Professional Background

Dave qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 1987, subsequently gaining his Doctorate in clinical psychology from Birmingham University in 2002. He is an HCPC registered Clinical and Health Psychologist (Reg no. PYL21019). He is on the Specialist Register of Clinical Neuropsychologists of the British Psychological Society Division of Neuropsychology, is a qualified supervisor and Associate Fellow of the British Psychological Society. He has completed a range of post graduate qualifications in different models of psychotherapy including Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT), Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT), Gestalt Psychotherapy (ECP), Eye Movement Desensitisation Reprocessing (EMDR) and Clinical Hypnosis. He is a a Motivational Interviewing National Trainer (MINT) and established a Stroke Association Approved Multi-Professional MI Training Program. He has worked as both a lecturer and tutor in clinical psychology and neuropsychology at a variety of Universities for over 30 years. He established and was the Clinical Director of the Brain Injury Centre Brain Injury Day Treatment Program (BIDTP) for Worcester and the Return to Real Life BIDTP for Herefordshire. He also established the Worcestershire Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) service and worked as a Consultant on two regional stroke units. He established the Herefordshire Department of Health Psychology, a county wide Long Term Conditions Self-Management MDT Training and Clinical Pathway. Currently he is the Clinical Director of Halliday Quinn Limited, providing both medicolegal assessment and trauma based treatment programs. He spent many years volunteering as the British Red Cross Psychosocial Support Lead for Wales and is a Visiting Professor at Dhaka University.

Personal Interests

Dave is a keen archer, paraglider and paramotor pilot, enjoys walking in the mountains, is not a bad baker and plays the clarinet poorly (but with gusto!).

Services Offered

Medicolegal Reports

Dave works as an Expert Witness in Civil Litigation and is able to provide a medicolegal opinion to the Court in personal injury and Clinical Negligence cases. He can provide expert reports to both Claimant and Defendant Legal Representatives. He specialises in assessing the possible presence of neuropsychological impairment and psychological trauma following a wide range of incidents in which liability may be a factor.

Psychotherapy

Dave can offer specialist psychological help to people experiencing a wide range of issues affecting their emotional well-being. He has a particular interest and expertise in the assessment and treatment of adjustment following an acquired brain injury and psychological trauma. His approach is strongly based in the ‘therapeutic relationship’, integrates a range of psychotherapeutic approaches with a particular focus on ‘embodied’ experience, integration and growth.

Supervision & Training

Dave is a Clinical Supervisor and is on the British Psychological Society’s Register of Applied Psychology Practice Supervisors. He has extensive experience of supervising a wide range of clinicians both nationally and internationally, including Clinical Psychologists, Trainee Clinical Psychologists, Counselling Psychologists, Cognitive Behavioural Therapists, Counsellors, Psychotherapists, Psychiatric Nurses and Psychiatrists. Dave is a registered supervisor for the BPS QiCN qualification in clinical neuropsychology. He also provides specialist training in neuropsychological assessment, neurorehabilitation, neuropsychotherapy and Long Term Conditions Management. His accreditation with the Health Care Professions Council means that he receives regular supervision of his own clinical practice as well as maintaining an active engagement with his Continuing Professional Development (CPD). This ensures both the quality and safety of his practice.

Pro-Bono / Volunteering

Dave has been a volunteer with The British Red Cross since 2006, holding a position on the PST international crisis response team, supporting distressed British nationals abroad and has been deployed to the China earthquake, the Libyan evacuation and the repatriation of British nationals from Zimbabwe. He is the PS Lead for Wales, providing psychosocial support for BRC staff, which included the recent Grenfell fire. Dave also works with the Nasirullah Foundation, in conjunction with Dhaka University, in developing ABI and mental health services in Bangladesh. In 2016 and 2017 Dave was granted travelling scholarships to provide the first national trainings in neuropsychological theory, assessment and neuro-rehabilitation. He currently provides ongoing supervision and support to clinicians in both Bangladesh and India. Halliday-Quinn, in conjunction with other solicitors, have raised funding for the provision of books, training materials and scholarships to develop clinical neuropsychology in Bangladesh. 

Dave has also raised money for Headway, the Stroke Association and the MS society by cycling Lands’ End to John O’Groats with two service users, climbing the North Col of Everest, Kilimanjaro and is about to embark on a 120k walk north of the arctic circle.

"Just a big thank-you for your session with my daughter last week.  As always you have given her some ideas to help her feel better about things.  She is still low, but not as bad as she was. You are a tonic for her, wish we could bottle it, and give her a spoonful during her down times.  Once again, thanks Dave your input helps us all, as we still feel helpless at times, and don't know how to help her".