Directory of Aviation and Aerospace Psychologists

The Directory of Aviation and Aerospace Psychologists allows the aviation industry to find potential consultants to assist with their aviation or aerospace psychology needs.

The directory includes Chartered Psychologists who are also HCPC-registered, as required by UK CAA to assist with providing psychological assessment services, and members may also have expertise in other areas of practice (e.g. peer support, clinical remediation, etc).

The society has not checked individuals’ claims regarding their aviation industry experience and does not make any statement of their competence or accept any liability in this context.

Psychologists and AOC holders should refer to the UK Civil Aviation Authority for details of industry requirements.

Directory of Aviation and Aerospace Psychologists

Phone: 07796 138054

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.allaxa.co

Address: 2 Mount View, ENFIELD, Middlesex, EN2 8LF

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Marc is a UK HCPC Registered Occupational Psychologist, and EAAP Registered Aviation Psychologist.

He holds the pan- European EuroPsy accreditation and is accredited with the UK BPS PTC for psychological assessment purposes. He has a background in military and civil aviation covering 3 decades in assessment, training needs analysis and training system solutions.

A Psychological Assessment is a critical element in ensuring that the individual's personality, cognitive and culture fit characteristics, integrated with competency elements of a selection process, provide the degree of confidence in the suitability of an individual to fulfil the duties of an aircraft cockpit crew member or equivalent professional role.

To achieve this end, Marc incorporates aviation specific psychometric tools and norm group comparison data, provided by SymbioticsTM under licence, as a key part of the Psychological Assessment compliance process in responding to EASA 2018/1042, GM.175. Integrating this approach with an appropriate Job Analysis and Policy & Procedure Document ensures not only 2018/1042 (GM.172) Compliance but also ensures that the selection process is optimised for identifying both performance and safety aspects of the individual in the recruiting organisation.

Marc carries appropriate professional indemnity insurance and is registered with the UK ICO for data control and GDPR purposes.

Marc also has a practice background in individual and organisational stress management and is currently the Chair of the RAeS HF Specialist Wellbeing Group.

The society has not checked individuals' claims regarding their aviation industry experience and does not make any statement of their competence or accept any liability in this context. Psychologists and AOC holders are referred to the UK Civil Aviation Authority for details of industry requirements.

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London and Home Counties Branch

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HCPC Registered Occupational Psychologist

Phone: +44 7870175963

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.centreforaviationpsychology.com

Address: This psychologist has elected to keep their address private.

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Aedrian is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with UK's HCPC. His area of practice and experience spans the clinical, organisation and aviation fields of psychology.

Aedrian started his career as a clinician in the NHS working in adult mental health. For the past 20 years, Aedrian has focussed on applying (clinical) psychological knowledge and models to workplace settings and has worked with senior leaders and their teams in blue chip companies around the globe. With an expertise in human behaviour in complex organizations, he has worked in heavily regulated, safety critical and customer sensitive industries.

Aedrian leads a team of psychologists and consultants that have designed and delivered award winning psychological interventions that have been credited for their innovation, integrity and user engagement. In British Airways for example, this includes working with over 5000+ flight & cabin crew, engineers and managers in various leadership development initiatives.

Having co-founded the Centre of Aviation Psychology, Aedrian has developed an industry leading expertise in implementing and operating pilot peer support programmes. He has achieved this in over 70+ AOCs, supporting 25 000+ pilots in 8 languages and multiple countries. During the Covid-19 crisis, Aedrian has spoken extensively on the topic of mental well-being in aviation professions and addressed audiences in airlines, airports, ground operators, insurers, NAAs and EASA. He has also edited several articles and resources in response to the pandemic.

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South West of England Branch

Phone: 07523141787

Email: [email protected]

Address: Ipsley Church Rooms, Ipsley Church Lane, Redditch, B98 0AJ

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I have a twenty-eight-year experience in working with people from diverse professions with anxiety, depression, traumatic experiences and stress at work.

