Dr Linda Crawford
BA Hons (Psychol)., MSc, DClinPsy., HCPCReg.
Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist
Areas of Specialism:
Adult Neuropsychology, Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injury, Neuropsychological Assessment and Rehabilitation, Mental Capacity Act Assessment, Complex Presentation Management, Multidisciplinary Team Working, Working with Clients with Neurological and Neurodegenerative Conditions, Delivering Evidence-based Neuropsychological Interventionsl, Vocational Rehabilitation, Training and Clinical Supervision
Clinic Base:
Clinic-based visits in the Suffolk and Norfolk regions
Home visits / Community-based visits
Remote working available across the United Kingdom
Geographical Regions Covered:
Suffolk, Norfolk, Essex, Lincolnshire, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough and other regions by agreement
Referrals: Enquiries@Psychologia.co.uk
Dr Crawford is a highly experienced Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist at Psychologia Ltd. She holds a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Psychology, a Masters degree in Cognitive Neuropsychology, a Doctorate in Clinical Psychology and is currently undertaking the Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology in her work towards attaining the Qualification in Clinical Neuropsychology.
Dr Crawford has over ten years post-qualification experience of working in Clinical Psychology and works with adults with Traumatic and Acquired Brain Injuries in her role at Psychologia. She is well regarded for her empathetic, compassionate and specialist expertise in working with clients with highly complex presentations.
Dr Crawford has a particular area of expertise and specialist interest in working with clients who have experienced a stroke. She is the Vice Chair of the UK and Ireland Neuropsychology Group d is involved in the East of England Stroke Rehabilitation Advisory Group and Stroke Forum Steering Group. Dr Crawford is particularly well placed to work with clients with complex stroke presentations, particularly in clients who may have experienced stroke secondary to a primary traumatic brain injury.
Dr Crawford enjoys teaching and holds a Visiting Lecturer post at the University of East Anglia.
Qualifications and Training
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1999
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2004
In progress
Bachelor of Arts Degree with Honours in Psychology
University of New South Wales, Australia
Graduate Diploma in Psychology
Oxford Brooke's University
Masters of Science in Cognitive Neuropsychology
Oxford Brooke's University
Doctorate in Clinical Psychology
The University of East Anglia
Postgraduate Diploma in Clinical Neuropsychology
University of Bristol
Clinical Experience
Research Assistant, Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust, Oxford.
Assistant Clinical Psychologist, Oxfordshire Learning Disability NHS Trust, Oxford.
Assistant Clinical Psychologist, Lewin Rehabilitation Unit and Neurology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
Research Assistant, Lewin Rehabilitation Unit and Neurology, Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge.
Visiting Scholar, The Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge. Completion of doctoral thesis investigating cognition in movement disorders.
Trainee Clinical Psychologist, Cambridgeshire Community Services
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The Croft, Children's Assessment Unit, CPFT
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Adult CBT Service, Addenbrooke's Hospital
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Adult Learning Disability Service, CPFT
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Paediatric Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital
Locum Clinical Psychologist, The Medical Research Council Cognition and Brain Sciences Unit, Cambridge. Completion of doctoral thesis investigating cognition in movement disorders.
Clinical Psychologist, Fen House, The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust. Neuropsychological assessment and rehabilitation in a specialist community rehabilitation service.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Fen House, The Brain Injury Rehabilitation Trust. Service lead for neuropsychological rehabilitation
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Icanho Community Brain injury rehabilitation service, Suffolk.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Paediatric Medicine, Cambridge University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.
Clinical Psychology Lead, Stroke Early Supported Discharge and Community Neurorehabilitation Service, Cambridgeshire and Peterborough NHS Foundation Trust.
Consultant Clinical Psychologist, Older People’s Services, Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation
Consultant Clinical Neuropsychologist, Psychologia Ltd.
