Dr Amy Hardy
Clinical Psychologist Lecturer
Research interests
- Psychology
Contact details
Biography
Amy is a Research Clinical Psychologist based in the Department of Psychology and the Trauma-informed Care Lead at the Psychological Interventions for Outpatients with Psychosis (PICuP) Clinic. Her research investigates the role of psychological processes in post traumatic stress in psychosis. She is interested in the development, testing and implementation of trauma-informed practice and trauma-focused CBT for psychosis. Amy also collaborates with inclusive designers and technologists on digital projects to enhance the usability and outcomes of psychological ways of managing distress and improving quality of life.
Research Interests:
- Trauma and psychosis
- Cognitive-behavioural therapy for psychosis
- Digital therapies for psychosis
Research
IoPPN Virtual Reality Research Lab
The IoPPN Virtual Reality Research Lab (VR Lab) is led by Dr Lucia Valmaggia and is a world-leading multidisciplinary group dedicated to VR based research, assessment and treatments for mental health.
UNIQUE Research Group
UNIQUE Research group carries out a range of sudies involving people who experience persistent, full-blown psychotic experiences but are not in need of care
AVATAR2
AVATAR therapy offers a new approach to working with distressing voices (auditory hallucinations), using digital technology to allow ‘face-to-face’ dialogue between the voice-hearer and a computerised representation of their voice (the avatar). We are now taking this forward in the AVATAR2 trial.
News
£1.3 million Wellcome funding awarded to SlowMo
SlowMo, an inclusive, digitally supported therapy for paranoia, has been awarded £1.3 million funding by Wellcome to scale up in three NHS Trusts.
Paranoia therapy app SlowMo helps people “slow down” and manage their fears
A clinical trial has revealed that a new digitally supported therapy effectively supports people to manage paranoia to help them in their daily lives
Research
IoPPN Virtual Reality Research Lab
The IoPPN Virtual Reality Research Lab (VR Lab) is led by Dr Lucia Valmaggia and is a world-leading multidisciplinary group dedicated to VR based research, assessment and treatments for mental health.
UNIQUE Research Group
UNIQUE Research group carries out a range of sudies involving people who experience persistent, full-blown psychotic experiences but are not in need of care
AVATAR2
AVATAR therapy offers a new approach to working with distressing voices (auditory hallucinations), using digital technology to allow ‘face-to-face’ dialogue between the voice-hearer and a computerised representation of their voice (the avatar). We are now taking this forward in the AVATAR2 trial.
News
£1.3 million Wellcome funding awarded to SlowMo
SlowMo, an inclusive, digitally supported therapy for paranoia, has been awarded £1.3 million funding by Wellcome to scale up in three NHS Trusts.
Paranoia therapy app SlowMo helps people “slow down” and manage their fears
A clinical trial has revealed that a new digitally supported therapy effectively supports people to manage paranoia to help them in their daily lives