HOLLY PEGRUM
London
Summary
Mental health professional with experience in NHS, private, charity and Higher Education sectors. Training includes cognitive-behavioural therapy interventions, counselling skills and the empowerment model.
Overview
7
7
years of professional experience
5
5
years of post-secondary education
1
1
Certification
Work history
Mental Health Coordinator
University College London
London
09.2024 - 12.2025
- Offering 1:1 support, advice, and guidance for students with mental health conditions, long-term illnesses, or disabilities.
- Managing risk, creating safety plans and completing referrals to external services where appropriate.
- Setting up reasonable adjustments for students to mitigate impact on studies.
Student Psychological Wellbeing Advisor
The University of Greenwich
London
05.2023 - 08.2023
- Providing wellbeing support to students including psychoeducation, signposting and risk management.
Bank Experienced Brain Injury Support Worker
Community Case Management Services
London
04.2021 - 05.2023
- Empowering one client with a traumatic brain injury (TBI) to engage with tasks set out by her multi-disciplinary team.
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Merton Uplift, SWLSTG NHS Trust
London
02.2021 - 08.2022
- Completing mental health assessments and formulating treatment plans for service users.
- Providing courses of cognitive-behavioural therapy (CBT) to support clients with a wide range of mental health conditions.
Brain Injury Support Worker
SweetTree Home Care Services
London
08.2018 - 12.2019
- Supporting clients with neurological conditions and traumatic brain injuries with all aspects of daily living, to promote independence and achievement of personal goals.
Education
BSc - Psychology
The University of Birmingham
09.2014 - 07.2018
Postgraduate Certificate - Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions
University College London
02.2020 - 01.2021
Foundation Course - Integrative Counselling Skills
The Minster Centre
London 02.2022 - 08.2022
Skills
- Cognitive behavioural therapy
- Mental health assessments
- Safety planning
- Psychoeducation delivery
- Student support services
- Disability adjustments
Certification
- Graduate membership (GMBPsS) with the British Psychological Society
- Level 3 Award in Supporting Female Survivors of Sexual Violence within a Model of Empowerment Rape Crisis (2023)
- Mental Health First Aid certificate Mental Health First Aid England (2024)
- Applied Suicide Intervention Skills Training (ASIST), LivingWorks (2024)
- The Gift of Reconnection: Committed to Trauma Informed Practice (Gold Level) Thrive London (2023)
VOLUNTEERING
- Rape Crisis England & Wales, Helpline Volunteer, 2023-03, Present
- Pause, Drop-In Centre Volunteer, Birmingham, 2018
- SLV.Global, Mental Health Volunteer, Bali, 2016-08
- Be Our Buddy, Befriender, Tunbridge Wells, 2013, 2014
Timeline
Mental Health Coordinator
University College London
09.2024 - 12.2025
Student Psychological Wellbeing Advisor
The University of Greenwich
05.2023 - 08.2023
Foundation Course - Integrative Counselling Skills
The Minster Centre
02.2022 - 08.2022
Bank Experienced Brain Injury Support Worker
Community Case Management Services
04.2021 - 05.2023
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Merton Uplift, SWLSTG NHS Trust
02.2021 - 08.2022
Postgraduate Certificate - Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions
University College London
02.2020 - 01.2021
Brain Injury Support Worker
SweetTree Home Care Services
08.2018 - 12.2019
BSc - Psychology
The University of Birmingham
09.2014 - 07.2018