Victoria Walker

Profile

Victoria is the EDI Tutor for Wellbeing on the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology Programme. She also works clinically in the NHS as a Senior Clinical Psychologist, having worked in qualified roles in inpatient dementia units and paediatric diabetes. She holds AFT Accredited Training at Intermediate Level in Systemic Family Therapy.

She is currently co-authoring a book chapter on neuropsychological assessment of autistic older people, due to be published in the BPS Practice Series. She has presented nationally and locally on this topic, having co-authored a Special Issue.

She is interested in challenging old leadership narratives, with interests in developing compassionate and values-led leadership models.

Research interests

Systemic approaches, neurodivergence (particularly autism in adulthood), staff wellbeing, training experiences, healthcare experiences – partiuclarly interested in marginalised and under-represented identities in these.

Qualifications

• 2025: Intermediate Level in Systemic Family Therapy
• 2023: Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, Newcastle University
• 2017: MSc in Forensic Psychology, Kingston University
• 2016: BSc in Psychology with Drama, Kingston University

Professional memberships

• Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)