Dr. Gillian Combe, Dr. Liz Challis, and Dr. Catriona Mellor

Dr Gillian Combe is Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Marlborough House Adolescent Inpatient Unit in Swindon and Clinical Director for the Thames Valley CAMHS Provider Collaborative. Dr Catriona Mellor is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, interested in how nature and climate are linked to child and adolescent mental health. Dr Liz Challis is a clinical psychologist with a background in, and passion for, adolescent mental health and working with inter/intra-personal dysregulation.
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Dr Gillian Combe is Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist at Marlborough House Adolescent Inpatient Unit in Swindon and Clinical Director for the Thames Valley CAMHS Provider Collaborative. Dr Catriona Mellor is a Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist, interested in how nature and climate are linked to child and adolescent mental health. Dr Liz Challis is a clinical psychologist with a background in, and passion for, adolescent mental health and working with inter/intra-personal dysregulation.
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