Dr Krissie Ivings is a Consultant Chartered Clinical Psychologist  with over 25 years  experience within the NHS. She is the former head of Psychology for a large NHS Trust. Her primary therapeutic modality is DBT, a comprehensive intervention for very high risk clients. Dr Krissie has also held NHS England roles, as Clinical Lead for several large scale transformation programmes including the development of Specialized Community Eating Disorder Services, and Crisis Care across Greater Manchester.

Dr Ivings is the author of several books and treatment pathways including:
– The REACH-IN Pathway: Greater Manchester Crisis Care Pathway for Children and Young People (2018)
– The SPIRAL Manual: A holistic model of care for Looked After Children, (2023).

Dr Krissie is the owner and director of Aspire Therapy Services Ltd, an NHS and Local Authority funded provider of mental health support to children in care.