Dr Jake Camp is an Adjunct Senior Lecturer and NIHR (Doctoral) Clinical Academic Fellow in the Department of Psychology at the Institute of Psychiatry, Psychology & Neuroscience.

They conduct research in the area of LGBTQ+ mental health and optimising psychological therapies for this population. This work often focuses on understanding the lived experience of LGBTQ+ folk and other minoritised populations in mental health services and therapies, and utilising this wisdom to co-produce optimised protocols.

Their core programme of research currently centres around co-producing augmented protocols for LGBTQ+ young people at high risk of self-harm and suicide in a Dialectical Behaviour Therapy (DBT) intervention (NIHR-funded). Thus far, this work has culminated in a number of articles and presentations at various events, as well as a chapter titled “Dialectical behaviour therapy for sexual minority populations” in Sexual Minorities and Mental Health: Current Perspectives and New Directions (Camp, 2023).

They also focus on wider culture, equality, diversity and inclusion principles in the application of psychological interventions. Their work also focuses on DBT more generally and populations who struggle with self-harm, suicidality and emotion dysregulation.

Dr Camp also works as a Senior Clinical Psychologist and DBT Therapist at the National & Specialist CAMHS, DBT Service within the South London and Maudsley NHS Foundation Trust. They are active in various organisations that seek to optimise the implementation of DBT and quality of delivery, including in the Society for DBT UK and Ireland, the World DBT Association, and the national training team at British Isles DBT Training.

They graduated from their Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at King’s College London in 2019 and continued working with the Department of Psychology and LGBTQ+ Mental Health Research Group thereafter. Before this, they completed their Master’s of Science in Foundations in Clinical Psychology and Health Services at Goldsmiths University of London and their Bachelor’s Degree in Psychology at Brunel University London. They are a HCPC-registered Practitioner Psychologist, accredited DBT Therapist (sfDBT), and certified Schema Therapist (ISST).

Research interests

• LGBTQ+ Mental Health and Wellbeing
• Optimising Psychological Therapies and Mental Health Care for LGBTQ+ People and Other Minoritised Groups
• Equality, Diversity and Inclusion in Mental Health Care
• Dialectical Behaviour Therapy and Related Interventions for Young People and Parents/Carers
• Emotion Dysregulation, Self-Harm and Suicidal Behaviours

Teaching

• Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
• CYP-MH Senior Wellbeing Practitioner PGDip
• Education Mental Health Practice PGDip

Expertise and public engagement

• King’s Health Partners, Mind of the Matter Series, 'Understanding Self-Harm' videos.
• King’s Health Partners, Mind of the Matter Series, 'What is DBT' videos
• Let’s Talk about CBT, Research Matters Podcast, LGBTQ+ Folk in DBT.
• Cambridge Core blog on Gender and Sexuality Diverse Young People in DBT: 'Optimising DBT for LGBTQ+ Young People; Learning from the Wisdom of our Clients'
• Consulting to LGBTQ+ charity organisations