Clinical Pyschology and Psychotherapy

Dr. Jo King - DPhil, MA (Clin Psychol), CPsychol, Dip Integrative Psychotherapy

Dr Jo King is both a Psychotherapist and a Clinical Psychologist. She qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in South Africa in 1970 and then worked in various institutions:  at the Speech and Language Clinic of the University of Pretoria, with children experiencing speech and language (oral and written) difficulties and their parents; at the Pretoria Central Prison in the assessment and rehabilitation of offenders; and at the Alpha House Family Clinic with adolescents with behavioural and substance abuse problems.  She also spent time at the University of South Africa as a lecturer in the Psychology Department. 

 

However, the bulk of her psychotherapeutic experience has been in private practice where she worked with individuals, couples and families doing both short-term and long-term therapy.  Before coming to England five years ago she did a Diploma in Integrative Psychotherapy through the Sherwood Psychotherapy Training Institute.  This enabled her to register with the United Kingdom Council for Psychotherapy (UKCP).  At the same time she applied to the British Psychological Society (BPS) for a Statement of Equivalence which led to her registration as a Chartered Clinical Psychologist.  Beside her private work as a Psychotherapist at the Springbank Clinic she is employed in the NHS as a Clinical Psychologist doing psychotherapy and neuropsychological assessments with older people.

 

Appointments with Jo can be booked by phoning Springbank Clinic on 01732 453 956.  If you briefly explain the nature of your problem to her she will help you assess whether seeing a Psychotherapist is an appropriate course of action.