Dr Sarah Lavender (DClinPsy, BSc)
Senior Clinical Psychologist
Adult and Child Mental Health, Anxiety Disorders and OCD
Hello my name is Sarah Lavender and I am a Senior Clinical Psychologist based in East Dulwich and Peckham. I completed my doctoral training in South Wales at Cardiff University. I am passionate about delivering warm, compassionate and person-centred care to young people and families. I have over six years of experience working in the NHS in a variety of settings including adult mental health, learning disability services and community and specialist Child and Adolescent Mental health services.
I specialise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) in children and adolescents with and without neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism Spectrum Condition and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. I also have experience of working with other anxiety disorders and depression. I have a keen interest in parenting. My doctoral thesis involved developing a short-term parenting intervention about supporting children to recognise and understand emotions. The intervention received funding from The Waterloo Foundation and is currently being piloted in South Wales. I also have experience of working with Children who are Looked after and networks that support them including care staff, foster parents and adoptive parents.
I have experience in:
Further training in:
I am fully registered with the Health Care Professional Council as a Registered Clinical Psychologist: PYL040092
Publications include:
Lavender, S. R., Waters, C. S., & Hobson, C. W. (2023). The efficacy of group delivered mentalization-based parenting interventions: A systematic review of the literature. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 28(2), 761-784.
I specialise in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) for Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) and Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD) in children and adolescents with and without neurodevelopmental conditions such as Autism Spectrum Condition and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder. I also have experience of working with other anxiety disorders and depression. I have a keen interest in parenting. My doctoral thesis involved developing a short-term parenting intervention about supporting children to recognise and understand emotions. The intervention received funding from The Waterloo Foundation and is currently being piloted in South Wales. I also have experience of working with Children who are Looked after and networks that support them including care staff, foster parents and adoptive parents.
I have experience in:
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD)
- Body Dysmorphic Disorder (BDD)
- Other anxiety disorders including social anxiety generalised anxiety and panic
- Low mood and depression
- Parenting a child with anxiety
- Cognitive Behaviour Therapy for young people
Further training in:
- Specialist assessment and treatment of OCD and Body Dysmorphic Disorder
- Specialist assessment and treatment of OCD and BDD adapted for Autism Spectrum Conditions
- Level 2 training in Dyadic Developmental Psychotherapy
- Foundation level training in Systemic Therapy
I am fully registered with the Health Care Professional Council as a Registered Clinical Psychologist: PYL040092
Publications include:
Lavender, S. R., Waters, C. S., & Hobson, C. W. (2023). The efficacy of group delivered mentalization-based parenting interventions: A systematic review of the literature. Clinical child psychology and psychiatry, 28(2), 761-784.