About the Expert

Dr Laura Grundy feels very privileged to live in South Wales with the wonderful City Centre but also fantastic countryside. Dr Grundy loves walking her dog in her spare time in the beautiful Welsh Valleys and enjoys yoga and gardening.

“I studied at the University of Swansea, Psychology (BA) and qualified in 1997, after this time I worked on a Neuropsychiatry Ward for individuals with acquired brain injury. I secured a post as an assistant psychologist working in a Learning Disabilities Service, supporting individuals move from a hospital-based setting to supported community living.

“I started my training in Clinical Psychology in 2002 at Cardiff University and qualified in 2005. I worked for the first 6 years of my career in Adult Mental Health Services in the NHS in Cardiff. I engaged in one-to-one therapy but also ran groups for specific diagnosis such as Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD), and Emotional Regulation. I have trained in Mindfulness based practices as well as skills based Cognitive Analytic Therapy (CAT) and Eye Movement Reprocessing and Desensitisation (EMDR) for Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD).”

Following working in Adult Mental Health Dr Grundy worked as a psychologist in an NHS Employee Wellbeing Service, working with Staff Teams that had been identified as struggling due to high staff turnover or high levels of sickness. Working systemically to recommend improvements to working environments. Dr Grundy also worked, as part of this role in the Post Traumatic Stress Service, fast tracking staff members that had experienced traumatic events via their work and had symptoms of PTSD, offering assessment and one to one therapy intervention.

“I went on to working in Health Psychology, specifically working with individuals with Chronic Pain. I worked in a NHS Specialist Service for Chronic Back Pain, as well as general Chronic Pain service, working as the psychologist in a Multidisciplinary Team, running groups as well as one-to-one work. I also had input into a Chronic Pelvic pain Clinic and to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) assessing individuals after they had been discharged from hospital for Trauma/ICU delirium symptoms.”

“I began Expert witness work in 2018, which I love. I enjoy the variety of people that I get to assess and am privileged to have an insight into the difficulties that they have experienced in relation to accidents/incidents. The aspect that I probably enjoy most is being able to recommend appropriate treatment, where deemed necessary, often knowing that this might not be available in their local NHS or that they would have an extended wait.”

Dr Grundy provides appointments in Abercynon, Bridgend, Cardiff and Newport.