I am really excited to chat to today's special guest Dr Emma Cernis. Emma is a clinical psychologist and researcher with expertise in complex mental health difficulties. She is an Assistant Professor of Clinical Psychology at the University of Birmingham and works within the School of Psychology and the Institute for Mental Health.

Through her research, Emma aims to improve the understanding and treatment of dissociative difficulties. Clinically, Emma has expertise in working with young adults experiencing dissociative symptoms before or during a first episode of psychosis, and with children, teenagers, and families affected by sexual trauma.

Emma set up the Midlands Dissociation and Depersonalisation Clinic (links below)

Emma’s Links:

• Midlands Dissociation & Depersonalisation Centre: http://www.midlands-ddc.com
• ​Midlands DDC Instagram: www.instagram.com/midlands.ddc
• ​Emma’s website: www.emmacernis.com
• Resource Page: https://www.midlands-ddc.com/loved-ones) and (https://www.midlands-ddc.com/clinician-resources)
• Cernis Scale: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37926868/

Also mentioned:

• ​Unreal Charity: www.unrealcharity.com
• ​Joe Perkins Book: (https://www.waterstones.com/book/life-on-autopilot/joe-perkins/)
• ​Blog post I did for Unreal: (https://www.unrealcharity.com/blog/emilys-story-coming-to-terms-with-dpdr)

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