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
2024.09 - 2025.12
- 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
2023.05 - 2023.08
- Providing wellbeing support to students including psychoeducation, signposting and risk management.
Bank Experienced Brain Injury Support Worker
Community Case Management Services
London
2021.04 - 2023.05
- 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
2021.02 - 2022.08
- 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
2018.08 - 2019.12
- 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
2014.09 - 2018.07
Postgraduate Certificate - Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions
University College London
2020.02 - 2021.01
Foundation Course - Integrative Counselling Skills
The Minster Centre
London 2022.02 - 2022.08
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
2024.09 - 2025.12
Student Psychological Wellbeing Advisor
The University of Greenwich
2023.05 - 2023.08
Foundation Course - Integrative Counselling Skills
The Minster Centre
2022.02 - 2022.08
Bank Experienced Brain Injury Support Worker
Community Case Management Services
2021.04 - 2023.05
Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner
Merton Uplift, SWLSTG NHS Trust
2021.02 - 2022.08
Postgraduate Certificate - Low Intensity Cognitive Behavioural Interventions
University College London
2020.02 - 2021.01
Brain Injury Support Worker
SweetTree Home Care Services
2018.08 - 2019.12
BSc - Psychology
The University of Birmingham
2014.09 - 2018.07