Holly completed her undergraduate degree in Psychology at the University of Durham, and went on to complete an MSc in Clinical and Forensic Psychology at the IoPPN. She has previously worked as an Assistant Psychologist in community and secure inpatient forensic services with young people and adults with complex needs, including those with learning disabilities and behaviour that challenges. More recently she has worked as a Research Assistant at University College London on a study evaluating the effectiveness of a parent mediated intervention in reducing behaviour that challenges in pre-school children with learning disabilities.