After completing a BSc in Psychology at Cardiff University I went on to work as an Assistant Psychologist and Research Assistant, working on the Neonatal Intensive Care ward at St Thomas’ Hospital before moving to the Cancer Centre at Guy’s Hospital.

I joined King’s in October 2020 as an MSc student studying Mental Health studies as part of the 1+3 LISS-DTP studentship. During this year I worked as a Research Assistant on a feasibility randomised controlled trial of exposure-based cognitive-behaviour therapy for anxiety disorders in pregnancy (ADEPT). I am now running the EXPAND Study (Exploring Parental emotional support needs After Nicu Discharge) as part of my PhD with the Section of Women’s Mental Health, at the IoPPN. My research is a mixed methods study looking at parental mental health, service use and support needs after an infant is discharged from Neonatal Intensive Care.

Research Interests

• Perinatal mental health
• Parenting and mental health

Key Publication

Challacombe, F., Sabin, K., Jacobson, S., Tinch-Taylor, R., Potts, L., Carter, B., & Lawrence, V. (2023). Patient and therapist experiences of exposure therapy in pregnancy: a qualitative analysis of the ADEPT feasibility trial of intensive and weekly CBT.