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Senior, NHS-trained, and registered

Every Blip clinician holds a substantive NHS post or has done so. All are registered with an accredited professional body, GMC, HCPC, NMC, BABCP or NCPS, and practise within their licenced scope.

Vivien Beni, Clinical Lead and Registered Manager

Vivien Beni

Registered Manager

Clinical Lead and Registered Manager

NMC: 21C0085W

Trauma and PTSDLooked-after childrenSafeguarding

Registered Mental Health Nurse and Specialist Educator with over 15 years of experience across NHS CAMHS, acute care, and crisis intervention. Specialist in looked-after children, youth justice, and complex neurodivergent profiles.

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Santhia Mclellan, Mental Health Nurse

Santhia Mclellan

Mental Health Nurse

NMC: 13C0379E

ADHDAutismAnxietyDepressionTrauma and PTSDEmotional dysregulationParent coachingSelf-harm

Experienced practitioner with a multidisciplinary background in education, psychology, mental health, and healthcare. Works across crisis care and CAMHS with a focus on collaboration, strengths-based support, and evidence-informed practice.

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Cheryl Rankin, CBT Psychotherapist

Cheryl Rankin

CBT Psychotherapist

BABCP: 00001003320

OCDSocial AnxietyPanic DisorderGeneralised Anxiety DisorderParent coachingAutism

Experienced CBT psychotherapist and case manager with over 22 years working with children and young people across youth work, education, and mental health services. Combines NHS and private practice experience with a compassionate, person-centred approach.

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Anna Gorst, CBT Psychotherapist

Anna Gorst

CBT Psychotherapist

BABCP: 1010409

ADHDAutismAnxietyDepressionTrauma and PTSDOCDEmotional dysregulationParent coaching

16 years of experience across third sector, NHS-linked, and private children's mental health services, including child advocacy, exploitation, and protection settings. Trained in both low and high intensity evidence-based psychological therapies.

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Laura Fitzpatrick, Independent ADHD and Autism Clinician

Laura Fitzpatrick

Independent ADHD and Autism Clinician

NMC: 19G0494E

ADHDAutismAnxietyDepressionTrauma and PTSDEmotional dysregulationParent coachingSchool refusal

Registered Learning Disabilities Nurse with over seven years of experience across NHS and independent mental health and neurodevelopmental services. ADOS-2 and ADI-R trained, with extensive experience assessing children and young people for ADHD and autism across CAMHS, inpatient, crisis, and community settings.

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Lisa Hibbert, Counsellor

Lisa Hibbert

Counsellor

NCPS (Accredited) · BACP member

AnxietyDepressionTrauma and PTSDEmotional dysregulationAttachment difficultiesSelf-harmBereavement and lossCare experience

Over 17 years supporting children, young people and families through trauma, bereavement and complex life experiences. Works integratively across person-centred, CBT, DBT-informed and trauma-informed approaches, and directs a community counselling CIC.

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Esther Bennett, CBT Psychotherapist

Esther Bennett

CBT Psychotherapist

BABCP: 00001033719

AnxietyDepressionTrauma and PTSDOCDEmotional dysregulationSelf-harmPsychosis

24 years in the NHS across children's and adult mental health services, with a particular focus on young people aged 16 to 25. BABCP accredited and EMDR trained, working from mild and moderate difficulties through to complex and enduring needs.

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Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist

Substantive NHS post required

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Occupational Therapist

HCPC registered, paediatric or adolescent experience

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We are building our clinical team. New clinicians are added regularly. If you are a CAMHS clinician with at least two years of post-qualification experience and are interested in working with Blip, we would love to hear from you.

Email us at careers@blip.org.uk