Psychologists with Lived Experience of Disability

Navigating Clinical Practice. Sprachen: Englisch. 23,4 cm / 15,6 cm ( B/H )
EAN 9781041065555
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216 Seiten
Oktober 2026
Taylor & Francis Ltd

A wealth of guidance is available on supporting clients with lived experience of disability - yet there is little available that focuses on understanding the first-hand experience of psychologists who themselves identify as having a disability. This book responds to this gap in literature by providing narratives of psychologists with disabilities and exploring how their disability interacts with their experience of working in clinical practice. The accounts represented within this book are varied, reflecting the wide range of experiences and challenges that psychologists with disabilities may encounter during their practice. Reflecting on the contributing authors' lived experience, chapters provide guidance on a range of topics related to navigating disability in clinical practice. This includes, but is not limited to: - Normalising mental health and disability - Self-disclosure of disability, inside and out of the therapy room - Late diagnosis of disability and adapting to shifts in identity - Managing disability and unpredictability, including fluctuations in conditions - Disability and intersectionality - The role of autonomy Providing a much-needed exploration of the experiences of psychologists who identify as having a disability, this will be an essential read for any mental health practitioner who resonates with this experience, or for any practitioner who wishes to better understand and support colleagues with disabilities.

Susan Jacques is an integrative counselling psychologist who has worked in the NHS for over 15 years. She now has her own private practice and works with both adults and young people specialising in the impact that disability and long-term health conditions can have on mental health. Susan identifies as having a disability and is passionate about giving voices to those with lived experience of disability.

CONTENTS LIST OF CONTRIBUTORS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS Introduction Dr Susan Jacques CHAPTER ONE From the heart: Using my lifelong heart condition to inform advocacy, research and practice in Counselling Psychology Dr Liza Morton CHAPTER TWO Psychologists' management of fluctuating conditions without clear biomarkers Dr Alice Kennedy CHAPTER THREE Living and Working as a System: Complex Dissociative Disorders in Clinical Psychology Dr Sam Fletcher CHAPTER FOUR The embodied therapist - meaning-making with Merleau-Ponty Dr Helen Molden CHAPTER FIVE The influence of early script development on the experience of disability as a counselling psychologist: a Transactional Analysis Framework Dr Susan Jacques CHAPTER SIX Seeing an autistic psychologist in the mirror: an attachment perspective on autistic identity and experience Dr Emma Bede CHAPTER SEVEN Bridging Two Worlds: Lived Experience and Clinical Psychology in Healthcare Settings Dr Sophie Gwinnett CHAPTER EIGHT Recognizing the Value of One's Expertise and Experience: A Forensic Psychologist's Journey with both Physical and Psychological Disability Dr Veronica Solaris CHAPTER NINE Using the Acceptance and Commitment Therapy Matrix to explore behaviours related to a complex physical health diagnosis Dr Dawn Johnson CHAPTER TEN The Invisible Struggle: Reflecting on living with Dyslexia, Navigating Shame, and Cultivating Self-Compassion Dr Debra Ford CHAPTER ELEVEN In the Kingdom of the Blind, the one-eyed man is ...Disabled: A Social Constructionist personal and professional journey Dr Stephanie Jones CHAPTER TWELVE Working with a Tricky Brain: A Compassion-Focussed Exploration of Disability in Occupational Health Dr Amy Millar INDEX