CEO of Gender Plus & Gender Plus Hormone Clinic [Senior Leadership]

Dr. Kelly is a Consultant Clinical Psychologist based in Dublin and London. With over 9 years of experience in gender services, he has worked with leading NHS gender clinics, including GIDS and Nottingham NCTH, specialising in gender identity assessments and gender-affirming treatments for children and adults.

Aidan is dedicated to improving access to transgender healthcare. He’s a proud member of the British Association for Gender Identity Specialists (BAGIS) and the World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH).

Director, Gender Plus | Birmingham
[Senior Leadership]

A Consultant Clinical Psychologist and Systemic Family Psychotherapist, Claudia worked with gender-diverse young people and families in the NHS for 10 years. Previously, they worked clinically with adolescents in CAMHS settings. They have specialist skills in gender assessments, therapeutic exploration and recommending medical interventions when indicated.

Committed to anti-oppressive practice, they are passionate about working collaboratively with gender diverse people so they can flourish in their lives and relationships. They are registered with the Health Care Professionals Council (HCPC),the British Psychological Society (BPS) and are a member of the British Association of Gender Identity Specialists (BAGIS).

Claudia also holds a role as Assistant Professor in Clinical Psychology at a UK university.

Senior Clinician | Birmingham

Josh is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist (PYL040020) specialising in gender-affirming care. He holds qualifications from the University of Leicester's Clinical Psychology programme and a Master of Research degree from the University of Birmingham. Since qualifying in 2021, he has focused on supporting gender-diverse young people within the NHS, building on significant experience across general mental health and specialist services. His expertise includes working with young people managing physical health difficulties and applying Foundation Level Systemic Theory to supporting individuals within family contexts.

Josh's practice is grounded in social justice and compassion, with particular sensitivity toward neurodivergent experiences. He contributes to advancing inclusive care by delivering specialist gender training for Leicester's Clinical Psychology doctoral programme.

Principal Clinician | Birmingham

Sarah has worked for Gender Plus since 2023, following a 20-year NHS career. A qualified Systemic Family Psychotherapist (originally trained as a Social Worker), she is registered with the UK Council for Psychotherapy (No. 09160818). Sarah spent 13 years in Child & Adolescent Mental Health Service teams in London and Leeds, including five years working with young people who use self-harm - and their families.

From 2015 she worked in the NHS young people's Gender Identity service, serving as co team lead in Leeds and Birmingham from 2016 to 2021, where she managed and supervised clinicians and developed tools to support communication around medical interventions. She also spent a year in adult gender services in Nottingham, offering couple work and multi-disciplinary supervision groups.

Sarah has presented at BAGIS, EPATH and WPATH conferences and delivers training on working with gender diverse young people and their families. She is also a qualified Systemic Supervisor.

Senior Clinician | London

Dr. Moon is a HCPC-registered Chartered Counselling Psychologist (PYL 18419) with extensive experience supporting trans+ individuals. As a BPS member they played a pivotal role in establishing the Specialist Gender Register and Committee on Inclusion, Ethics and Social Justice, while serving on multiple boards including the Ethics Committee. As Chair of MOU2 on Conversion Therapy, representing over 750,000 healthcare professionals, Dr. Moon regularly consults with Scottish, Welsh and English governments and the United Nations on LGBTQ+ issues. Their clinical background includes work as a Residential Social Worker with young people, Senior Practitioner in addiction services, and Peripatetic Specialist in NHS Addiction Treatment Centres.

Dr. Moon's academic career features prestigious ESRC fellowships, senior lecturing positions, and three influential books on queer theory and transgender experiences. They are a Fellow of the Royal Society of Medicine, WPATH member, and recipient of the 2019 GLAAD David Harvey Award for their advocacy work.

Senior Clinician | Dublin

Dr Neto, an Italian-Brazilian Clinical Psychologist, is a Chartered and full member of the Clinical Psychology Division of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI n.M8425). She earned her PhD from University College Dublin in 2019 conducting research on ADHD assessment and treatment. Dr. Neto completed her clinical psychology training in Brazil in 2007, later recognised by the Irish Department of Health.

She is specialised in psychoanalytic psychotherapy and has extensive experience in the assessment and treatment of children, adolescents, and adults with moderate to severe mental health difficulties. Dr Neto has also a special interest in working with neurodiverse individuals. Since 2022, Dr Neto has developed dedicated expertise in gender assessment and support, working closely with gender-diverse young people and adults. Her practice creates a safe and inclusive space where each person’s gender identity and needs are recognised and supported.

