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Hi — My name is David Fong.

I qualified as a clinical psychologist in 1997 after 6 years of undergraduate and postgraduate training in clinical psychology.  I spent five years working in a Child and Adolescent Mental Health (CAMHS) service post-qualification. This involved both inpatient and outpatient settings and I also worked part-time as an expert witness in Child and Family Courts.

I left the NHS in 2002 and, after a career break, resumed my role as an expert witness, spending seven years working in the courts, volunteering for the Interchange project in Sheffield providing therapy to 13-25-year-olds and working as a locum in the NHS.

I returned to the NHS in a substantive post in 2013 until leaving at the end of 2022; during this time I took on many roles, including supervisor, line manager, Clinical Outcomes Lead, DBT lead and Clinical Team Leader as well as being an honorary teacher at Sheffield University on their doctorate training course in clinical psychology. I now have a private practice in Sheffield and online working with children, adults and families, as well as developing an interest in the therapeutic effects of green spaces.

I have worked for the charity Mind Over Mountains as a well-being co-lead and have also provided therapeutic support to clients from the organization Six Feet From the Spotlight and the English Institute of Sport.

Qualifications and Professional Registration

• Bachelor of science special honours degree in psychology with clinical psychology (B.Sc Hons, University of Hull, 1994)
• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (D.Clin.Psy, University of Hull, 1997)
• Chartered clinical psychologist (C.Psychol, British Psychological Society, [BPS], 1998)
• Associate Fellow of the BPS (AfBPS, 2006 – present)
• Recognised by Cardiff University Law school as an Expert Witness (2011)
• Honorary teacher at Sheffield University (2017-2020)
• Diploma in Cognitive Behavioural Therapy with Children and Young People (Dip CBT/CYP; University College London, 2014)
• Post Graduate Certificate in Transformational Leadership (PG Cert Leadership; University of Northumbria, 2019)
• Accredited Cognitive Behavioural Therapist with the British Association of Cognitive Behavioural Psychotherapy (BABCP, 2020 – present)
• Recognized as a practitioner psychologist with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC – 2015-present).
• Completed Intensive DBT training with British Isles DBT and certified as a DBT therapist in June, 2022.
• National Navigation Award Scheme (NNAS) Gold Award and Mountain Training Association Hill and Moorland Leader Award (2023)
• European Mentoring and Coaching Council (EMCC) Accreditation (2024)