My area of expertise is adult mental health, interpersonal relationships, family issues and alcohol / drug abuse. I worked as a Consultant Psychologist in the NHS in the past but for a number of years now (fourteen) I have worked exclusively in my own business as an independent practitioner. Referrals to me are made by medical insurers, companies or clients can self-refer.

With regard to the Aviation Industry, I have worked over the years (pre-Covid 19) with co-pilots who felt bullied by others in the company, and pilots who had endured near misses and suffered from anxiety and depression. The presentations are usually more complex and include, in addition to the symptoms of anxiety and depression, family problems and / or alcohol abuse as a means of coping. I use cognitive behaviour therapy (CBT) or Schema Therapy in cases where the issues are more complex and may need a different approach.

My therapy location is situated at a very private location with excellent parking facilities.

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West Midlands Branch

Phone: 020 7941 1800

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.centreforaviationpsychology.com

Address: Royal Free Hospital, Pond Street, LONDON NW3 2QG

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S.O.E. Clinical Psychology Diploma (BPS). Also S.O.E. Counselling Psychology Diploma (BPS). S.O.E. Health Psychology Diploma (BPS). UKCP Registered Family Psychotherapist. Expert Witness litigation experience also includes aviation claims (trauma, air rage, fear of flying). Expert Witness professional experience also includes crew & airline passenger behaviour.

Professor Robert Bor is co-director of the Centre for Aviation Psychology and is recognised internationally for his expertise in air crew mental well-being, peer support and pilot selections. He is an HCPC Registered Clinical, Counselling and Health Psychologist. He is also a European Association for Aviation Psychology Certified Aviation Psychologist.

Rob is a Board Member of the European Association for Aviation Psychology, Civilian Psychologist to the Royal Air Force, on the ICAO Mental Health Working Group, Aerospace Medical Association Mental Health Group and European Pilot Peer Support Initiative Committee. He is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and Convenor of the BPS Taskforce in Aviation Psychology. He has published more than 35 textbooks and 200 academic papers and chapters in books, including 3 key textbooks in aviation psychology: Aviation Mental Health (2006), Pilot Mental Health Assessment and Support (2017), and Pilot Selection (2020). He received the highest award in aviation in 2017, an Honorary Fellowship of the Royal Aeronautical Society, and is listed on the Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum Wall of Honor in Washington D.C. He a Liveryman of the Honorary Company of Air Pilots and also holds the Freedom of the City of London.

Rob is a Churchill Fellow and together with the AsMA Mental Health Group has recently received the Boothby-Edwards award from the Aerospace Medical Association.

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London and Home Counties Branch

Phone: 07753683960

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.core-ap.co.uk

Address: This psychologist has elected to keep their address private.

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Corporate psychologists and organisation development consultants specialising in board; CEO and senior executive level evaluation and development; and top team development.

I am an accredited aviation psychologist and currently work with a number of AOCS including scheduled airlines, freight operators, offshore and onshore helicopter operators, helicopter search and rescue operators and fixed wing business and charter operators in the UK and Europe. I represent the UK on the ICAO mental health-working group and am on the CAA FOLG crew health and welfare subgroup. In addition, I am a fellow of the royal aeronautical society.

My practice involves aircrew psychological assessment, individual pilot support and providing MHP support to pilot peer support programmes. I have assessed over 400 pilots and 200 aeronautical engineers. I regularly present on aviation psychology topics at international conferences and have a number of academic papers and chapters published.

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Scottish Branch

Phone: 07968976330

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.centreforaviationpsychology.com

Address: This psychologist has elected to keep their address private.

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Dr Carina Eriksen is a consultant at the Centre for Aviation Psychology and a highly recognised consultant Counselling Psychologist in private practice. She has expertise in air crew mental well-being, peer support and pilot selections. She is an HCPC Registered Counselling Psychologist and a European Association for Aviation Psychology Certified Aviation Psychologist.

Carina is a Fellow of the British Psychological Society and on the board of the BPS Taskforce in Aviation Psychology. She has published more than 15 textbooks and 20/30 academic papers and chapters in books, including 3 key textbooks in aviation psychology: Pilot Mental Health Assessment and Support (2017), and Pilot Selection (2020) and 'Managing Work and Relationships at 35.000 Feet (2009).

