Garrett Kennedy

Garrett Kennedy

Strategic Lead for the Psychology Community Research Clinic

  • Email address garrett.kennedy@wlv.ac.uk
  • Location MC315
  • Faculty Faculty of Education Health & Wellbeing
  • Areas of expertise

    Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (CBT & EMDR)

    Clinical Supervision

    Cognitive Behavioural Therapy

    Person Centred & Humanistic Approaches

Garrett is He is a Chartered & HCPC registered Counselling Psychologist, Fellow of the Higher Education Academy, and Registered EuroPsy Psychologist.  From 2011 to 2018 he served as Programme Director for a leading Doctorate in Counselling Psychology programme, representing the profession at region and national levels.  In 2018 he set up the Psychology Community Research Clinic at the University of Wolverhampton bringing his expertise as a practising clinician to the supervision and training of new Psychologists in the field, where he is responsible for the oversight of clinical training and patient safeguarding.  Serving a tenure as Principal Lecturer & Head of Psychology he supports a team of Psychologists responsible for delivery of professional training programmes, meeting Health & Care Professions Council and British Psychological Society criteria.  He is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy (FHEA), a Chartered member of the British Psychological Society (Associate Fellow).  

Research interests include critical psychopathology, social constructs in psychotherapy, counselling psychology training, mental health, personal development, LGBT issues, religion & spirituality, destigmatisation and attitudes towards mental health & help-seeking. 

British Psychological Society (BPS) - Associate Fellow & Chartered member.

Health & Care Professions Council (HCPC) - Registered Psychologist.

Higher Education Academy - Fellow (FHEA)

 

 

PGCert Academic Practice 

Post MSc Counselling Psychology (Chartership & HCPC Registration) 

MSc Counselling Psychology 

BSc Psychology (Hons) - BPS Supervision Training (L1-4) 

BPS Expert Witness Training (L1) 

Publications

Kennedy, G., & Arikut-Treece, Y. (2015). Working as a Counselling Psychologist in Primary Care. In Douglas, B., Woolfe, R., Strawbridge, S., Dryden, W. & Galbraith, V. Handbook of Counselling Psychology. UK: Sage 

Conference Presentations

Kennedy, G (2014).  “Words are too good to be wasted” A professional workshop in personal writing.  Division of Counselling Psychology Conference - British Psychological Society: London

University of Wolverhampton 

Director of the Psychology Community Research Clinic

Previous: Head of Psychology & Principal Lecturer - Dec 2020 to Feb 2024

Previous: Placement Lead - Doctorate in Counselling Psychology 

Previous: Programme Director - Doctorate in Counselling Psychology - Sept 2011 to Aug 2018

getPsychology.com 

Clinical Lead / Psychologist - November 2010 to Present 

Base 25 Wolverhampton

Practitioner Psychologist October 2008 - May 2012

Wolverhampton PCT Healthy Minds (IAPT / NHS) Wolverhampton

Trainee Psychologist & Practitioner Psychologist November 2007 - December 2010


Integrated Psychology & Psychotherapy Service (NHS) Wolverhampton

Trainee Psychologist November 2007 - September 2008

Additional Training & Experience

BPS Supervision Training Levels 1,2,3 & 4 January 2013

Expert Witness (Level 1 - BPS Accredited) February 2013

BPS Division of Counselling Psychology Conference Committee October 2011 - July 2014