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Overview
Emma is the Programme Director for the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology within the School of Health, Medicine and Life Sciences. She is registered with the HCPC, is an Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society and a Fellow of Advance HE.
Emma has worked across a number of NHS children and young people's services in Hertfordshire for the past twenty years, including a period as a Consultant Lead Clinical Psychologist. She currently offers supervision into NHS services.
Emma co-leads the Professional Issues research stream on the programme, and supervises doctoral research in the areas of supervision, clinical NHS leadership and staff wellbeing including moral injury and compassion fatigue. She also supervises research on family, children and young people's mental health.
Emma is an External Examiner for Royal Holloway, University of London and Newcastle University. Emma is a National Assessor for the British Psychological Society and is also a member of the Society's Committee for Training in Clinical Psychology.
In addition to her doctoral training, Emma has postgraduate qualifications in leadership, supervision and systemic practice.
Education/Academic qualification
Systemic Practice, Postgraduate Certificate, NHS - Tavistock and Portman NHS Foundation Trust
Award Date: 1 Aug 2022
Business and Management Studies, Postgraduate Certificate, Making Sense of Leading, University of Hertfordshire
Award Date: 24 Feb 2021
CYP IAPT Supervision, Postgraduate Certificate, HEI: King's College London
Sept 2011 → Sept 2014
Award Date: 26 Sept 2014
Clinical Psychology, DClinPsy, HEI: Royal Holloway, University of London
23 Sept 2002 → 23 Sept 2005
Award Date: 23 Sept 2005
Psychology, BSc (Hons), HEI: University of Surrey
Sept 1996 → May 2000
Award Date: 26 May 2000
External positions
External Examiner, HEI: Newcastle University
Jun 2025 → …
Committee for Training in Clinical Psychology, British Psychological Society
Jul 2024 → …
National Assessor, British Psychological Society
Sept 2023 → …
External Examiner, HEI: Royal Holloway, University of London
Apr 2023 → …
External Examiner, HEI: University of Hull
2020 → 2024
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, NHS - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust
Oct 2019 → Oct 2021
Clinical Psychologist, NHS - Hertfordshire Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust, Hatfield
Oct 2005 → Jun 2016
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Collaborations and top research areas from the last five years
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Understanding Disclosure in the Supervisory Relationship: A Photo-Elicitation Study using Dyadic Interviews
Edwards Little, E. (PI), Karwatzki, E. (Researcher), Mason, B. (Researcher) & Bishop, E. (Researcher)
22/11/24 → …
Project: Research
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School Staff Experiences of Moral Injury within SEN Education Settings
Hunter, R. (PI), Karwatzki, E. (Researcher) & Barnwell, A. (Researcher)
22/11/24 → …
Project: Research
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Experiences of Black Clinical Psychologists in the Supervisory Position
Thompson, C. (PI), Karwatzki, E. (Researcher) & Williams, C. (Researcher)
22/11/24 → …
Project: Research
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The Experience of Moral Injury in Mental Health Clinicians with Lived Experience of Systemic Injustice
Zambakides, H. (Researcher), Karwatzki, E. (Researcher) & Ahluwalia-Hinrichs, A. (Researcher)
6/03/24 → …
Project: Research
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Exploring the Experience of Compassionate Leadership in Clinical Psychologists working in Health and Social Care settings
Juggernauth, P. (Researcher), Karwatzki, E. (Researcher) & Eracleous, H. (Researcher)
6/03/24 → …
Project: Research
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“I feel like I ended up living my values while sacrificing myself”: Learning from Compassion-Fatigue and Moral Injury within the Clinical Psychology Profession during the COVID-19 Era
Hollingsworth, S., Karwatzki, E. & Fuller, J., 4 Jul 2025, (Accepted/In press) In: Clinical Psychology Forum.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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‘It would probably do more harm than good’: mental health nurses' experiences of nondisclosure within individual clinical supervision
Farley, S., Karwatzki, E. & Mason, B., 2 Feb 2025, In: British Journal of Mental Health Nursing. 14, 1, p. 1-11 11 p., 13.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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“I want to tread lightly”: how Orthodox Jewish therapists experience supporting Charedi female adolescents
Franklin, C., Karwatzki, E., Topper, L. & Malkiel, Y., 15 Dec 2024, In: Mental health, Religion & Culture. p. 1-17 17 p., 2405918.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Bloomers on the washing line: The use of metaphor in EDI developments at Hertfordshire DClinPsy
Basedau, N., Rishworth, B., Heath, J., Scott, J., Adlington, R., Karwatzki, E., Taiwo, A. O. & Kemp, N., 13 Dec 2024. 1 p.Research output: Contribution to conference › Poster
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Behavioural Difficulties and Parenting Interventions
Karwatzki, E. & Patel, K., 1 Aug 2024, Child Psychology: Pathways to Good Practic. Pote, H., Picciotto, A. & Norris, C. (eds.). 1 ed. Wiley, p. 298-322 25 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter (peer-reviewed) › peer-review