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People you may meet<\/h2>\n\n![\"Headshot](\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/beep-helena-150x150.jpg\")
Dr Helena Laughton-Curwell<\/h2>\n
Consultant Counselling Psychologist<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nI am a consultant psychologist and team lead for BEEP. I also work in early intervention and in CBT training. I have worked for the trust for 21 years!<\/p>\n
\n- Likes:<\/strong> I love spicy food and have a large collection of spicy sauces.<\/li>\n
- Dislikes:<\/strong> I dislike waiting in queues and am always glad to have my phone to entertain me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Dr Owen Laughton-Curwell<\/h2>\n
Consultant Psychiatrist<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nI am a consultant psychiatrist. I went to medical school and did my training mostly locally, in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.<\/p>\n
During training I always loved working in Bucks and so took up my first consultant psychiatrist role here, in the Aylesbury CMHT in 2020.<\/p>\n
Since then, I have moved over to the Early Intervention service (BEIS) and helped set up our At-Risk Mental State service (BEEP).<\/p>\n
I\u2019m particularly interested in prevention, unusual experiences and early psychosis. I am also Associate Medical Director for adult community services.<\/p>\n
\n- Likes:<\/strong> Food, family, video games.<\/li>\n
- Dislikes:<\/strong> Noise.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Hannah McDowall<\/h2>\n
Deputy Team Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nMy name is Hannah, I am the deputy team lead for the BEEP\/ARM service.<\/p>\n
\n- Likes:<\/strong> Roast dinners!<\/li>\n
- Dislikes:<\/strong> Spiders.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Dr Emma Izon<\/h2>\n
Clinical Psychologist<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m Emma, a Clinical Psychologist in the BEEP and EIS team.<\/p>\n
\n- Likes:<\/strong> I enjoy drinking coffee in the sunshine.<\/li>\n
- Dislikes:<\/strong> When I have a donut and there isn\u2019t sufficient jam or chocolate filling.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Dr Sarah Hollingsworth<\/h2>\n
Clinical Psychologist<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m Sarah, a Clinical Psychologist for BEEP having joined the team in October 2024. I am passionate about prevention, reducing mental health stigma, and promoting service user choice.<\/p>\n
\n- Likes:<\/strong> Playing darts and mini golf, as well as becoming gripped by a good Netflix series.<\/li>\n
- Dislikes:<\/strong> Being too cold!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Nadine Merizian-Howells <\/strong><\/h2>\nCBT Therapist<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nI am a Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) Therapist and work with the BEEP team remotely one day a week.<\/p>\n
\n- Likes:<\/strong> I love surfing and walking my dogs, both made much more enjoyable when it’s warm and the sun is shining!<\/li>\n
- Dislikes:<\/strong> I don’t like injections or having my blood taken!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Sam Lane<\/h2>\n
Senior Assistant Psychologist<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nI’m Sam, a Senior Assistant Psychologist within the BEEP team. I started work in the NHS in 2023. I am passionate about prevention and using personalised approaches, so support fits the person’s goals — not just a checklist!<\/p>\n
\n- Likes:<\/strong> animals, reading, crafts, and good food<\/li>\n
- Dislikes:<\/strong> mushrooms<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
![\"Headshot](\"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/76\/2025\/02\/beeb-ellie-150x150.jpg\")
Ellie Twitchen<\/h2>\n
Assistant Psychologist<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m Ellie, an assistant psychologist in BEEP. I\u2019ve been in the team since January 2024. I am passionate about preventative mental health care and supporting people to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n
\n- Likes:<\/strong> Running and spending time with family and friends.<\/li>\n
- Dislikes:<\/strong> Horror movies!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n
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Charlotte Thompson<\/h2>\n
Community Support Worker<\/strong><\/p>\n
\nI\u2019m Charlotte, the support worker in the BEEP team. I support individuals with accessing employment, education, benefits, social activities and other services.<\/p>\n
\n- Likes:<\/strong> Watching fireworks, enjoying a good book, wind turbines.<\/li>\n
- Dislikes:<\/strong> Stepping in a puddle and getting damp socks.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Dr Helena Laughton-Curwell<\/h2>\n
Consultant Counselling Psychologist<\/strong><\/p>\n I am a consultant psychologist and team lead for BEEP. I also work in early intervention and in CBT training. I have worked for the trust for 21 years!<\/p>\n Consultant Psychiatrist<\/strong><\/p>\n I am a consultant psychiatrist. I went to medical school and did my training mostly locally, in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire.<\/p>\n During training I always loved working in Bucks and so took up my first consultant psychiatrist role here, in the Aylesbury CMHT in 2020.<\/p>\n Since then, I have moved over to the Early Intervention service (BEIS) and helped set up our At-Risk Mental State service (BEEP).<\/p>\n I\u2019m particularly interested in prevention, unusual experiences and early psychosis. I am also Associate Medical Director for adult community services.<\/p>\n Deputy Team Lead<\/strong><\/p>\n My name is Hannah, I am the deputy team lead for the BEEP\/ARM service.<\/p>\n Clinical Psychologist<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m Emma, a Clinical Psychologist in the BEEP and EIS team.<\/p>\n Clinical Psychologist<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m Sarah, a Clinical Psychologist for BEEP having joined the team in October 2024. I am passionate about prevention, reducing mental health stigma, and promoting service user choice.<\/p>\n CBT Therapist<\/strong><\/p>\n I am a Cognitive Behavioural (CBT) Therapist and work with the BEEP team remotely one day a week.<\/p>\n Senior Assistant Psychologist<\/strong><\/p>\n I’m Sam, a Senior Assistant Psychologist within the BEEP team. I started work in the NHS in 2023. I am passionate about prevention and using personalised approaches, so support fits the person’s goals — not just a checklist!<\/p>\n Assistant Psychologist<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m Ellie, an assistant psychologist in BEEP. I\u2019ve been in the team since January 2024. I am passionate about preventative mental health care and supporting people to achieve their goals.<\/p>\n Community Support Worker<\/strong><\/p>\n I\u2019m Charlotte, the support worker in the BEEP team. I support individuals with accessing employment, education, benefits, social activities and other services.<\/p>\n There are lots of professionals in the BEEP team who will work as a team to support you. They are…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":79,"parent":0,"menu_order":4,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_relevanssi_hide_post":"","_relevanssi_hide_content":"","_relevanssi_pin_for_all":"","_relevanssi_pin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_unpin_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_keywords":"","_relevanssi_related_include_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_exclude_ids":"","_relevanssi_related_no_append":"","_relevanssi_related_not_related":"","_relevanssi_related_posts":"","_relevanssi_noindex_reason":"","footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/beep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/beep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/beep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/beep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/beep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":17,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/beep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":113,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/beep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/113"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/beep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/79"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/oxfordhealth.nhs.uk\/beep\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
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Dr Owen Laughton-Curwell<\/h2>\n
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Hannah McDowall<\/h2>\n
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Dr Emma Izon<\/h2>\n
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Dr Sarah Hollingsworth<\/h2>\n
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Nadine Merizian-Howells <\/strong><\/h2>\n
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Sam Lane<\/h2>\n
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Ellie Twitchen<\/h2>\n
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Charlotte Thompson<\/h2>\n
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