Dr Ingrid Bacon

About

Ingrid is a Senior Lecturer in Mental Health at Kingston and St George's University of London. She holds a PhD in Clinical Science from Brunel University London. She has an MSc in Psychology from Kingston University, MSc in Health Studies from Exeter University, and is a Fellow of the Higher Education Academy.  She is a Visiting Lecturer at University of São Paulo - USP, Brazil.

Ingrid is an experienced educator and mental health therapist. She has more than 20 years of clinical experience in mental health and worked in a variety of mental health settings in the UK, West Africa and Brazil. Her specialisms include Motivational Interviewing, Systemic Family Therapy, Mindfulness-based Stress Reduction (MBSR) and Cognitive Behavioural Therapy. 

Ingrid worked as a Senior Lecturer in Occupational Therapy at London South Bank University, School of Health and Social Care. Prior to this, she worked at Brunel University as a Lecturer in Occupational Therapy, within the Department of Clinical Sciences, Division of Occupational Therapy and Community Nursing. She has experience in coordinating course programmes, module leadership, PhD and MSc supervision.

Ingrid is a member of the Healthcare Education Research and Evaluation (HERE) Research Group. She publishes in national and international journals, presents at national and international conferences, and has been successful in obtaining grants. She is a reviewer for the Journal of Occupational Science and Scandinavian Journal of Psychology. Ingrid also has international experience: she has lived, worked and studied in different countries and fluent in two languages.