Meet the team

Fiona Boyd

I moved to the North-West in 2019 and am enjoying getting to know the wonderful city of Liverpool.

I work as a Clinical Psychologist in cancer psychology and staff support services. I am interested in supporting the psychological wellbeing of both health professionals and patients.

I enjoy working using person-centred psychological approaches to empower and support people to reach their wellbeing goals.

Victoria Green

I am a Clinical Psychologist working within the cancer and renal transplant services at LUHFT. 

I’m passionate about working collaboratively with patients, families, and health care professionals in order to improve their psychological wellbeing and ultimately live a life that they value.

In so doing, I take a person-centred approach and draw on a range of different psychological models and therapies.

Hannah Gregory

I am a Clinical Psychologist working in the Liverpool Psychology Service for Cancer and Marie Curie hospice. I have a particular interest in supporting psychological wellbeing for patients and their families with physical health conditions and palliative diagnoses.

I enjoy using psychological models such as Systemic Therapy, Compassion Focused Therapy, and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Gemma Cherry

I qualified as a Clinical Psychologist in 2016 and have worked part-time as an honorary Clinical Psychologist within the cancer team ever since. 

I am passionate about improving the experiences and well-being of those affected by cancer in our region and combine my clinical role with my substantive post as a Senior Lecturer in Clinical Psychology at the University of Liverpool.

As well as working on the doctoral training programme helping to train clinical psychologists, I conduct research designed to improve the experiences of patients with physical health difficulties (particularly cancer).

Sally Cox

I work as a clinical psychologist across cancer and cardiology services. I enjoy working with patients and families and with other professionals, to improve mental wellbeing and quality of life for people living with physical health conditions.

I am registered with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) and the British Psychological Society (BPS). I use several different psychological models to inform my practice including Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Mindfulness.

Shannon Dandy

I am a clinical psychologist working in the Liverpool Psychology Service for Cancer.

Throughout my career, I have felt passionate about working with patients and their families, and health care professionals to support psychological wellbeing for those with physical health conditions, their families and the staff supporting them.

I have worked in both paediatric and adult settings, draw upon a range of psychological models in my practice, including Compassion Focused Therapy and Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.

Laura Hope-Stone

Following an extensive career in oncology nursing in London, I moved to Liverpool in 2006 and trained as a Health Psychologist.

Since 2010 I have provided a Health Psychology service for patients with ocular tumours (eye cancer). My area of specialism is helping patients adjust to and cope with diagnosis, treatment, side effects, ongoing screening for recurrence and the effects these can have on people’s lives.

I can also help patients with difficult decisions about their medical care including treatment decisions, prognostic testing and liver surveillance. 

Lenira Semedo

I am a Chartered Psychologist (British Psychological Society) with a Health Psychology and research background. I have joined the Liverpool Cancer Psychology Service in November 2023.

I previously worked in Research at Cardiff University in partnership with the Velindre University NHS Trust (Wales).  I have a keen interest in motivational interviewing, cognitive behavioural therapy, and acceptance commitment therapy as a way of supporting individuals in being active partners in their care.

I am very interested in conducting research to optimise well-being and quality of life for patients and families. Likewise, working in collaboration with health care professionals for improved patient outcomes.

Katy Lobley

I joined the team in 2024 as a clinical psychologist, having spent the last 20 years working in different child and adult mental health services across Cheshire and Merseyside, including recently in staff support services.

I have a longstanding interest in developing and training staff, and spent 7 years training clinical psychologists at Liverpool University.

I’m trained in cognitive behavioural psychotherapies, compassion focussed therapy and mindfulness, and use these approaches flexibly in my work with staff and patients.

Poppy McNally

I joined the Cancer Psychology Service as an Assistant Psychologist where I support individuals in the service through psychoeducation around sleeping difficulties related to cancer.

I am also keen to help improve patient experience through a service-user involvement group in which members can provide views about a range of service related and research projects.

As part of my role, I am also a research assistant in ocular oncology at the University of Liverpool. This work aims to inform clinical practice and improve the care and experience of patients and families going through cancer.

Jane Hutton

I grew up in Liverpool and returned here to lead to Service in 2019, after 15 years of experience working as a consultant clinical psychologist at King’s College Hospital in London.

I am training in cognitive-behavioural and interpersonal therapies and am also an experienced mindfulness teacher.

I am interested in the benefits of psychology and mindfulness for healthcare professionals, as well as for people living with cancer and other illnesses.

Anne Harper

I have worked for the NHS since 1997, where I started my career as a trainee medical secretary, progressing to a senior medical secretary at the RVI in Newcastle.

I moved to Liverpool in 2016 and joined the Cancer Psychology Service in 2017.

I am the senior secretary for the service and very much enjoy my role.

Lindsay Seddon

I began working for the NHS at the Royal Berkshire Hospital in 2019 before I moved back home to Liverpool in 2020 and joined the Cancer Psychology Service. I have a Psychology degree from the University of Liverpool.

I am a medical secretary for the Cancer Psychology Service.