Professional Memberships
Accredited Practitioner Psychologist with the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC)
Associate Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine
Member of the World Federation of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation
Professional Roles:
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Vice-Chair, United Kingdom and Ireland Neuropsychology Group (UKINSG)
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East of England Stroke Rehabilitation Clinical Advisory Group, NHS England
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East of England Stroke Forum Steering Group, Health Innovation East
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Stroke Research Group, University of East Anglia
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Evidence reviewer, NIHR evidence team
Academic and Publications
Academic Appointments:
Visiting Lecturer, Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, University of East Anglia
Publications:
Peer Reviewed Research Posters:
Scoping stroke psychology provision in a community stroke service: a service evaluation and audit. M. Bramley, E. Morales, D. Oakes, L. Crawford. East of England Stroke Forum Conference, 2024.
Exploring the service user demographics in a stroke early supported discharge (ESD) and Community Neurorehabilitation Service (CNRS) to better understand the relationship between service provision and social inequalities. Dhungana, A., Oakes, D., Morales, E., Pamment., J, Crawford., L. East of England Stroke Forum Conference, 2024.
Stroke patients and rehabilitation therapist’s views on the rehabilitation offer in two stroke early supported discharge (ESD) inpatient wards: A service evaluation. Crawford., L., Morales., E., Oakes., D., Dixit, H. East of England Stroke Forum Conference, 2024.
Behavioural Couples Therapy within IDT rehabilitation after stroke: Using themes focusing on meaningful roles reduced risk by increasing insight and engagement in rehabilitation.
Crawford, L.; Vicentijevic, K., Sirman, C., Chalmers, F., Ishaya, S. World Federation of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Geneva, 2019
Facilitating Senior Rehabilitation Support Staff to think reflectively improves their clinical practice and confidence: an exploratory study. Crawford, L; Collins, L; Massingham, L. BIRT Conference, Manchester 2014
The role of premorbid psychological processes on outcomes following bilateral thalamic infarction: Two case examples. Crawford, L; Berzengi, A; Sumners, D; Humphries, C; Shorto, G; Collins, L; Dybiec, S; Moffat, C, Massingham, L; Bowers, L; and Bailey, M. World Federation of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Bergen 2012.
Rehabilitation for hypoxic brain injury: Focussing on meaningful roles maximises outcome.
Crawford, L; Cornwell, L; Rous, R; Sumners, D. World Federation of Neuropsychological Rehabilitation, Maastricht 2013.
Journal article publications
Bak, T.H., Crawford, L.M., Berrios, G., and Hodges, J.H. (2010). Behavioural symptoms in progressive supranuclear palsy and frontoemporal dementia. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry; 81; 1057–1059.
Bak, T.H., Crawford, L.M., Hearn, V.C., Mathuranath, P.S., and Hodges, J.R. (2005). Subcortical dementia revisited: Similarities and differences in cognitive function between progressive supranuclear palsy (PSP), corticobasal degeneration (CBD) and multiple systems atrophy (MSA). Neurocase; 11; 268–273.
Bak, T.H., Rogers, T.T., Crawford, L.M., Hearn, V.C., Mathuranath, P.S., and Hodges, J.R. (2005). Cognitive bedside assessment in atypical parkinsonian syndromes. Journal of Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry; 76; 420–422.
Bak, T.H., Donald, L.M., Hearn, V.C., and Hodges, J.R. (2003). Cognitive and behavioural profile of atypical parkinsonian syndromes. Journal or Neurology, Neurosurgery and Psychiatry; 74; 397-410.
Rowe, D. and Crawford, L. (2001). Neuropsychology of ‘Mind’. In J. Richer and S. Coates (Eds). Autism: The search for coherence. (64-71). Jessica Kingsley Publishers.
Rowe, D., Rudkin A., and Crawford, L. (2000). Cerebral dominance and schizophrenia-spectrum disorders in adults with intellectual disability. Journal of Intellectual Disability Research; 44 (6), 638-643.
Main Clinic: 10 Harley Street, London, W1G9PF
Telephone: +44 (0) 7930243127
Email: Enquiries@Psychologia.co.uk