Alongside her clinical work, Dr Neto has teaching and supervising experience in universities and colleges across Ireland. She is deeply committed to diversity, equality, and inclusion, and she values the richness of working across different cultures and languages. 

Senior Clinician | London

Dr. Kirsty Golden is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist (PYL36027) who completed her Doctorate at the University of East London and holds a Postgraduate Diploma in Low Intensity CBT from Teesside University.

Dr. Golden has worked across adult and pediatric mental health settings, supporting individuals with various challenges including mood disorders, anxiety, phobias, self-esteem issues, trauma, OCD, and health-related difficulties, both within and outside of the NHS. Since 2017, she has specialised in working with gender-diverse young people and their families, providing gender assessments for those exploring their gender identity. Her practice includes systemic work with families/carers and collaboration with statutory organisations like CAMHS and schools.

Dr. Golden's approach is grounded in appreciating difference, social justice, and the power of storytelling.

Principal Clinician | London

Shon is a UKCP-registered Family and Systemic Psychotherapist with nearly 30 years of experience working with children and families. They hold memberships with the British Association of Gender Identity Specialists (BAGIS) and the Association of Family Therapy (AFT).

Their clinical expertise spans developmental trauma, anxiety, depression, neurodiversity, self-harm, and abuse. Since joining NHS gender services in 2020, Shon has developed specialist skills in gender assessment and therapeutic exploration, making recommendations for medical interventions, where appropriate. As clinic safeguarding lead, they implemented CQC-commended systems and served as co-regional team lead.

Professionally committed to social justice and anti-oppressive practice, Shon works in partnership with gender-diverse individuals to support authentic self-expression. They also serve as an Associate Lecturer at the Tavistock & Portman, leading modules on an award-winning training course and developing systemic curriculum.

Principal Clinician | Birmingham

Dr. Rosie Jones is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist (PYL32685) and member of the British Association of Gender Identity Specialists (BAGIS). She has nine years of professional experience working with children, young people, and families, with three of those years specifically dedicated to NHS gender services.

Her clinical background spans health and mental health across community and inpatient settings, with particular expertise supporting neurodivergent young people and those presenting with risk behaviors. Dr. Jones specialises in compassion-focused therapy (CFT), dialectical behavioral therapy (DBT), and acceptance and commitment therapy (ACT), with advanced training in these approaches.

Throughout her career, Dr. Jones has prioritised elevating experts by experience through patient groups and involvement initiatives. She currently serves as the Public and Patient Involvement (PPI) Lead at Gender Plus.

Principal Clinician | London
Dr Dharmaindra is an HCPC and BPS-registered Clinical Psychologist with specialist expertise in gender diversity. She holds degrees from the University of Essex (DClinPsy), King's College London (MSc Mental Health Studies), and a PGDip in CBT from UCL. She is also ADOS-2 certified for autism assessment.

Dr. Dharmaindra has worked in healthcare settings since 2007 and has specialised in gender services since 2016. She provides expert gender assessments, therapeutic exploration, and evaluations for medical interventions. She contributes to clinical training at the University of Essex and offers consultation to agencies working with gender-diverse youth. Her experience includes supporting young people with anxiety, depression, and self-harm. Dr. Dharmaindra's interest in neurodiversity complements her gender-focused practice.

Principal Clinician | Leeds and Dublin

Dr Fran Washington is a Chartered Clinical Psychologist registered with the HCPC (PYL36166), a Chartered member of the Clinical Psychology Division of the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI M17102C), and a member of the British Association of Gender Identity Specialists (BAGIS). She has worked across a range of mental health, physical health, neurodevelopmental, and learning disability services in NHS, third sector, NGO, and private organisations since 2009. Since 2018, she has specialised in gender identity, supporting transgender, non‑binary, and gender‑expansive people of all ages through roles in the NHS Gender Identity Development Service (GIDS), the NHS adult Gender Identity Service (LGIS) in Leeds, and, most recently, Gender Plus.

Her practice is shaped by social justice, systemic and narrative approaches, and human‑rights‑based frameworks that pay close attention to people’s stories, relationships, and the systems around them. These commitments have developed from working alongside gender‑expansive individuals — celebrating moments of joy and gender euphoria, while also recognising how discrimination, minoritised stress, and wider social and political pressures can create challenge and affect wellbeing. These experiences continue to motivate her to improve support for trans, non-binary and gender diverse people, their families, and their communities.

