Dr Stephanie Barker

Education Director, Centre for Homelessness Research and Practice, University of Southampton

Dr Stephanie Barker is a counselling psychologist working to run peer mentor programmes across southeast England. Stephanie completed her PhD research on peer support, examining change mechanisms that underpin effective peer programmes. Stephanie is the Education Director at the Centre for Homelessness Research and Practice at the University of Southampton which is soon to launch the PGCert Psychological Practitioner in Homelessness. Stephanie is registered with the HCPC, BACP, and EMDR UK Federation and provides individual and group therapy to clients experiencing homelessness