Research & Innovation at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Peter Phiri, is a visiting academic within the Faculty of Medicine in the School of Primary Care, Population Sciences and Medical Education at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust, a post he has held since 2015. He is also a Research & Development Manager. He has been with the NHS for over 19 years, and has extensive clinical experience and expertise in working with adults of working age with severe mental illness in varied clinical settings including inpatient, community and forensic settings. In 2007 he completed the Diploma in Cognitive Therapy for Severe Mental Health Problems with University of Southampton and gained accreditation with the British Association for Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapies (BABCP). He provided psychological intervention therapy to clients with mood, anxiety, depression, OCD, psychosis and personality disorders until 2015. He continues to maintain his clinical skills as a cognitive behavioural psychotherapist in his successful private practice in Southampton, UK.