Gender considerations within CBT for psychosis
Prof Alison Brabban, NHS England
Alison is a Clinical Psychologist and CBT for Psychosis (CBTp) therapist, with 32 years of experience of working with people with psychosis and delivering training both nationally and internationally.
She has a particular interest in the relationship between trauma and psychosis and is also a strong advocate of personalised care and service user choice: campaigning to ensure people with psychosis get access to evidence based interventions, especially psychological therapies.
Since 2012 she has worked at a national level as a Clinical Advisor to the Adult Mental Health Policy Team within NHS England. Here her focus is on the development and implementation of national policy aimed at improving access to psychological therapies for people diagnosed with severe mental health problems in England.