Dr Chloe Chessell

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chloe.chessell@psych.ox.ac.uk

 

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Dr Chloe Chessell

Postdoctoral Researcher
Research Fellow

My research focuses on increasing access to psychological treatments for preadolescent children with anxiety problems and obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) through the development, evaluation, and implementation of brief therapist guided, parent-led Cognitive Behavioural Therapy (CBT) interventions.

As part of my post-doctoral research role, I currently lead the implementation of a brief online therapist guided, parent-led CBT intervention for child anxiety problems in routine mental health services. Prior to my post-doctoral role, I completed a PhD at the University of Reading, which involved developing a brief parent-led CBT intervention for preadolescent children with OCD and conducting a preliminary evaluation of this treatment.

I am also a qualified Psychological Wellbeing Practitioner (PWP) where I support parents to learn CBT tools to help their children to overcome anxiety problems and OCD.

Current Research Projects:

  1. Implementation and evaluation of Online Support and Intervention (OSI) for child anxiety problems in routine UK mental health services. https://osiresearch.org.uk/osi-grows/
  2. 2. Co-adaption and initial evaluation of Online Support and Intervention (OSI) for children with obsessive compulsive disorder.

Recent Publications:

  • Chessell, C., Halldorsson, B., Walters, S., Farrington, A., Harvey, K., & Creswell, C. (2024). Therapist guided, parent-led cognitive behavioural therapy (CBT) for pre-adolescent children with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD): a non-concurrent multiple baseline case series. Behavioural and Cognitive Psychotherapy, 52(3), 243-261.
  • Creswell, C., Chessell, C., & Halliday, G. (2023). Parent-led cognitive behaviour therapy for child anxiety problems: overcoming challenges to increase access to effective treatment. Behavioural and cognitive psychotherapy, 51(6), 512-532.
  • Chessell, C., Harvey, K., Halldorsson, B., Farrington, A., & Creswell, C. (2023). Parents’ experiences of parenting a preadolescent child with OCD: a qualitative study. Emotional and Behavioural Difficulties, 28(1), 68-85.
  • Chessell, C., Halldorsson, B., Harvey, K., Guzman-Holst, C., & Creswell, C. (2021). Cognitive, behavioural and familial maintenance mechanisms in childhood obsessive compulsive disorders: A systematic review. Journal of Experimental Psychopathology, 12(3), 20438087211036581.