Meet the team

Dr Priya Palmer is an experienced Clinical Psychologist with over 20 years’ experience across the NHS, private practice, and educational settings. Her career reflects a deep commitment to helping people navigate life’s most challenging moments.

She has held senior roles within the NHS alongside working on university training programmes to support the development of trainee Clinical Psychologists. These experiences continue to inform her thoughtful and collaborative approach to therapy.

Her clinical focus centres on trauma, particularly the ways early life experiences shape our relationships with ourselves, others, and the world. She is an EMDR Europe-accredited practitioner and integrates this approach with other evidence-based therapies including Internal Family Systems (IFS), Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT), Narrative Therapy, Attachment-informed approaches, and Compassion-Focused Therapy.

Dr Palmer supports individuals experiencing a wide range of difficulties, including trauma, anxiety, low mood, self-esteem struggles, work-related stress and challenges linked to physical health. Whatever the concern, her approach is rooted in warmth, collaboration and the belief that meaningful change is possible.

She has a special interest in supporting people affected by sport-related trauma—particularly skiing and winter sports. From the emotional impact of accidents or near misses, to phobias around chairlifts or height exposure, she offers a safe, skilled space to process and move forward.

Dr Palmer offers both in-person appointments in Bristol and remote sessions online.

Dr Elizabeth Haycock is an experienced Clinical Psychologist, bringing over 20 years’ experience working in healthcare. She has

extensive experience of working in adult mental health services, within both the NHS and private sectors, in inpatient and community settings.

Dr Haycock specialises in supporting adults with a diverse range of emotional, relational, and mental health needs. Her personable therapeutic approach aims to empower individuals to overcome obstacles in their personal and interpersonal lives.

She is well versed in supporting individuals who may need to improve their ability to establish and maintain boundaries, develop greater self-care or assertiveness or who may need to navigate and process experiences of trauma, loss, or betrayal. Additionally, she works with individuals facing difficulties in emotional regulation, anxiety, low mood, anger, guilt, and self-esteem issues.

Dr Haycock draws on a broad range of psychological theory and approaches, including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) and Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT).

Having specialised in Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT), Dr Haycock offers a collaborative space to develop new perspectives and understandings, to help identify constructive paths forward.

Her further training in Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) enables her to incorporate skills-based techniques for managing intense emotions and enhancing interpersonal effectiveness.

Registered with the Health Care Professionals Council and the Association of Cognitive Analytic Therapy (ACAT), she offers remote therapy sessions with availability on Thursdays and Fridays.

Dr Lucy Coonan is an HCPC-registered Chartered Clinical Psychologist and a certified Coach. With experience in both the NHS and private practice, she offers compassionate, non-judgmental one-to-one therapy for adults navigating low mood, work-related stress, anxiety, burnout, perfectionism, and self-doubt.

Her approach is rooted in evidence-based therapies, including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Compassion-Focused Therapy (CFT), and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT). Sessions are tailored to meet the unique needs of each client, empowering them

with practical tools to nurture psychological well-being and cultivate a balanced, fulfilling life.

Dr Coonan offers both in-person appointments in Bristol and remote sessions online.