Dr Richard Pratt

I qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2006, having previously worked as a Secondary school Teacher and Specialist Teacher for Children with Visual Impairment.

My main specialism has been in the field of Parent-Infant Mental Health where I have carried out a number of leadership roles. Until May 2018 I was Clinical Lead for the Parent Infant Mental Health Attachment Team a therapeutic service which worked with families and professionals where there were safeguarding concerns.

In addition, I have experience working with a range of client groups and settings including a Child Development Unit and Community Teams. Most of my current clinical work is with adolescents and their families. My practice is informed by Attachment and Psychoanalytic Theory and I have training in specialist approaches such as Circle of Security Parenting.

Alongside my work for the Apricot Centre, I am a lecturer and course tutor on the DoctoralCourse for Clinical Psychology at the University of Essex.

I am interested in organisational dynamics and I am a senior associate member of the Association for Psychodynamic Practice and Counselling in Organisational Settings (APPCIOS). I have extensive experience offering supervision and consultation to different professional groups.

I offer training to different professional groups and settings. I have published a number of articles mainly focusing upon the delivery of Parent Infant Mental Health Services.