Josh is a chartered Clinical Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (Registration Number: PYL34874). He has over 10 years experience of working in health care settings within the National Health Service, private and third sector organisations in the United Kingdom.

Josh is trained to work with people experiencing psychological difficulties across the whole lifespan. He has particular expertise in working with people experiencing physical health problems, supporting them to live well with long-term health conditions such as chronic pain, cancer, heart and lung conditions. Josh is also highly skilled in working with adults experiencing stress, anxiety, low mood, problems with anger and frustration, and difficult life circumstances such as bereavement, relationship difficulties and other traumatic events. Prior to becoming a Clinical Psychologist, Josh worked as a health promotion specialist and has significant experience helping people to make health behaviour changes such as weightloss and smoking cessation.

Josh takes an integrative approach with his clients, drawing on a broad range of psychological ideas to help them to better understand the difficulties that they have experienced, to support them to move forward and to improve their quality of life. His favoured therapeutic approaches include: Solution Focused Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, Cognitive Behaviour Therapy, Mindfulness and Narrative Therapy.

Key Qualifications

Professional Doctorate in Clinical Psychology (ClinPsyD) – University of East London.

Post Graduate Certificate (PGCERT) in Health Psychology – University of Ulster.

Bachelor of Science (BSc) Psychology – University of Portsmouth.

Publications and Conference Presentations

Wellman, J., Barter, B., & Steele, A. (2015). Group top-up therapy for service users. Learning Disability Practice, 18(8), 33-38.

Wellman, J., Szlachcic, R., & Lepori, F. (2016). Exploring the utility of a pilot tree of life group in an inpatient setting. The Journal of Mental Health Training, Education and Practice, 11(3), 172-181. doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.1108/JMHTEP-01-2016-0007

Wellman, J., Doyle, A., & Gannon, K. (2018). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO): Staff experiences of new technology in critical care, presented at The Division of Clinical Psychology Annual Conference, 2018. Leicester: British Psychological Society. Professional

Profiles/Social Media

Linkedin: https://uk.linkedin.com/in/dr-josh-wellman-1413a544

Researchgate: https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Joshua_Wellman