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London and Home Counties Branch

Phone: 01223 459701

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.meridian-psychology.com

Address: This psychologist has elected to keep their address private.

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Meridian Psychology Cambridge works with private individuals, case managers, GPs and Allied Healthcare Professionals to support, through assessment and CBT, the patient and work towards a brighter future.

Dr Alastair Gray is an HCPC registered Practitioner Psychologist. He is a registered Chartered Clinical Psychologist with the Division of Clinical Psychology and is a full member of the Division of Neuropsychology, British Psychological Society.

Dr Gray is also a full member of the European Association for Aviation Psychology as a Certified Aviation Psychologist and is also a member of the British Air Display Association.

Dr Gray works for Eastern Aviation Psychology, a company addressing the specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment needs of flight crews. Additionally, Dr Gray also works for the Centre for Aviation Psychology providing specialist psychological and neuropsychological assessment.

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London and Home Counties Branch

Phone: 07808946491

Email: [email protected]

Website: https://www.drruthhenderson.co.uk

Address: The Old Stables, 16 Borers Yard, Borers Arms Road Copthorne Copthorne Crawley RH10 3LH United Kingdom

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Dr Ruth Henderson is a Counselling and Clinical Psychologist working in private practice since 2014 and located close to Gatwick Airport.

She has extensive experience in working with aviation staff, including pilots, cabin crew and aircraft engineers alike, helping them with mental health issues that can arise from many areas of their life.

Registered with the HCPC and accredited with several psychological bodies, including BPS (Affiliated member), BABCP, EMDR Association UK and Europe.

Mental health issues include, trauma (PTSD), depression, anxiety, OCD, addictions, interpersonal issues, as well as many more.

Just the fast pace of life can be enough sometimes to push anyone into having issues with their mental health.

Aviation employees are especially vulnerable to mental health issues and suffering can often be resolved with some psychological help.

Branch: Wessex

Phone: 85227702722

Email: [email protected]

Address: Central, Hong Kong

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Dr Karen Liem is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with UK’s HCPC. She is also a registered Clinical Psychologist with Australia’s AHPRA and New Zealand’s NZBP. She holds the European EuroPsy accreditation. Her areas of expertise include clinical, counselling, aviation, and organisational psychology. Karen has more than 15 years of clinical experience in adult mental health field. In her private practice, she offers psychological assessment and treatment for people suffering from a wide range of mental health disorders or psychological issues. In addition, she has significant experience working in the field of aviation. At Cathay Pacific Airways, she is the Clinical Psychologist of the Aviation Medicine Unit. She works with over 20000 flight and cabin crew, engineers, ground professionals, AMEs, and senior leadership in various mental health initiatives. Providing comprehensive clinical psychological assessments and support for air crew returning to flying duties after medical suspension is a major part of her practice.

Branch: Hong Kong

Phone: 07595937999

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.sarahmackenzieross.com

Address: Research Department of Clinical, Educational & Health Psychology, University College London, Gower Street, LONDON WC1E 6BT

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I have considerable clinical and research experience in aviation. I have been assessing aircrew for healthcare purposes and researching air quality and health since 2005. I have written book chapters on the importance of assessing mental health and cognitive function in pilots throughout their careers; and between 2016 and 2017 I served on a working group of international aviation experts, commissioned by the British Psychological Society, to produce a Society position paper on Aviation Psychology: Pilot mental health and wellbeing. This paper reviewed the incidence and causes of mental health issues in pilots, the current process by which performance, mental health and wellbeing is monitored over time and made recommendations for how this could be improved.

In addition, I am an internationally recognised expert in neurotoxicology and I have been researching the impact of air quality on performance and cognitive function in aircrew for the last 15 years. I have collaborated with medical experts in Europe and the USA on air quality issues and my work has been published in books and scientific journals, featured in the media, on the BBC world Service and in several documentaries, including Panorama. I have given evidence to Government Scientific Committees and at Government Inquiries; and I have been retained as an Expert Witness in both the UK and USA on air quality issues. In 2020, my professional body (the BPS) gave me the Distinguished Contribution to Practice Award for work which has made an outstanding contribution for the benefit of people and organisations.