Senior Clinician | London

Dr. Sharville is an HCPC-registered Clinical Psychologist with a Doctorate from the University of East London and an undergraduate degree from Oxford. She has worked in the NHS since 2015, including five years specialising in gender services.

Her diverse experience spans working with adults and young people in both general (CAMHS, IAPT) and specialist settings (sexual health, gender and severe anxiety). Dr Sharville specialises in gender, relationship, and sexuality diversity, integrating human rights theory, narrative therapy, systemic approaches, and queer theory in her practice.

She has served as a guest lecturer at the University of East London for five years, teaching on the intersections of gender, sexuality, and human rights. Her doctoral thesis focused on understanding human rights in clinical contexts.

Senior Clinician | London

Dr Clíodhna Cork completed her doctoral training at the University of East London in 2022. Dr Cork is registered with the Psychological Society of Ireland (PSI) (M17014C) and HCPC in the UK (no PYL041845). She previously worked in NHS Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), specifically in neurodevelopmental assessment and psychosocial support.

She currently works in the NHS in maternal mental health services. Dr Cork completed training in the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-II) which allows her to contribute to autism assessments in compliance with NICE standards. She is passionate about social justice and works in a way that acknowledges social and cultural contexts and the intersection of different identities. She strives to create a collaborative therapeutic space that challenges dominant narratives around gender, queerness, and neurodiversity.

Dr Cork grew up in Ireland, and lived in Bordeaux and Glasgow, before moving to London in 2019.

Trainee Clinical Psychologist | Ireland

Cormac Begley is a trainee clinical psychologist completing his Doctorate at Queen's University Belfast. He holds degrees from King's College London (MSc Early Intervention in Psychosis) and Trinity College Dublin (BA Psychology). He has presented his research at conferences in Belfast, Dublin, and Galway.

Cormac has training in a variety of therapeutic approaches, including Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) and Systemic Therapy, with a particular interest in Compassion Focused Therapy (CFT). He is passionate about social justice, inclusivity, and gender-affirming practice.

Senior Clinician and Research Lead | London

Dr Moja Kljakovic is a BPS and HCPC registered clinical psychologist (no PLY33177) with specialist clinical training in child and adolescent mental health. In addition to her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology, she has a PhD in the research area of bullying, in which she has also published academic peer-reviewed research

Dr Kljakovic has completed specialist training in the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS-II) and the Developmental, Dimensional and Diagnostic Interview (3di), allowing her to complete autism assessments in compliance with NICE standards. Since coming to the UK in 2015, Dr Kljakovic has worked in CAMHS and has provided outreach to school settings with a focus on autism. She has also worked in the private sector with adolescents in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

Dr Kljakovic currently works in the NHS in an adult setting and teaches academically on psychology across the lifespan.

Pathways Co-ordinator and Research Assistant

Laura is a Psychology graduate continuing her journey into research with Gender Plus. She was a support worker and volunteer at IntoUniversity and Solent Mind where she gained a broad experience of supporting people of all ages with a range of mental and physical health conditions.

Her passion for queer research was solidified while working on her third year literature review and research project, and she is excited to continue working in this area in her current role.

She has guest lectured on the topic of Minority Stress Theory in LGBTQ+ populations.

Senior Assistant Psychologist

Shirley joined GenderPlus in December 2025 as a Research Assistant and is now a Senior Assistant Psychologist. She holds a BSc in Psychology and an MSc in Developmental Psychology and Psychopathology. Her research areas of interest include neurodiversity and barriers to gender-affirming care.

Alongside her work as a Research Assistant, Shirley also took on the role of Study Coordinator, overseeing recruitment for a research study exploring the outcomes and experiences of gender-affirming healthcare among 16- to 25-year-olds. Shirley is also one of the named authors of an abstract recently accepted for presentation at the 50th Annual Meeting of the Irish Endocrine Society.

Operational Lead, Gender Plus

Suzanne worked as an assistant in a primary school class for autistic children in Ireland before she began working in healthcare admin in 2016.

Before joining the NHS Gender Identity Development Service in 2020, she led the administrative team at a busy health clinic. These experiences have fuelled her passion for making healthcare accessible for young people.