I am a Cognitive Behavioural Therapist, and Occupational Therapist. I am also the clinical lead for the non-medical part of the service I work with patients with long term pain, ME/CFS and Long Covid fatigue providing guided self-management support both individually and in groups.

In addition to this I offer individual support and short-term therapy to people for whom pain, or fatigue are the main driving factors in low mood or anxiety problems.  I also support our multidisciplinary medications review clinics.

I have a special interest and the psychological impact of pain and fatigue in people lives. In working together with you I hope to support you reducing the impact of pain and fatigue in your life.

I completed my degree in Physiotherapy in 2007. Since then I have worked in Nottingham, completing my junior physiotherapy rotations at Nottingham University Hospitals before specialising in working with people living with persistent pain in 2010. I joined PICS in 2018. I work with people individually and within groups, supporting those with pain to live full valued lives. Over the past few. I have also specialised in Fatigue Management and in particular treating people with Long Covid and ME/CFS. I have recently started a Masters degree in Public Health.

I qualified as a Physiotherapist in 1998 and have specialised in the management of persistent pain for over 20 years. I have been involved in the development and delivery of individual and group pain management and mindfulness-based programmes in Nottingham for over 18 years. In addition to my physiotherapy background, I have undertaken additional training in Acceptance and Commitment therapy and Mindfulness based treatments and have experience in using these therapeutic approaches to managing long term physical and mental health conditions. I am a trained Mindfulness teacher and have completed Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy and Youth Mindfulness training and I have taught adults, young people and children in a variety of health, educational and workplace settings. I have been working as part of the multi-disciplinary team at PICS Community Pain and CFS/ME service since 2020 and I have a special interest in providing individual and group based holistic programmes for young people who experience persistent pain and fatigue.

I qualified as a Physiotherapist in 1999 and worked at Nottingham University Hospitals for many years, gaining experience in outpatient and orthopaedic physiotherapy. Since 2009 I have specialised in the management of persistent pain, working for the Nottingham Back and Pain Team for 9 years before moving to PICS in 2018. I now work as a Pain Practitioner and am one of the lead clinicians for the Living Well with Pain Programmes in Greater Nottingham. I have a particular interest in mindfulness-based approaches in pain management and I am a fully qualified and BAMBA registered mindfulness teacher.

I have worked in pain management  for many years and really enjoy working with patients to improve their quality of life, which can involve optimising painkillers or changing regimes.

I am a registered Occupational Therapist and qualified in 2015 from Sheffield Hallam University. In the last 7 years I have been employed in an NHS Mental Health Trust, within different services including Mental Health Liaison in an acute hospital in Lincolnshire, on secondment in Primary Care based in a GP practice delivering proactive care, supporting patients with long term conditions with a whole person approach. I worked in an NHS Staff Wellbeing service providing individual and group mental health support for health and social care staff in Lincolnshire, in response to the physical and psychological impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. I joined PICS in 2022, and really enjoy working with people in the long term pain, ME/CFS and Long Covid fatigue pathway, providing guided self management support both individually and in groups. My special interests in the pathway are managing fatigue, quality rest, sleep and gut health. I hope people will gain a better understanding of their condition and feel well supported, enabling them to engage in active self management approaches, to improve their quality of life.

I qualified as a Physiotherapist in 1997. Before my Physiotherapy training, I completed a BSc degree in Psychology. After working in a variety of areas within the NHS elsewhere in the UK, I developed an interest in persistent musculoskeletal pain and supporting people with their longer term self management I have worked as a Clinical Specialist in Pain Management within a multidisciplinary team since 2002. My role now also includes fatigue management support. I have worked within the PICS Community Pain & Fatigue Pathway since 2018. I am lead clinician for the ‘Moving On With Pain’ programmes. My work involves individual and group patient work.

I qualified as a physiotherapist in 2002, working predominantly at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. I gained experience in many rehabilitation health settings, and this led to a specialist role (working with people diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis); it was during this time that I gained insight, and developed an interest in working with people who had a life-long condition. In 2014 I began specialising in supporting people in managing persistent pain. As part of this journey, I qualified as a mindfulness teacher and gained experience in other therapeutic models used in this speciality.

I joined PICS as a Pain Practitioner in 2020. As well as leading pain programmes and supporting people individually, I now also assess and support people with ME/CFS and Long Covid fatigue. I have a specialist interest in using compassion focused approaches.

I qualified as a nurse in 1990 working on Specialised surgical wards in a General Hospital setting. In 2006 I became a Pain Nurse Specialist in the management of people who live with persistent pain as well as other long term health conditions. I joined PICS Community Pain Service in 2019 where I have a dual role, in that I support people with their persistent pain as well being part of the medication team, making medication recommendations to GP’s.

I qualified as a Physiotherapist in 2004 from Coventry University, working in the area of Trauma and Orthopaedics in-patients up until 2022. Throughout my career I developed a strong interest in acute and persistent pain and how they are both managed. I have since moved into a specialised role in Pain Management with PICS in January 2023. I am totally committed to working with people to live better lives with persistent pain. I am passionate about the mind and body connection and how improving this can help manage the impact of persistent pain.

I qualified as a physiotherapist from Sheffield Hallam University in 2011. After completing community junior rotations I worked for 10 years within musculoskeletal departments across Lincolnshire, North Lincolnshire and South Yorkshire in both junior and Senior roles. It was during my time working as a specialist musculoskeletal physiotherapist where my interest in persistent pain developed. I gradually focussed my learning and training more towards working with people with persistent pain and long-term conditions. I joined PICS in 2022 and now work supporting people living alongside persistent pain, ME/CFS and Long-Covid fatigue to empower patients towards optimizing their self-care strategies and improve quality of life.

I work with people on a 1:1 basis and also within our Moving On With Pain Programme. I am also working towards my Master’s degree in Advancing Professional Practice alongside my clinical role with an emphasis on the management of long-term conditions.

I am a physiotherapist, qualified in 1988 and have been working in the Mansfield area since 1990. After working nearly 20 years in the musculoskeletal field. I specialised in Pain at the Back Pain Unit at Kings Mill Hospital. I joined Pics in 2019. My skill lies in working with groups, but I also see patients individually in a variety of fields including pain, Long Covid, ME/CFS and our young person’s service. My aim in all my work is to help patients have a better quality of life and I find this work very rewarding.