people
The CPP team consists of a network of Clinical Psychologists. From a base in Stirling, Scotland, they are led by Managing Partner Dr. Simon Petrie.
Simon studied Psychology at Aberdeen & Edinburgh Universities, and practiced as a clinician in the NHS in Scotland for 12 years prior to going into the corporate sector in 2006 where he worked with a wide range of organisations, including FTSE 100 aviation, defence & engineering companies.
Simon has over 25 years of clinical expertise, and offers assessment and treatment to adults, children and families. He has worked extensively in elite sport, including with high profile Olympians and professional athletes. He has expertise in the field of aviation, including having a specialism in treating fear of flying. He works as part of the hugely successful British Airways Flying with Confidence course.
Simon is on the BPS Directory of Expert Witnesses and accepts legal instructions for adults & children, mainly in the fields of Personal Injury, Medical Negligence, Family Law or Professional Discipline & Regulation. He frequently provides medico legal reports or acts as an expert witness.
Dr. Simon Petrie
M.A.(Hons); D.Clin.Psych.; C. Psychol.
Chartered Clinical Psychologist
Dr. Jenny Low
B.A.(Hons); D.Clin.Psy.; C. Psychol.
Chartered Clinical Psychologist
Jenny joins CPP as a vastly experienced NHS clinician. Her Bachelor of Arts is from the University of Strathclyde, and she gained her doctorate in 2001 from the University of Glasgow. She has worked within the NHS in Scotland since 1998 within a variety of specialisms, with a particular passion for helping children and young people with additional needs – including, for example, Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Learning Disabilities.
In addition to her work with CPP, Jenny has recently been providing specialist input into a residential and day school for young people with ASD in Scotland’s central belt. Dr. Low is EMDR trained, and is also expert in the use of Solution Focussed therapy, and CBT for young people with anxiety and depression.
Kirsty is an alumni of Glasgow University where she did both undergraduate and postgraduate degrees. She has worked in the NHS in Scotland since 2001, where she has only just recently left a Consultant position to work full time with CPP.
Kirsty has worked with children and families for all of her professional career, and is a UK expert in the mental health needs of Looked-After Children. She has worked extensively within the child welfare system and forensic settings, as well as in mainstream mental health services.
A specialism of Kirsty's is providing expertise into the legal system, where she regularly produces reports and expert evidence for Child Care Proceedings. This includes assessment of parenting and complex parent-child dynamics relating to, for example, residency or contact arrangements.
Dr. Kirsty Dalrymple
M.A.(Hons); D.Clin.Psy.; C. Psychol.
Chartered Clinical Psychologist
