Consultant Clinical Psychologist
BSc (Hons), MPhil, DClinPsy, CPsychol, AFBPsS
Overview
Areas of expertise
Medico-Legal experience
Dr Solomon has undergone expert witness training. Having prepared over 100 reports for the Court, Dr Solomon is happy to be instructed by Claimant and Defendant law firms in cases of medical, cosmetic and dental negligence; as well as personal injury cases resulting from road traffic accidents, landlord disputes and occupational health assessments. She is registered with APIL, the BPS Register of Expert Witnesses, the National Crime Agency (NCA) and the UK Register of Expert Witnesses. Dr Solomon can produce reports within 6-8 weeks, sooner if required.
Clinical Practice & Experience
Dr Solomon has over 20 years’ experience providing expert psychological assessment and intervention in both physical health and mental health settings. Dr Solomon is currently a Consultant Clinical Psychologist at Salford Royal NHS Foundation Trust (SRFT) and Lead for the General Medicine Psychology Service in the Clinical Health Psychology Department. Her Team supports individuals to cope with the psychological consequences of physical illness and injury, and she has a special interest in trauma and adjustment.
Clinical Interests
Dr Solomon routinely assesses a range of psychological and psychiatric problems, including:
- Depressive disorders;
- Trauma and stressor-related disorders (PTSD, acute stress disorder, adjustment disorders);
- Anxiety disorders (panic, specific phobia, social phobia, generalised anxiety disorder, health anxiety);
- Obsessive compulsive disorders (body dysmorphic, hoarding, hair pulling, skin picking, OCD);
- Addiction & substance misuse disorders;
- Bereavement & adjustment to loss;
- Chronic pain;
- Somatic symptom disorders;
- Occupational stress;
- Personality disorders; and
- Self-esteem problems.
Emma also has a special interest in adjustment to disfigurement and with appearance-related distress, which can result from injury, surgery or from a medical condition and its treatment.
As part of her NHS role Dr Solomon leads a psychology service providing expert psychological assessment and intervention to support the medical teams in the below areas: oncology, dermatology, surgery, rheumatology, critical care, diabetes, respiratory medicine, immunology, gynaecology and maternity, cardiology, haematology, endocrinology, urology, ENT, anaesthetics, and gastroenterology.
Research Interests
During her four-years at the Christie Hospital, Dr Solomon completed research on the psychological impact of coping with cancer, and specifically the fear of recurrence. She also studied the psychological impact of cancer on the partners of patients. She then evaluated the psychological impact of delivering a diagnosis of cancer and the psychological impact of the way clinicians deliver 'bad news.' Her doctoral thesis was an evaluation of the role of attachment in the development of personality disorder.
Teaching & Training
Dr Solomon is a Guest Lecturer at the University of Manchester, where she provides lectures to post-graduate doctoral trainees.
Memberships of Professional Bodies & Learned Societies
British Psychological Society (BPS)
British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy (BABCP)
Contact Emma
To appoint Emma call us on +44 (0)161 218 0223.
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