Dr Carole Sherwood

clinical psychologist

Carole previously worked for the NHS, specialising in sexual health, trauma, chronic pain, cancer and palliative care. In recent years her work has focused on the politicisation of psychology and the psychotherapy professions. In 2022 she co-authored an independent report with Dr Kirsty Miller, titled The Politicisation of Clinical Psychology Training Courses in the UK.  Carole also contributed to the book Cynical Therapies: Perspectives on the Antitherapeutic nature of Critical Social Justice edited by Dr Val Thomas. Carole is a co-director of Critical Therapy Antidote. She is also a member of the Advisory Council for Don’t Divide Us, and co-founder of the UK campaign Save Mental Health.  She writes for the Daily Sceptic and is currently collaborating with the Free Speech Union on a survey investigating the effects on mental health of being cancelled.