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London and Home Counties Branch

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Self-employed & Honorary Lecturer

Phone: 07760 173756

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.symbioticsltd.com

Address: Millness Mill, Crooklands, MILNTHORPE LA7 7NS

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Holder of TUO-A, TUO-P and Specialist in Test Use - Occupational (formerly Full Level B) as well as European equivalent certificates, and EAAP Associate Member.

Experience within aviation sector since 2006 focussed on designing, developing and delivering tests for assessment within this sector encompassing both personality and aptitude testing working with AOCs globally. The majority of this assessment has been for flight crew, at all levels from cadets through DE and command upgrade to instructor/examiner; but I have also conducted assessments for flight attendants, maintenance and dispatch roles, as well as general management.

Besides online tests, interviewing across all roles is available, and feedback is provided through automated reports (online tests only) supplemented by verbal and/or written reports integrating and interpreting the results.

I have worked with commercial, general aviation and military sectors.

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North West of England Branch

Phone: 07977 684512

Email: [email protected]

Website: http://www.cppuk.com

Address: Box 311, 1 Baker Street, Stirling FK8 1AL

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Chartered Clinical Psychologist with significant experience working in the field of aviation.

Four year involvement with British Airways - including design and delivery of training programmes to flight crew, cabin crew and engineering functions.

Three year involvement in the design and delivery of Peer Support Training in line with EASA and CAA regulatory changes.

Experience and expertise of aircrew psychological assessment and psychological support - including individual assessment or support for pilots returning to work after class 1 medical suspension, individual assessment or support for pilots with mental health diagnoses for granting class 2 medicals, individual assessment or support for pilots involved in serious incidents.

Specialism in the treatment of aviation anxiety.

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Scottish Branch

Website: http://www.psychologicalsystems.org

Email: [email protected]

Phone: 07863145386

Address: Psychological Systems Ltd, Surrey, United Kingdom

Branch: London and Home Counties Branch

Dr Richard Sherry is a lecturer in Psychotherapy at Regent’s University. Dr Sherry’s background and professional training is as a Consultant Chartered Clinical Psychologist, HCPC Reg., and BPS CPsychol, AFBPsS. He is a BPC and UKCP Reg. Psychoanalytic Psychotherapist.

He is on the BPS Register and board for Aviation and Aerospace Psychologists, and is the author of Space Psychology, (2019) Routledge; and he has contributed a chapter in Pilot Selection, (2020) CRC Press. Dr Sherry holds a Fellowship in the Academy of Wilderness Medicine (FAWM) where he has specialised in the psychology of high trauma and low resource environments.

Dr Sherry has run the Clinical Psychology Section for the US Military Inpatient’s Service for more than 7 years as an external consultant and has conducted psychological and mental health reviews for the veteran service (VES) for 3 years. He has specialist training and a deep interest and training in Military Psychology. Dr Sherry is a specialist in Psychological Clinical Traumatology (ESTSS Certificate and an EMDR Consultant) and a Vetted Accredited Member of the Academy of Experts (MAE, number 3707) in PTSD and Clinical Psychology who works with individuals and organisations. He has worked as the Associate Course Director and is the Lecturer on Complex PTSD for Confer’s Course on Psychopathology.

Dr Sherry has a specialist post graduate training in Medical Ethics and Philosophy (DPMSA), specialising in Disaster Ethics, Dr Sherry has completed specialist training in Clinical Neuropsychology (PG Dip, Med Sci), he is a full member for the Division of Neuropsychology (DoN), he is on the Specialist Register for Clinical Neuropsychology (SRCN)(which is the highest gold standard of Clinical Neuropsychology in the UK), he holds a Clinical Fellowship for the Register of Clinical Neuropsychoanalysis.

He is a Full BPS Divisional Member for Occupational Psychology (DOP) with a particular interest in systems development and currently he is the Clinical Psychologist in Residence with the Confederation of British Surgeons (CBS), and is on the CBS Executive Board. Dr Sherry is looking at innovating the next generation of human factors approaches and psychological interventions to improve safety and positive surgical outcome. He runs his own clinic and private practice and psychometric company where he assess and treats a wide range of psychological issues, as well as works with companies.

