Florence Yeung

Editor at Simply Psychology

Expertise

CBT, Anxiety, Depression


Education

BSc (Hons), Psychology, MSc, Clinical Mental Health Sciences

Highlights

Florence Yeung is a Doctorate Clinical Psychology (ClinPsyD) student at the University of Hertfordshire.

She will undertake specialist placements as a trainee clinical psychologist, working with various borough clinical groups and therapeutic orientations.

Her main areas of clinical responsibility include:

  • Providing psychological intervention for people with common depression and anxiety disorders, including GAD, health anxiety, OCD, Social anxiety, Panic disorder, and Phobia.
  • Support people to work on their low self-esteem and help those with long-term mental health conditions.

She completed a Master of Science in Clinical Mental Health Sciences at the University College London and obtained her Bachelor of Science in Psychology from King’s College London.

Florence is also a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner with two years of clinical experience in the NHS primary mental health care. Meanwhile, Florence has continued her research pursuit by submitting her first author study to be published in the Journal of Affective Disorders.

Professional Experience

  • Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (March 2021 – Present)
  • Trainee Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner at Central and North West London NHS Foundation Trust (Feb 2020 – Jan 2021
  • Assistant Psychologist at Barnet Enfield and Haringey Mental Health NHS Trust (Jan 2020 – Feb 2020)
  • Honorary Assistant Psychologist at South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust (Jan 2019 – Dec 2019)

Education

  • PhD in Clinical Psychology, University of Hertfordshire (2021-Present)
  • Postgraduate Certificate in Low-intensity Cognitive Behavioral Interventions, University College London (2020)
  • MSc Clinical Mental Health Sciences, University College London (2019)
  • BSc (Hons) Psychology, King’s College London (2018)

Publications