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Current NHS consultant posts held

I have worked in a range of adult mental health services having worked with people suffering from the consequences of complex trauma, depression, anxiety, the psychological consequences of dementia and living with disabling conditions. I am an expert in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy and am trained in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy and have done a range of continuing professional development in partnership models, systemic work and psychodynamic therapies.

Research interests

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. What works for whom is psychotherapy. How do people understand diagnostic labels differently.

Personal interests

Gardening, art, walking, theatre and film.

Awards received

Staff Award for Contribution to Sheffield Care Trust.
Donald Brenner Prize for contribution to Q Methodology (innovative paper into palliative care; I was the supervisor).

Publications

Abell, Ashmore, Beart, Brownley, Butcher, Clarke, Combes et al. (2007). Including Everyone in Research: The Burton Street Research Group. British Journal of Learning Disabilities 35(2), 121-124.

Boardman, J., Combes, H., Sorenson, J. (2015) Associations between Trait Emotional Intelligence and Clinical Leadership Behaviour Among Trainee and Clinical Psychologists. Journal of New Writing in Social Care 2(1).

Brawn, P., Combes, H., Ellis, N (2015). Narratives of Recovery: Football and Mental Health. Journal of New Writing in Social Care 2(1).

Broderick, F., Deignman, T, and Combes, H. A. (2017). An Exploratory Study into the Traumatic Impact of Advanced Cancer among Patients and Partners. Operant Subjectivity. 39/3-4. 1-24.

Combes, (2015). Systematic desensitisation. Psychology Review.

Combes, H. A., Buchan, L., and Hardy. G. (2004). Using Q-methodology to involve people with learning disabilities in person-centred planning. Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disability.

Combes, H., and Tan, R. (2009). Involving Vulnerable People in Research. In P. Roberts and H. Priest (eds). Healthcare Research: A textbook for students and practitioners. Wiley Blackwell.

Combes, H., Cullen, C. (2015). Formulation from the perspective of contextualism. In N. Tarrier and J Johnson: Case Formulation in Cognitive Behaviour Therapy: Brunner-Routledge.

Cullen, C and Combes, H. (2006). Working with people who have intellectual impairments. In J. Hall and S Llewellyn: What is Clinical Psychology? (3rd edition). Oxford University Press.

Hooley, K., Stokes. L., Combes, H., (2016). Life story work with looked after and adopted children: Home professional training and experience determine perception of its value. Adoption & Fostering. 40 (3), 219-233.

Stokes, L., Combes, H,. Stokes, G. (2011) Understanding the dementia diagnosis: the impact on the caregiving experience. Dementia. The International Journal of Social Research and Practice.

Stokes, L., Combes, H., Stokes, G. (2014). The dementia diagnosis: a literature review of information, understanding, and attributions, Psychogeriatrics. 15 (3), 218-225.

Tan, R., Gould, R., Combes, H., Lehman, S. (2014). Distress, trauma, and recovery: adjustment to first episode psychosis Psychology & Psychotherapy. 87 (10), 80-95.

Courses offered to GPs

The Psychological Consequences of trauma.
Working with Parents and Families.
Psychological Skills Feedback.
Parent Partnerships.