Types of Treatment Services:

Here are some of the relevant services provided: Aviation Mental Health, Fitness to Fly, Assessment and Report. Aerospace Assessments and Reports. Treatment for Occupationally specific Aviation and Aerospace stresses, anxieties, sleep related problems. Marital and relationship problems related to work. Alcohol and other drug additions related to high stress safety critical environments. Science related aspects to aviation and aerospace, technology, Science, and engineering related occupational coaching and work support. Well-being at work and coping anxiety, stress, and PTSD conditions for assessment and treatment. Occupationally informed related psychotherapy and treatment including CBT, and EMDR, individual, couple, and family therapy. Work consultancy for all of the above related issues are also offered.

For an appointment please email: [email protected].

Please note: the society has not checked individuals' claims regarding their aviation industry experience and does not make any statement of their competence or accept any liability in this context. Psychologists and AOC holders are referred to the UK Civil Aviation Authority for details of industry requirements.

Phone: 07391393049

Email: [email protected]

Address: This psychologist has elected to keep their address private.

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Primarily my current work involves supporting CAA Inspectors, Auditors and Surveyors to incorporate Human Factors (HF) considerations into their usual activities.

I produced the current UK guidance material in support of the Psychological Assessments (PAs) required by EASA and can provide support to colleagues working to implement PAs for aviation organisations.

I additionally work closely with my colleagues facilitating the peer support elements of the EASA regulation. I have a strong background in Occupational Psychology (OP) in an aviation context with a particular strength in selection and assessment.

I began my career working in selection for the New Zealand Police, before joining the Royal New Zealand Air Force as a Psychology Officer and becoming Registered [Chartered] as a Psychologist in 2009. My military experience spanned a range of OP activities in a military aviation context. These included regular in-depth assessment and selection activities for several military roles (particularly for pilots and aircrew), critical incident stress management, deployment support, performance coaching, organisational development, training development and delivery and HF advice and activities (including safety investigations). I moved to NATS in the UK in 2015, where I worked on HF assurance activities, training development and delivery, and selection of air traffic controllers. I transferred my NZ Registration to a UK Chartership and am also registered as a Test User; Occupational Ability and Personality tests, on the UK Register of Qualifications in Test Use. I have worked as the HF Programme Specialist at the UK CAA since 2018.

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Scottish Branch

Phone: 07887 743295

Email: [email protected]

Address: The Craven Park Training and Enterprise Centre, Poorhouse Lane, Hull, HU9 5HE

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I am a Practitioner Psychologist, registered Occupational Psychologist and Chartered Psychologist, with expertise in occupational safety and health (OSH), specifically around workplace mental health, that is work-related stress, depression, anxiety, fatigue, and sleep, including using a human factors’ focus.

I have a considerable number of practice hours with individuals and teams that include mental health assessments, conducting stress audits, and coaching psychology sessions.

I am on the Register of Qualifications in Test Use as a Registered Test User (Occupational, Ability and Personality), with qualifications in Personality - Intermediate (2011, 2002), and Aptitude/Ability (2000), as well as a reviewer of published tests. My test training is extensive, including those on mental health, well-being, personality, occupational, aptitude/ability; I use these frequently in my work.

I progressed my European Association for Aviation Psychology accreditation, in attending the two-day workshop, ‘Aviation Psychology: Clinical skills for working with aircrew’ in 2017, and refreshed this with the two-day workshop, ‘An introduction to the clinical skills for working with air crew’ in June 2023. My training includes Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Motivational Interviewing to assist with my practice. I have produced expert witness reports on discrimination, mental health and workability.

My research and training in mental health included presenting, in 2016, a paper on the importance of mental health and well-being in the workplace, with a focus on pilots, at the Royal Aeronautical Society Conference, ‘Aircrew Mental Health and Well-Being 2015-2040’, in London. I have published extensively on OSH issues across various media.

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North East of England