BPS): 188866

International Society of Schema Therapists (ISST)

EMDR Association UK and Ireland

Specialisms

Child/Adolescent Psychology (mental health problems, behaviour problems and parenting).

Attachment difficulties, including Looked After and Adopted Children.

Adult Psychology (PTSD, Personality Disorders, childhood trauma, interpersonal problems).

Main Therapeutic Approaches

EMDR- Eye Movement Desensitisation and Reprocessing (Dr Morris is an accredited EMDR practitioner)

Cognitive Behaviour Therapy

Schema Therapy (Dr Morris is an accredited Schema Therapist)

Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy

A brief introduction

As Operations Director, Steven’s role is quite varied. As well as directing non-clinical activities at the Loughborough clinic, Steven also oversees the activities of the growing Purple House network (systems, development, marketing, finance, website etc.).

The road to Purple House was indirect. Steven graduated from Oxford (Geography), qualified as a teacher some time later, and then completed a Master’s degree in Urban Conservation! Consequently, many of Steven’s role-specific skills are self-acquired.

Steven loves working at Purple House, and is proud to have developed a company (together with Dr Katie Morris) that practices what it preaches – operating with integrity, and high standards  – but with empathy at its core.

Outside of work, Steven enjoys going to the gym, listening to podcasts, reading and following the continuing misfortunes of Sheffield Wednesday Football Club. However, Steven enjoys being a dad to his two young children more than anything else.