Webinar: Findings from the COSI Study

• 11.30am – Welcomes, introductions, and scene setting – Dr Camilla Rosan

• 11.35am – Describing research findings - Dr Kim Alyousefi-van Dijk & Dr Zoe Darwin

• 12.10pm – Expert by Experience Perspectives – Sophia Nahz Rehman

• 12.25pm – Clinical Implications – Dr Nic Horley

• 12.40pm – Q&A – Facilitated by Dr Camilla Rosan

• 12.55pm – Closing

Dr Zoë Darwin

Dr Zoë Darwin is Reader in Health Research at the University of Huddersfield. Her research focuses on psychosocial aspects of reproduction, including perinatal mental health and wellbeing in all parents and people pursuing parenthood. This encompasses, but is not limited to, maternal and paternal mental health. Zoë’s work has an applied focus, foregrounding implications for policy and practice across primary care, maternity services, health visiting (child health services), specialist perinatal mental health services, and the voluntary and community sector.

Dr Camilla Rosan

Dr Camilla Rosan is a consultant clinical psychologist and associate professor, currently leading clinical research at Anna Freud on perinatal and reproductive mental health. She was Co-Chief Investigator of the COSI study and leads a number of other NIHR-funded projects, including studies on antenatal anxiety and peer support following miscarriage. Her research has a particular focus on health inequalities in perinatal mental health and translating evidence into policy and service change, including expanding maternal mental health services, integrating PMH psychology into universal services, and developing services for mild-to-moderate PMH difficulties.

Camilla is Chair of the BPS Faculty of Perinatal Psychology and Academic Director of the Doctorate in Clinical Psychology at King’s College London. She combines professional expertise with lived experience as a mother of two, having navigated pregnancy and early parenthood during the COSI study.

Dr Nic Horley

Dr Nic Horley is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist with the West London Perinatal Mental Health Service and the Maternity Trauma and Loss Care Service leading the psychological pathways and provision of both services. Prior to working in Perinatal Mental Health Services, her background is in severe and enduring mental health, working therapeutically with people diagnosed with Personality Disorder and Complex Trauma.

Dr Horley offers evidence based individual and group interventions to women and couples who are pregnant or post-natal using a range of therapies, all of which are underpinned by attachment principles. Dr Horley is a Dialectical Behaviour Therapist and has completed additional training in Schema Therapy and Trauma focussed Therapies. She is trained in the Circle of Security and Video Feedback interventions.

Dr Horley is visiting lecturer with the Tavistock and Portman NHS Trust and the University of Hertfordshire. She supervises Doctoral research projects in the areas of Parental Mental Health, Global Majority women’s access to Perinatal Mental Health and LGBTQ Mental health.

Dr Kim Alyousefi-van Dijk

Dr Kim Alyousefi-van Dijk is a senior research fellow at Anna Freud and University College London. Her research focusses on perinatal mental health, complex trauma and parenting. During the COSI study, Dr Alyousefi-van Dijk was the trial manager.

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