Joe is a consultant clinical psychologist who has worked for the NHS for over 20 years specialising in trauma and complex trauma. He trained in cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) at Oxford University, and is fully trained in eye movement desensitisation and reprocessing (EMDR). CBT and EMDR are the two most evidenced interventions for trauma difficulties. He is an associate fellow, and chartered member of the British Psychological Society. He has worked as the Westminster parliamentary liaison for the Association of Clinical Psychologists-UK, and has been a trustee of the mental health charity We Hear You.