Dr Candice Gurney

About me

I am a Clinical Psychologist (qualifying in 2020) and registered with and regulated by the Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC).

I have worked within many NHS mental health settings including community, forensic, hospital, as well as, specialist personality disorder services and learning disability services. I have a wide range of experience which includes working with relational difficulties, personality difficulties, trauma, low mood, anxiety and problems regulating emotions.

I draw upon a range of therapeutic modalities including Schema Therapy and Mentalization Based Therapy (MBT) which I have taken further training and qualification within. I also draw upon Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT), Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), and Informed Cognitive Analytical Therapy. I have a special interest in Schema Therapy which aims to address unmet needs and help clients to break patterns of thinking, feeling and behaving, which are often causing them distress, and to develop healthier alternatives to replace these thoughts, feelings and behaviours.

My areas of specialism and interest are Adult Mental Health and Forensic Mental Health and Behaviour. I have extensive experience of working with clients who have experienced trauma, those presenting with personality difficulties and forensic behaviours.

The therapeutic relationship is of great importance to me and I hope to offer a safe environment for this to strive where clients can explore issues which may relate to their past, present or future. I work collaboratively to support clients to gain a full understanding of their difficulties and achieve agreed therapeutic goals.

Excellence and professionalism is assured through adherence to Professional Practice and Clinical Guidelines and Codes of Conduct as laid out by the BPS and HCPC. I undertakes regular clinical supervision and continuing professional development.

Educational Qualifications

Doctorate of Clinical Psychology, Staffordshire University, 2020
Level 3 Award in Adult Education and Training, City and guilds, 2015
Postgraduate Diploma in Psychology (Conversion for Postgraduates), The Open University, 2012
Professional Certificate in Effective Practice (Youth Justice), The Open University, 2009
BA (Hons) Criminal Justice and Criminology, Birmingham City University, 2007

Therapy Training/Professional Qualifications

Sexual Abuse Listening Therapy                       2025
Setting Up and Running a                                   2025
Neuro-Affirmative ADHD Service for Adults including assessment
DASH Training                                                         2024
SVR-20 Assessment                                             2023
Schema Therapy Workshops                               2022
Dialectical Behaviour Therapy                            2021
RAID (Level 1 & 2)                                                   2021
A CBT approach to working with offenders    2021
Mentalization-Based Treatment                        2021
The Body Keeps Score                                          2021
Cognitive Analytic Therapy Introduction         2020

Most Recent Positions Held

Clinical Lead, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Offender Personality Disorder Pathway
Principal Clinical Psychologist, Cornwall Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Specialist Community Forensic
Principal Clinical Psychologist, Devon Partnership NHS Trust, Offender Personality Disorder Pathway
Clinical Psychologist, Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, Older Adults
Clinical Psychologist, Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, Long COVID Clinic
Clinical Psychologist, Midlands Partnership Foundation NHS Trust, Acute Mental Health Inpatient